USER'S GUIDE
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Contents
CHAPTER 1
Introduction 1
About this guide
2
What's new in Version 7?
3
What should I expect from Dragon NaturallySpeaking?
4
CHAPTER 2
Installation and Training 5
System requirements
5
Plugging in the microphone
6
Installing the software
7
Creating a new user
9
Setting up your microphone
11
Training a new user
13
Adapting to your writing style
15
CHAPTER 3
Starting to Dictate 17
Starting Dragon NaturallySpeaking
17
Turning on the microphone
17
Starting to dictate
18
Getting Help
21
Troubleshooting
22
The DragonBar
23
Using QuickStart
25
CHAPTER 4
Working on your Desktop
27
Programs, documents and folders
27
Switching between open windows
28
Opening and closing menus
28
Selecting buttons, tabs, and options
29
Selecting icons on the desktop
30
Resizing and closing windows
31
Scrolling in windows and list boxes
31
Opening lists and making selections
32
Pressing keyboard keys
32
Moving the mouse pointer and clicking the mouse
36
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CHAPTER 5
Correcting and Editing 41
Correcting mistakes
41
Selecting text by voice
45
Moving around in a document
48
Copying, cutting, and pasting text
50
Deleting text
50
Spelling as you dictate
52
Playing back your dictation (Preferred and higher)
53
Using text-to-speech
57
CHAPTER 6
Formatting 61
Capitalizing text
61
Formatting text
64
CHAPTER 7
Working with Applications 67
Working with e-mail
67
Working with Microsoft Internet Explorer
70
Working with Microsoft Word
76
Working with Microsoft Excel (Preferred and higher)
80
CHAPTER 8
Dictating Names, Numbers, Punctuation & Special
Characters 83
Dictating numbers
83
Punctuation
91
Dictating hyphenated words
93
Dictating compound words
94
Dictating names
95
Dictating abbreviations and acronyms
96
Dictating e-mail and Web addresses
96
Dictating special characters
97
Switching Recognition Modes
101
CHAPTER 9
Using the Command Browser 103
Supported Applications
103
Starting the Command Browser
104
Finding specific commands
105
Training commands
108
Working with Custom Commands (Preferred and higher)
109
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Improving Accuracy 115
The Accuracy Center
115
Tools to improve your acoustics
116
Tools to Manage Commands
118
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Tools to improve your vocabulary
118
Training a word or command
129
Using the Performance Assistant
130
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Managing Users 131
Creating a new user
131
Opening a user
132
Renaming a user
133
Deleting a user
133
Backing up and restoring a user
134
Importing and exporting users
136
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Using Portable Recorders (Preferred and higher) 137
Installing recorder software
138
Creating a user adapted to your recorded speech
140
Dictating into your recorder
144
Transcribing recorded dictation
145
Correcting mistakes
151
Using the Dragon NaturallyMobile recorder as a microphone
151
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Automate Your Work (Preferred and higher) 153
Viewing and editing commands
154
Creating new commands
154
Deleting custom commands
159
Importing and exporting commands
160
Changing the command group and availability
160
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Customizing Dragon NaturallySpeaking 161
Correction options
161
Startup/Shutdown options
163
View options
165
Hot key options
166
Miscellaneous options
169
Formatting options
170
APPENDIX
Commands List 173
INDEX
207