NUANCE DRAGON MEDICAL - VERSION 10, User Manual

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User Guide
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Switching recognition modes
Dragon lets you use different recognition modes in your
dictation. Dragon uses
normal mode by default. In normal mode,
the program distinguishes between words, numbers, and
commands.
In addition to normal mode, there are other modes:
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Numbers mode—The software recognizes only numbers,
commands, and punctuation. If you are dictating only
numbers (including currencies), working in this mode
increases recognition accuracy.
■
Spell mode—The software recognizes only letters, numbers,
commands, and punctuation. In Spell mode, Dragon allows
you to say any combination of letters, digits, or symbols you
might need dictate part numbers or license plate numbers.
You can also say keystrokes such as space bar or backspace
key.
Spell mode is also useful for dictating internet or Web
addresses.
■
Command mode—The software interprets everything you say
as a command and nothing is interpreted as dictated text.
■
Dictation mode—The software interprets everything you say
as dictation and nothing is interpreted as a command, except
for a few commands such as
“New Line” and “New
Paragraph.”
■
Hidden mode—Like Normal mode, but always sends
recognized text to the Dictation Box . In this mode, the
Dictation Box is active, but does not display. All recognized
text is added to the Dictation Box regardless of the cursor
location. This mode is useful for healthcare providers who are
dictating medical reports that they intend to send to a medical
transcriptionist/editor over DragonConnect.
(DragonConnect is a separate product that Dragon Medical
supports. For more information about using Dragon Medical
with DragonConnect, see the main Dragon Help file and the
DragonConnect documentation.)