Dragon NaturallySpeaking User’s Guide
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Contents
About This Guide 1
C H A P T E R 1
Introducing Dragon NaturallySpeaking 3
What should I expect from Dragon NaturallySpeaking?
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Do I still need my mouse and keyboard?
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C H A P T E R 2
Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Successfully 7
How Dragon NaturallySpeaking works
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Seven habits for success with Dragon NaturallySpeaking
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Positioning your microphone correctly
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Speaking properly to the computer
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Speak naturally and continuously, but pronounce each word clearly
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Avoid leaving out words and making extra sounds (like “um”)
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Speak at your normal pace—don’t slow down
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Speak in phrases, rather than one word at a time
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Speak at your normal volume—don’t whisper or speak too loudly
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Correcting recognition mistakes
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Correcting mistakes
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Editing in the Correction dialog box
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Playing back your dictation while you correct
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Adding words to the Dragon NaturallySpeaking vocabulary
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About the vocabulary
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Adding words when correcting mistakes
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Adding words in Vocabulary Editor
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Using Find New Words
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Running Vocabulary Builder
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Preparing documents
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Adding words from a list
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Running Vocabulary Builder
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Adding words found in documents
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