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Quick Start

Quick Start

03-101-40-01

Essentials

NaturallySpeaking

Dragon

TM

Summary of Contents for DRAGON NATURALLYSPEAKING ESSENTIALS

Page 1: ...Quick Start Quick Start 03 101 40 01 Essentials NaturallySpeaking Dragon TM...

Page 2: ...ng or by any information storage and retrieval systems without the express written consent of Dragon Systems Inc Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their product...

Page 3: ...ictate 7 Preparing to dictate 7 Dictating 9 What is that small yellow box 10 How do I add punctuation 10 How do I start a new paragraph or line 11 How do I erase the last thing I said 11 How do I corr...

Page 4: ...ead your notes into the microphone Dragon NaturallySpeaking does more than type for you You can also start programs open menus and click buttons by using your voice See your Quick Reference card for d...

Page 5: ...ning the program and continue when you re ready Creating a user On the Create User page enter a name for your user speech files and choose a speech model and vocabulary Your speech files store all the...

Page 6: ...you based on your computer s speed and available memory RAM The BestMatch vocabularies can make the product more accurate but require more computer memory and a faster processor We recommend that you...

Page 7: ...io Setup Wizard again to recalibrate the computer s audio settings On the Dragon NaturallySpeaking Tools menu click Audio Setup Wizard Q How should I hold my handheld microphone If you re using a hand...

Page 8: ...uching about a half inch from your lips The side of the microphone that you should speak into may be marked with a colored dot or the word Talk If you need to move the microphone out of the way you ca...

Page 9: ...ou can read the text again You can also click Back Up to reread something you misread but this is not required Q I ve read the same word three times but the yellow arrow keeps pointing to it If you ke...

Page 10: ...se words the program doesn t know it will make mistakes and you ll have to stop and correct them It may take a while perhaps even a few weeks before you feel comfortable and productive using Dragon Na...

Page 11: ...ng is running you can start any program that appears on your Windows Start menu or desktop by voice You can t start Dragon NaturallySpeaking by voice because the program has to be running before it ca...

Page 12: ...es below As you speak remember that you re talking to a computer not a person This means that you must speak clearly enunciating each word Talking to a computer is not the same as talking to a person...

Page 13: ...s visible How do I add punctuation You must tell the computer where to put punctuation Dictate the sentence below and say comma and period to add the punctuation marks When talking to a computer comma...

Page 14: ...on mark When you talk to a computer comma it helps to speak as clearly as a newscaster period How do I erase the last thing I said You can erase the last words you dictated by saying Scratch That Dict...

Page 15: ...example read aloud from a book or magazine Eventually a mistake will appear Correcting mistakes helps Dragon NaturallySpeaking learn not to make the same mistakes again When I correct a mistake Drago...

Page 16: ...command doesn t work for example if the word correct is typed in your document you may have paused in the middle of the command Start a new paragraph and repeat the exercise When you see a mistake sa...

Page 17: ...K This closes the Correction dialog box and enters the text into your document If none of the choices exactly matches what you said you must enter the correct text To enter the correct text There are...

Page 18: ...that contains the thousands of words it s capable of recognizing If you dictate an unusual name or specialized term it may not be in the vocabulary By using the Correction dialog box to correct these...

Page 19: ...the name Ellen Rusinow but the program types Ellen Ruston Isle 2 As soon as Dragon NaturallySpeaking makes a mistake say Correct That 3 In the text box select just the incorrect words by mouse or voi...

Page 20: ...abulary After you correct a word or phrase you can try saying it again The program should get it right this time Training the program when making corrections You ll notice that the Correction dialog b...

Page 21: ...ally delete selected text for example if you mumble into the microphone when text is selected If this happens just say Undo That immediately Not all actions or commands can be undone For example you c...

Page 22: ...a word often you can add the word to the vocabulary See the online Help Some words are in the Dragon NaturallySpeaking vocabulary in both capitalized and lowercase form for example canyon and Canyon...

Page 23: ...do something that could diminish accuracy such as running the Vocabulary Builder and processing documents that aren t representative of text you ll be dictating See the online Help for more informati...

Page 24: ...e Dictate a few paragraphs from the daily newspaper Create a to do list for the day Write an e mail message to a friend When you practice focus on improving the accuracy of the product Here are some t...

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Page 26: ...LW United Kingdom TEL 44 0 1628 894150 FAX 44 0 1628 894151 E MAIL info dragon co uk Dragon Systems GmbH Messerschmittstrasse 4 D 80992 Munich Germany TEL 49 89 1430 5062 FAX 49 89 1430 5536 E MAIL de...

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