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1 5 Customizing Dragon NaturallySpeaking
Dragon NaturallySpeaking User’s Guide
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Hot keys options
Use the Hot keys tab to specify hot key assignments. Changing these options only
affects the current user, all other users keep their existing settings.
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Microphone on/off: Changes the hot key that turns the microphone on or off.
The default is the plus key (+) on the numeric keypad.
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Correction: Changes the hot key that opens the Correction menu. The default is
the minus key (-) on the numeric keypad.
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Force command recognition: Changes the hot key that forces words to be
recognized as commands rather than dictation words. The default is the CTRL
key.
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Force dictation recognition: Changes the hot key that forces words to be
recognized as dictation words rather than commands. The default is the SHIFT
key.
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DragonBar menu: Changes the hot key that opens the NaturallySpeaking menu
on the DragonBar. The default is the asterisk key (*) on the numeric keypad.
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Microphone sleep/on: Changes the hot key that causes the microphone to go to
sleep or wake up. When the microphone is asleep, the only command it will
recognize is "Wake Up," which turns the microphone back on. The default is the
slash key (/) on the numeric keypad.
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Press-to-talk: Changes the hot key that causes the microphone to turn on for as
long as you hold down the key and turn off as soon as you release it.
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Playback: Changes the hot key that causes Dragon NaturallySpeaking to play
back your dictation so you can more easily identify what you meant to say during