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dictating into other, 107–119 • A • Full Text Control, 115–116 accent, 28 knowing capabilities you have in, 112–113 accessibility, 13 listing all, 222–223 accuracy NaturallySpeaking in Different, 109–110 how this book is organized, 5 starting, 220–222 improvement, 33–34 switching between, 226–227 NaturallySpeaking, 9 troubleshooting, 318 troubleshooting, 319 application-specifi c commands, 284 version 12 enhancements, 14 appointment, Outlook, 170–171 Accuracy Center. See also training Ask the Dictator (Hill), 311–312 adjusting acoustics, 260–263 Asterisk command, 61 fi nding commands, 263–266 At Sign command, 60 personalizing vocabulary, 248–259 Audacity sound editor, 194–196 sections, 247–248 audio input setting options and formatting, 259–260 ensuring quiet environment, 273–274 training commands, 263–266 troubleshooting, 267–273 acoustics, adjusting in Accuracy Center Audio menu (DragonBar), 39 by checking microphone, 261 Audio Setup Wizard launching accuracy tuning, 262–263 mistake, 333 methods, 261 troubleshooting audio input, 268–269 text, reading to train your voice, 263 when to use, 48–49 acronym, 71 Audio tool, 49–50 activating NaturallySpeaking, 25 auto-formatting Add command, 135 setting options and formatting, 259–260 Address box, 184 version 12 enhancements, 14 address, e-mail, 166 automatic spaces, 64–65 Adobe Reader, 197–198 automatic spell checking, 327 aliases, 253 AutoRun feature (Windows), 22 alignment, 88–90 All Cap command, 62 • B • All Cap That command,COPYRIGHTED 62 MATERIAL Ampersand command, 60 background noise, 12 analog connection, 150 backing up user profi le, 282 Android device Backquote command, 61 dictation with, 213–215 Backslash command, 60 Swype Beta application, 214–215 Backspace command, 68, 80 Apostrophe command, 59 backward playback, 103 Apostrophe Ess command, 60–61 Begin Fast Forward button, 40 Apple mobile device, 199–212 Begin Rewind button, 40 application BlackBerry Dragon for E-Mail, 215–216 controlling, 10 blank line, 64 creating commands for new, 287 bold text, 92–93

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Bold That command, 87–88, 91–93 Click File commands, 224 browser requirements, 307 Click Go commands, 224 browsing the Web, 179–181 Click Miscellaneous command, 321 bullets and numbered list, 90–91 Click Reply command, 177 Bullets command, 45 Click Start command, 221–222 button, dialog box, 235 Click Tools command, 321 Click View command, 224 • C • Click Window command, 136 clicking mouse, 230–231 Cancel command, 230 cloning command, 290–291 Cap command, 55–56, 62, 157 Close Brace command, 60 Cap That command, 59, 62 Close Bracket command, 60 capitalization Close command, 60 all letters of word, 62–63 Close Document command, 122 all lowercase letters, 63 Close Quote command, 60 fi rst letter of any word, 62–63 Close Single Quote command, 60 fi rst letter of each sentence, 62 closing initial letter, 62 document, 122 proper noun, 62 spreadsheet, 141 series of words, 63 Colon command, 60 something already dictated, 63 color, font, 128–130 as you speak, 58 column, spreadsheet, 143 Caps Off command, 63, 157 comma, 56 Caps On command, 63, 157 Comma command, 59, 65 Caret command, 61 command case sensitivity Add, 135 Dragon Sidebar, 37 adding text to, 286 username, 27 All Cap, 62 cell, spreadsheet, 141–143 All Cap That, 62 center alignment, 88–90 Ampersand, 60 Center That command, 88, 90 Apostrophe, 59 Change Schedule button, 33 Apostrophe Ess, 60–61 character formatting, 128–130 application-specifi c, 284 check box, dialog box, 235 Asterisk, 61 Check Grammar command, 134 At Sign, 60 Check Mark icon (DragonBar), 39 Audacity sound editor, 196 Check Spelling command, 134 Backquote, 61 checking microphone, 261 Backslash, 60 Choose command, 70, 175 Backspace, 68, 80 clarity of speech Bold That, 87, 91–93 about, 241 Bullets, 45 checking, 242–243 Cancel, 230 sensitivity, 245 Cap, 55–56, 62, 157 techniques, 243–244 Cap That, 59, 62 Click Cancel command, 233 Caps Off, 63, 157 Click command, 116, 176–177, 187, 219, Caps On, 63, 157 231, 329 Caret, 61 Click Delete command, 177 Center That, 88, 90 Click Edit commands, 224 Check Grammar, 134

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Check Spelling, 134 Ellipsis, 60 Choose, 70, 175 Em Dash, 61 Click, 116, 176–177, 187, 219, 231, 329 e-mail, 166–167 Click Cancel, 233 Exclamation Mark, 59 Click Edit, 224 Find, 45, 125 Click File, 224 Find Footnote, 288 Click Go, 224 fi nding, 263–266 Click Miscellaneous, 321 Font, 45 Click Start, 221–222 Format, 92, 94–95, 321 Click Tools, 321 Format That, 96, 130, 132 Click View, 224 Format That Size, 93–94 Click Window, 136 formatting, 88 cloning, 290–291 Global, 284 Close, 60 Go, 115, 135, 186, 229–230, 326 Close Brace, 60 Go Back, 182 Close Bracket, 60 Go Forward, 182 Close Document, 122 Go Home, 182 Close Quote, 60 Go There, 184 Close Single Quote, 60 Go To, 76, 125 Colon, 60 Go To Address, 184 Comma, 59, 65 Go To Bottom, 75–76, 186 conventions used in this book, 2 Go To Sleep, 45, 57 Copy, 45, 125 Go To Top, 75–76, 186 Copy All, 125 Greater Than, 61 Copy That, 80, 116, 125 Hide Extras Bar, 101 Correct, 81–82 Hyphen, 60 Correct That, 61, 66, 69, 82, 115, 251, Hyphenate That, 61 319, 328 Image, 184 Create, 135 Insert, 77, 126, 135–136 creating, 283–288 Insert After, 75, 115 creating for new application, 287 Insert Before, 75, 115 cursor control, 134 inserting graphics into, 291–292 Cut, 45, 125 Italicize That, 88, 91–93, 319 Cut That, 80, 116, 125 iTunes, 193–194 Dash, 60–61 Launch, 222 Delete, 68, 79–80 Left-Align, 88 Delete Next, 80 Left-Align That, 88, 90 Delete Previous, 80 Left-Click, 231 Delete That, 80 Less Than, 61 deleting, 293 Listen to Me, 57 description, 286 locating with Keyword Filter, 288–289 dictation, 95 Make, 135 directional, 74 Mark, 231–233 distinguishing from text, 56–57 Microphone Off, 57 document navigation, 75 Minus Sign, 61 Dollar Sign, 60 Mouse Click, 231 Double-Click, 231 Mouse Down, 230 Drag, 231–233 Mouse Left, 230 Edit menu, 45 Mouse Right, 230

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command (continued) Press Right Arrow, 226 Mouse Up, 230 Press Shift Tab, 187, 225, 234 MouseGrid, 227–229, 231, 326, 329 Press Spacebar, 65 Move, 115, 135, 186, 326 Press Tab, 65, 171, 187, 233, 321 Move Back, 75 Previous, 187 Move Down, 75, 226 Print, 127 Move Forward, 75 Question Mark, 59 Move Left, 75, 226, 321 Read, 105, 122 Move Right, 75, 226 Read Document, 170 Move To, 76 Read That, 105, 123 Move Up, 75, 226 Redo, 125 name, 285 Refresh, 182 New Line, 64, 124 Replace, 125 New Paragraph, 64, 124 Restore That, 88, 92 New Task, 171 Resume With, 68–69, 158 Numeral, 65 Right-Align That, 88–90 Numeric Comma, 61 Right-Click, 231 Open, 60, 221 Save Document, 122 Open Brace, 60 Scratch That, 56, 68, 79, 81, 157–158 Open Bracket, 60 Scroll Down, 326 Open Firefox, 221 Select, 78–79, 125 Open Microsoft Word, 122, 220–221 Select All, 45, 125 Open New Document, 122 Semicolon, 60 Open Quote, 60 Set, 92, 95–96 Open Single Quote, 60 Set Size, 93–94 Open The Footnote, 288 Show, 222 Open Word, 221 Slash, 60 Paste, 45, 125 Slow Down, 186 Paste That, 80, 125, 292 Spacebar, 65 Percent Sign, 61 Speed Up, 186 Period, 59, 65 Spell That, 69, 82–84, 86, 160 Play, 101, 105 Start, 223, 323–324 Play Back, 101 Start Windows Explorer, 224 Play From Here, 101 Stop Listening, 57 Play That, 101, 270 Stop Loading, 182 Play To Here, 101 Switch To, 136, 226–227 Playback, 122 Tab Key, 65 Please Say That Again, 318 Tabs, 45 Plus Sign, 61 as text, 70 Point, 61 text as, 70 Post That To, 117 text selection, 78 Post To, 117 The, 334 Pound Sign, 61 Tilde, 60 Press, 140, 219–220, 329 training, 263–266 Press Control I, 320 troubleshooting, 319–320 Press Enter, 225 Underline That, 88, 92–93 Press Left Arrow, 226 Underscore, 60 Press Page Down, 115, 326 Undo, 45, 68, 125, 323 Press Page Up, 115, 326 Undo Last Action, 81

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Undo That, 68, 81, 124–125, 319, 323 corrections version 12 enhancements, 14 Dragon Dictation, 207 Vertical Bar, 61 editing instead of, 333 View Extras, 101 error, 69–70 Wake Up, 57 instead of editing, 332 What can I say?, 59, 74 making, 115 window-specifi c, 284 resuming dictation with earlier word, Command Browser 68–69 about, 264–265 scratching bloopers, 67–68 cloning commands, 290–291 transcription, 160–161 deleting commands, 293 voice, 207 inserting graphics into commands, coughing, 57 291–292 CPU, 307 locating commands using Keyword Filter, Create command, 135 288–289 Ctrl key, 57 Command recognition mode, 50 cursor Commands Editor, 50 boxing up block of cells, 142–143 Commands pane (DragonBar), 297 commands, 134 Commands tab, 41 directions and distances, 75–76 community help, 308–313 moving, 225 computer moving in dialog box, 233–234 adding old user to different, 277–278 selecting text near, 78 name and model, 302 Custom Commands, 37 searching, 237 Custom installation, 24 speech recognition, 17–18 Customer Service & Support portal, symbols, 60–61 299–301 contact, e-mail, 172–173 customization, window, 47 context, deciphering speech, 17 Cut command, 45, 125 continuous speech, 245 Cut That command, 80, 116, 125 controlling cutting and pasting, 80 application, 57 control levels, 107–110 • D • microphone, 57 paragraph spacing, 64 Dash command, 60–61 spaces and tabs, 64 data, spreadsheet, 143–144 Copy All command, 125 Data tab, 41 Copy command, 45, 125 datasheet, 306 Copy That command, 80, 116, 125 date, entering, 65–67 Correct command, 82 deciphering speech Correct That command, 61, 66, 69, 81–82, basic description, 15–16 115, 251, 319 context, 17 Correct The command, 328 homonyms, 17 correcting and editing tutorial section, 34 language differences, 17 Correction button (DragonBar), 39 touch-tone vocabulary versus speech, 17 Correction dialog box, 49 unconscious/preconscious nature, 17 Correction key, 42 word-choice habits, 18 Correction menu box, 48, 102–104 Delete command, 68, 79–80 Correction tab, 40 Delete Next command, 80 Delete Previous command, 80

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Delete That command, 80 Jabberwocky, 338–340 deleting limericks, 342 commands, 293 “Mairzy Doats,” 343 text, 79–80 microphone placement, 54 user, 281 numbers and dates, 65–67 desktop control into other applications, 107–119 clicking right and left, 230–231 paragraph spacing, 64 dragging controls, 231–233 pausing during, 56–57 managing dialog boxes, 233–238 punctuation and capitalization, 59–63 mouse control, 227–230 quick corrections, 67–70 NaturallySpeaking functionality, 10 recording, 156–158 starting applications, 220–222 Shakespeare, 341–342 switching between applications, 226–227 shortcuts, 328 window control, 222–224 silly, 344 Windows Explorer, 224–226 singing during, 343–344 Desktop control level, 108–110 slow, 321–322 dialog box spaces and tabs, 64–65 buttons, 235 Swype Beta, 214–215 check box, 235 talking tips, 58–59 drop-down list, 236 text and commands, distinguishing features, 234–236 between, 56–57 hotkey, 325–326 text placement selection, 54 moving cursor in, 233–234 troubleshooting, 70–71, 317–319, 321–322 radio button, 235 turning microphone off when tabs, 235 stopping, 328 text box, 236 Dictation Box toolbar buttons, 236 with another application control level, useful, 236–238 108–110 Dictating tutorial section, 34 creating documents with, 113–115 dictation Dictation recognition mode, 50 to Address box, 184 digital data transfer connection, 150 with Android devices, 213–215 digital recorder basics, 53 NaturallySpeaking functionality, 10 with BlackBerry Dragon for E-Mail, transferring fi les from, 158 215–216 directional command, 74 command, 95 Discussion Forum, 308 in contemporary English, 337–338 docking DragonBar, 38 Dragon Dictation, 24, 200–203, 205–207 document Dragon Go!, 209–212 closing, 122 Dragon Mobile Assistant, 213–214 creating, 122 Dragon Remote Microphone Application, creating with Dictation Box, 113–115 212–213 how this book is organized, 4 Dragon Search, 208–209 moving in, 74–77, 115 drinking during, 327 NaturallySpeaking functionality, 10 e-mail, 169 Open Microsoft Word, 122 fi rst words, 110–112 opening, 46–47, 122 in foreign language, 344 saving, 46–47 Gettysburg Address, 340–341 searching, 237

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starting new, 46 Extras arrow, 39 time saving tips, 327–328 Global menu, 298 working on small pieces of, 327 help from, 296–298 Dollar Sign command, 60 Help menu, 39 Double-Click command, 231 Home menu, 298 Drag command, 231–233 launching QuickStart, 38 dragging mouse, 231–233 Microphone On/Off button, 38 Dragon Dictation Microphone/Status window, 39 accessing, 200 minimizing, 38 basic description, 200 Modes menu, 39 corrections, 207 Mouse menu, 298 from iPad, 204–206 moving, 38 from iPhone, 201–203 MyCommands menu, 298 notes, 206 Options dialog box, 40 starting new search, 210 Performance Assistant, 296 Dragon Discussion Forum, 308 Profi le menu, 39 Dragon Go! Read That button, 40 basic description, 200, 209 Start Playback function, 40 launching, 210 Stop Playback function, 40 region selection, 210 switching users, 36 search engine, 211 Tip of the Day, 296 Dragon Mobile Assistant, 213–214 Tips pane, 297 Dragon Remote Microphone Application toolbars, viewing, 47 basic description, 200 Tools menu, 39 wireless dictation, 212–213 Transcribe button, 40 Dragon Search troubleshooting, 318 advantages of, 208 tutorials, 296 basic description, 200 uses, 37 performing searches, 208–209 Vocabulary menu, 39 Dragon Sidebar volume display, 39 basic description, 36 window customization, 47 case sensitivity, 37 DragonPad Custom Commands, 37 document navigation, 74–77 Global Commands, 37 Edit menu, 45 help, 296 Format menu, 45–46 Mouse Commands, 37 menu bar and toolbar, choosing from, MyCommands, 37 43–44 uses, 37 opening, 42 DragonBar reasons for using, 43 Audio menu, 39 saving and opening documents, 46–47 basic description, 36 text word selection, 48 Begin Fast Forward button, 40 WordPad similarity, 43 Begin Rewind button, 40 drinking while dictating, 327 Check Mark icon, 39 drop-down list, 236 Commands pane, 297 DVD, 22 Correction button, 39 DVD drive, 22 docking, 38 editing by voice, 77–81

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inputting and formatting data, 143–144 • E • modes, 140 Edit menu, 45 row and column selection, 143 editing spreadsheet, 139–145 correcting instead of, 332 vocal functions, 145–146 instead of correcting, 333 Exclamation Mark command, 59 text, 134 extra word, 70 vocabulary, 249 Extras arrow (DragonBar), 39 by voice, 77–81 edition • F • comparison, 306 product features, 14–15 Facebook product selection, 12–13 Dragon Dictation from iPad, 204–205 education, 13 extending posts to, 117–118 effects, font, 128–130 help, 308–309 electrical noise, 274 familiarity, 11 Ellipsis command, 60 Fandango.com search engine, 211 Em Dash command, 61 FAQ, 306 e-mail Favorites menu, 185 address, 71, 166 feature demos, 306 appointment, 170–171 fi les, opening, 226 checking, 165 fi nancial industry, 13 commands, 166–167 Find command, 45, 125 creating, 165–166 Find Footnote command, 288 dictating messages, 169 fi nding enhancement, 173–177 commands, 263–266 getting mail read to you, 170 and replacing text, 237–238 Gmail application, 176–177 folder listing new contact, 172–173 expanding and contracting lists of, 226 managing, 165–166 opening, 226 Microsoft Outlook, 167–172 windows, 223–224 notes, 173 font Outlook Express, 174 changing, 92–93, 95–96 Thunderbird, 176 color, 128–130 WLM (Windows Live Mail), 175 effects, 128–130 English language vocabulary, 18 face, 128 enunciation family, 94–95 reasonable, 12 size, 93–94, 128 speaking clearly, 244 styles, 128–130 error Font command, 45 correcting, 69–70 footnote, 288–289 playing back, 86 Force Command Recognition key, 42 recognition, 73, 82–83, 319 Force Dictation Recognition key, 42 recurring, 85–86 foreign language, 344 Excel (Microsoft) Format command, 92, 95, 321 cell selection, 141 Format menu, 45–46 cursor use, 142–143 Format That command, 96, 130–131 fi lling in spreadsheet, 142 Format That Size command, 93–94

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formatting alignment, 88–90 • H • auto-formatting, 259–260 hard drive space, 303, 307 bullets and numbered list, 90–91 Hardware Compatibility Guide, 305 characters, 128–130 head of line, moving to, 76 commands, 88 headset, 22 font, 92–96 help Natural Language Commands for, 128– about, 295 131, 133–134 Ask the Dictator, 312–313 in non-NaturallySpeaking applications, 91 community, 308–313 options, 259–260 Customer Service & Support portal, paragraph, 130–132 299–301 reason for, 87 Dragon Discussion Forum, 308 smart, 97–98 from DragonBar, 296–298 spreadsheet data, 143–144 from Facebook, 308–309 styles, 132–134 Hardware Compatibility Guide, 305 text, 134 from LinkedIn, 311 version 12 enhancements, 14 Nuance Communications contact forward/backward playback, 103 information, 299 Full Edit mode, 140 Nuance Knowledgebase, 304–306 full sentence, 243 product resource, 306–307 Full Text Control Technical Support (phone), 301–303 applications, 115–116 from Twitter, 310–311 control levels, 108–110 YouTube, 312 troubleshooting, 320 Help fi les, 166 Help menu (DragonBar), 39, 296 • G • Hide Extras Bar command, 101 high speed playback, 103 Getting started tutorial section, 34 Hill, Erica Gettysburg Address, 340–341 Ask the Dictator, 312–313 Global Commands, 37, 284 Home edition, 12, 14 Global menu (DragonBar), 298 Home menu (DragonBar), 298 Gmail application, 176–177 homonym, 17 Go Back command, 182 Hot Keys tab, 41–42 Go command, 115, 135, 186, 229–230, 326 hotkey Go Forward command, 182 in dialog box, 325–326 Go Home command, 182 microphone, 57 Go There command, 184 mouse, 232 Go To Address command, 184 Hyphen command, 60 Go To Bottom command, 75–76, 186 Hyphenate That command, 61 Go To command, 76, 125 hyphenation, 61 Go To Sleep command, 57 Go To Top command, 75–76, 186 Google Chrome, 180 • I • grammar checking, 134–135 identifi cation, 11 graphics Image command, 184 creating commands that insert, 283–284 indentation, 132 inserting into commands, 291–292 Indents and alignments command, 45 Greater Than command, 61

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Insert After command, 75, 115 license agreement, 23 Insert Before command, 75, 115 LifeStyle Speech Pack Insert command, 77, 126, 135–136 Adobe Reader, 197–198 inserting tables, 135–136 Audacity sound editor, 194–196 installation basic description, 189–190 LifeStyle Speech Pack, 190–193 installation, 190–193 NaturallySpeaking, 21–26 iTunes, 193–194 InstallShield Wizard, 23–25 playing video, 197 insurance industry, 13 Spotify platform, 196 Interactive Tutorial, 34 talking back to video, 197 Internet Explorer VoxEnable icon, 192 Full Text Control capability, 116 limericks, 342 giving orders to, 181 Line-In connection, 149–150 and NaturallySpeaking together, 10 LinkedIn, 311 RIA extension support, 180 Listen to Me command, 57 iPad, 204–206 listening to dictation iPhone, 201–203 playback of voice, 99 Italicize That command, 88, 91–93, 319 reading the text, 99 italicized text, 92–93 Text-To-Speech feature, 104–105 iTunes, 193–194 voice commands for playback, 100–101 Living Language feature, 215 • J • logo, 291–292 lowercase letters, 63 Jabberwocky, 338–340 • M • • K • Mac, 15 keyboard time saving tips, 329 macro, 334 Keyword Filter, 288–289 “Mairzy Doats,” 343 Knowledgebase (Nuance), 304–306 Make command, 135 Mark command, 231–233 math symbols, 60–61 • L • measurement units, 47 See language differences, 17 media. LifeStyle Speech Pack Launch command, 222 Medical edition, 15 launching memory, 26 Dragon Go!, 210 menu NaturallySpeaking, 35–36 ordering from the, 116 law enforcement, 13 troubleshooting commands, 322 laying out pages, 126 microphone learning vocabulary checking, 261 from sent e-mail, 258–259 color-coded jacks, 22 from specifi c document, 255–257 controlling, 57 left alignment, 88–90 disabling, 57 Left-Align That command, 88, 90 hotkey, 57 Left-Click command, 231 name and model, 303 legal and medial industry, 13 noise-canceling headset, 307 Legal edition, 15 plugging in, 22 Less Than command, 61 portable recorder, 148

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position, 29–30, 54, 244, 326 MouseGrid command, 227–229, 231, product resource help, 306 326, 329 speaking clearly, 244 Move Back/Forward commands, 75 speaking into backside of, 334 Move command, 75, 115, 135, 186, 326 speech device selection, 29 Move Left command, 321 switching between on and off, 57 Move To command, 76 troubleshooting audio input, 269–271, 318 Move Up/Down/Left/Right commands, turning off when stopping dictation, 328 75, 226 turning on/off, 112 moving USB, 271 cursor, 225 waking up, 57 cursor in dialog box, 233–234 Microphone Off command, 57 in document, 74–77, 115 Microphone On/Off button (DragonBar), 38 DragonBar, 38 Microphone On/Off key, 41 to head of line, 76 Microphone/Status window (DragonBar), 39 within web page, 186–188 Microsoft Excel. See Excel Mozilla Firefox Microsoft Outlook. See Outlook choosing as browser, 180–181 Milo.com search engine, 211 Full Text Control capability, 116 Minus Sign command, 61 RIA extension support, 180 Miscellaneous tab, 41 My Commands Editor dialog box, 287 mistake MyCommands menu (DragonBar), 37, 298 Audio Setup Wizard, 333 correcting instead of editing, 332 • N • editing instead of correcting, 333 fi xing, 81–86 Natural Language Commands microphone, 334 about, 123–124 NaturallySpeaking, running other adjusting and viewing windows, 136 programs with, 331–332 control level, 109–110 proofreading, 335 dictating text, 124 telling NaturallySpeaking to shut down editing and formatting text, 134 computer, 331 familiar commands, editing with, 125 training, 333 for formatting, 128–131, 133–134 username, 334 inserting, 126 Modes menu (DragonBar), 39 inserting tables, 135–136 modes, spreadsheet, 140 laying out pages, 127 mouse page margin setup, 127–128 clicking right and left, 230–231 printing, 127 directing, 227–230 spelling and grammar checking, 134–135 dragging, 231–233 troubleshooting, 322–323 hotkey, 232 Natural Punctuation function, 62 time saving tips, 326, 329 NaturallySpeaking Mouse Click command, 231 functionality, 9–10 Mouse Commands, 37 installation, 21–26 Mouse Down command, 230 introduction to this book, 1–6 Mouse Left command, 230 Nearly Any Windows Application control Mouse menu (DragonBar), 298 level, 108–110 Mouse Right command, 230 New Line command, 64, 124 Mouse Up command, 230 New Paragraph command, 64, 124 New Task command, 171

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New User Profi le Wizard Open User dialog box, 36 accent selection, 28 Open Word command, 221 age group, 27–28 opening Create User screen, 27 documents, 46–47, 122 identifi cation of words, 27 fi le and folders, 226 microphone position selection, 29–30 spreadsheet, 141 quality check, 30 OpenOffi ce.org Writer, 137 Read Text Aloud message, 31 operating system, 303, 307 speech device selection, 29 options, 259–260 starting, 27 Options dialog box training option confi guration, 31–33 accessing, 40 volume adjustment, 30 Commands tab, 41 noise Correction tab, 40 electrical, 274 Data tab, 41 ensuring quiet environment, 273–274 Hot Keys tab, 41–42 noise-canceling headset microphone, 307 Miscellaneous tab, 41 Normal recognition mode, 50 Playback/Text-to-Speech tab, 41 NotePad, 116 setting and formatting, 259 notes View tab, 41 Dragon Dictation, 206 Options View dialog box, 234 Outlook, 173 Outlook noun appointments, 170–171 possessive, 61 basic description, 167 proper, 62 dictating messages, 169 Nuance Communications folder list, 168 contact information, 299 Full Text Control capability, 116 how this book is organized, 5 getting mail read to you, 170 Knowledgebase, 304–306 keyboard shortcuts, 167 portable recorder, 148 listing new contact, 172–173 website, 265–266 message list, 168 numbered list, 90–91 notes, 173 numbers, entering, 65–67 reading messages, 168–169 Numbers recognition mode, 50 switching between open mailbox and Numeral command, 65 messages, 169 Numeric Comma command, 61 task, 171 Outlook Express, 174 • O • • P • online communication, 4 Open Brace command, 60 page margin, 127–128 Open Bracket command, 60 pages, laying out, 126 Open command, 60, 221 paired punctuation marks, 60 Open Firefox command, 221 paragraph Open Microsoft Word command, 220–221 formatting, 130–132 Open Microsoft Word document, 122 moving to head of line, 76 Open New Document command, 122 spacing, 64 Open Quote command, 60 Paste command, 45, 125 Open Single Quote command, 60 Paste That command, 80, 125, 292 Open The Footnote command, 288 pasting, by voice, 80

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pause Post To command, 117 during dictation, 56–57 posture, 244 troubleshooting, 320 Pound Sign command, 61 between words, 245 Premium edition, 14–15 Percent Sign command, 61 Press command, 140, 219–220, 329 Performance Assistant (DragonBar), 296 Press Control I command, 320 Period command, 59, 65 Press Enter command, 225 phrases Press Left Arrow command, 226 adding from another document, 257–258 Press Page Down command, 115, 326 adding to Vocabulary Editor, 249–251 Press Page Up command, 115, 326 dictating in, 58 Press Right Arrow command, 226 importing in Vocabulary Editor, 254–255 Press Shift Tab command, 187, 225, 234 selecting or correcting longer, 328 Press Tab command, 171, 187, 233, 321 time saving tips, 328 Previous command, 187 plain text fi le, 46 Print command, 127 Play Back command, 101 printing, 127 Play Back feature, 86 private sector, 13 Play command, 101, 105 processor cache, 307 Play From Here command, 101 processor type and RAM, 302 Play That command, 101, 270 product FAQ, 306 Play To Here command, 101 product resource help, 306–307 playback Professional edition, 15 at high speed, 103 Profi le menu (DragonBar), 39 proofreading and correcting with, Profi le Tool, 50 101–103 pronunciation, 243–244 for silly dictation, 344 proofreading skipping forward/backward, 103 forgetting to, 335 stopping, 103 with playback, 101–104 of voice, 99 tools, 58 voice commands for, 100–101 proper noun capitalization, 62 Playback command, 122 public safety, 13 Playback tool, 58 public sector, 13 Playback/Text-to-Speech tab, 41 punctuation playing back error, 86 hyphenation, 61 playing video, 197 math an computer symbols, 60–61 Please Say That Again command, 318 natural, 62 Plus Sign command, 61 paired marks, 60 Point command, 61 single marks, 59–60 portable recorder as text, 61 analog connection, 150 as you speak, 58 dictation source, adding to current profi le, 150–155 • Q • digital data transfer connection, 150 Line-In connection, 149–150 Question Mark command, 59 microphone use, 148 quick correction, 67–70 monaural output, 150 Quick Edit mode, 140 sound quality, 156 QuickStart option, 35, 38 possessive noun, 61 quiet environment, 273–274 Post That To command, 117 quoting text, 77

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RIA (Rich Internet Application) extension, • R • 176–177 radio button, dialog box, 235 Rich Text Format fi le, 46–47 RAM, 26, 307, 322 right alignment, 88–90 rapid speaking, 244 Right-Align That command, 88–90 Read command, 105, 122 Right-Click command, 231 Read Document command, 170 row and column selection, 143 Read That button, 40 .rtf fi le, 46–47 Read That command, 58, 105, 123 Ruler, 46 reading running words, 243 text, 99 text, to train voice, 263 • S • Ready to Install the Program window, 24 recognition error Save Document command, 122 basic description, 73 saving correcting, 82–83 documents, 46–47 troubleshooting, 319 time saving tips, 325–329 Recognition Modes Scratch That command, 56, 68, 79, 81, accessing, 50 157–158 Command mode, 50 scratching, 67–68 Dictation mode, 50 Scroll Down command, 326 Normal mode, 50 search engine, 211 Numbers mode, 50 searching Spell mode, 50 computer, 237 recorded speech document, 237 digital recorder, transferring fi les the Web, 188 from, 158 Select All command, 45, 125 portable recorder setup, 148–156 Select command, 78–79, 125 reasons for recording, 147–148 selecting text, 78–79 recording dictation, 156–158 Semicolon command, 60 transcribing recordings, 158–160 serial number, 22–23, 303 transcription correction, 160–161 Set command, 92, 94–96 transferring fi les from digital Set Hot Keys dialog box, 41, 57 recorder, 158 Set Size command, 93–94 recording Settings dialog box, 47–48 dictation, 156–158 Shakespeare, 341–342 transcribing the, 158–160 Shift key, 57 recurring error, 85–86 shortcuts Redo command, 125 adding to Vocabulary Editor, 252–253 Refresh command, 182 dictation, 328 registration, 24 that sound like common word, 334 Replace command, 45, 125 Web, 188 replacing text, 237–238 Show command, 222 response time, 14 silly dictation, 344 Restore That command, 88, 92 singing, 343–344 restoring user profi le, 282 singing instructor, 244 Results Box, 42 single punctuation marks, 59–60 Resume With command, 68–69, 158 size, font, 93–94, 128

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skipping Stop Listening command, 57 training, 333 Stop Loading command, 182 words, 243, 245 Stop Playback function, 40 Slash command, 60 stopping playback, 103 slow dictation, 321–322 style Slow Down command, 186 font, 128–130 slurring words, 245 formatting, 132–134 smart formatting, 97–98 Switch To commands, 226–227 sneezing, 57 switching users, 36 sound card Swype Beta application, 214–215 basic description, 270 symbol, 253–254 name and model, 303 system requirements, 26, 306–307 product resource help, 307 troubleshooting audio input, 271–273, 318 • T • sound deadening products, 274 sound quality, portable recorder, 156 Tab Key command, 65 sound-alike words, 70 tab stops, 45–46 Spacebar command, 65 tables, inserting, 135–136 spacing, 63–65 tabs speaking clearly adding, 65 about, 241 dialog box, 235 checking, 242–243 tab character, 64–65 sensitivity, 245 Tabs command, 45 techniques, 243–244 TANH function, 146 speech device selection (New User Profi le task, Outlook, 171 Wizard), 29 taskbar tray, 35 speech recognition, 13 Technical Support (phone), 301–303 Speed Up command, 186 text spell checking, 134–135, 327 adding to command, 286 Spell recognition mode, 50 bold, 92–93 Spell That command, 69, 82–84, 86, 160 as command, 70 spelling, 84–86 command as, 70 Spotify platform, 196 creating commands that insert, 283–284 spreadsheet deleting, 79–80 about, 139–140 distinguishing from command, 56–57 cell selection, 141 editing, 134 cursor use, 142–143 fi nding and replacing, 237–238 fi lling in, 142 formatting, 134 how this book is organized, 4 italicized, 92–93 inputting and formatting data, 143–144 punctuation as, 61 modes, 140 reading the, 99 opening/closing, 141 reading to train voice, 263 row and column selection, 143 selecting, 78–79 vocal functions, 145–146 specifying destination by quoting, 77 Start command, 223, 323–324 troubleshooting, 320 Start menu, 186 underlined, 92–93 Start Playback function, 40 unusual, 58 Start Windows Explorer command, 224 word selection, 48 starting NaturallySpeaking, 35–36 text box, dialog box, 236

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text wrapping, 47–48 troubleshooting Text-To-Speech feature, 104–105 accuracy, 319 The command, 334 application, 318 throat, clearing, 244 audio input, 267–273 Thunderbird client, 176 Click command, 322 Tilde command, 60 commands, 319–320 time saving tips dictation, 70–71, 317–319, 321–322 automatic spell checking, 327 DragonBar, 318 changing mouse habits, 326 extra words, 320–321 document, 328 Full Text Control, 320 drinking while dictating, 327 microphone, 318 hotkeys in dialog box, 325–326 Natural Language Commands, 322–323 keyboard, 329 pauses, 320 large document, working on small pieces recognition error, 319 of, 327 sound card, 318 microphone position, 326 Start command, 323–324 microphone, turning off when stopping Undo command, 323 dictation, 328 Undo That command, 323 mouse, 329 Windows, 318 phrases, selecting or correcting tutorial longer, 328 DragonBar, 296 Tip of the Day (DragonBar), 296 Interactive, 34 Tips pane (DragonBar), 297 sections, 34 tool Twitter audio, 49–50 Dragon Dictation from iPad, 204–205 Audio Setup Wizard, 48 extending posts to, 117–119 Correction menu box, 48 help, 310–311 proofreading, 58 .txt fi le, 46 Recognition Modes, 50 Typical/Complete installation, 24 Vocabulary Editor, 49 typing over word/phrase, 207 toolbar buttons, dialog box, 236 toolbars (DragonPad), 47 • U • Tools menu (DragonBar), 39 Train Words dialog box, 285 Underline That command, 88, 92–93 trainer, voice, 244 underlined text, 92–93 training. See also Accuracy Center Underscore command, 60 commands, 263–266 Undo command, 45, 68, 125, 323 mistake, 333 Undo Last Action command, 81 NaturallySpeaking, 15–19 Undo That command, 68, 81, 124–125, patience and persistence toward, 19 319, 323 skipping, 333 unusual text, 58 tutorial, 34 updates, 6 user profi le training options, 31–33 USB adapter, 30 Transcribe button, 40 USB microphone, 271 transcription user correction, 160–161 adding new, 36, 277 transcribing the recording, 158–160 adding to different computer, 277–278 Transcription Tool, 50 basic description, 277

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choosing, 36 Vocabulary menu (DragonBar), 39 creating and managing, 275–280 Vocabulary Tool, 49 deleting, 281 vocal functions (Excel), 145–146 managing, 280–281 voice multiple, 276–277 commands for playback, 100–101 switching, 36 corrections, 207 using somebody else’s username, 334 cutting and pasting by, 80 user guide, 306 editing by, 77–81 user profi le NaturallySpeaking learning from, 18 accuracy improvement, 33–34 playback of, 99 backing up and restoring, 282 reading text to train, 263 creating, 26–27 starting applications by, 221 New User Profi le wizard, 27–31 trainer, 244 one person, different users, 276–277 volume adjustment, 30 training option confi guration, 31–33 volume display (DragonBar), 39 transferring to new computer, 278–280 VoxEnable icon, 192 username case sensitivity, 27 • W • NaturallySpeaking installation, 23 using somebody else’s, 334 Wake Up command, 57 Using applications tutorial section, 34 Web browsing the, 179–181 • V • dictating to Address box, 184 entering information on web page, 187 version 12 enhancements, 14 Favorites menu, 185 Vertical Bar command, 61 help, 299–301 video, playing, 197 linking from one web page to another, View Extras command, 101 183–184 View tab, 41 moving within web page, 186–188 vocabulary pinning website or pages to Start editing, 249 menu, 186 English language, 18 searching the, 188 personalizing, 248 shortcuts, 188 Vocabulary Builder, 18 web address, 71 Vocabulary Editor What can I say? command, 59, 74 different ways to say things, creating, white paper, 306 253–254 window learning from sent e-mail, 258–259 adjusting and viewing within Word, 136 learning from specifi c document, 255–257 customization, 47 shortcuts, adding, 252–253 folder, 223–224 symbol, adding, 253–254 listing all applications, 222–223 uses for, 49 Windows when to use, 49 AutoRun feature, 22 word and phrases, adding from another how this book is organized, 5 document, 257–258 troubleshooting, 318 word and phrases, adding new, 249 Windows 7, 221–222 word and phrases, importing list of, Windows 8, 220 254–255

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Windows Explorer word processing fi les and folders, selecting and closing document, 122 opening, 226 creating document, 122 folders, expanding and contracting lists opening document, 122 of, 226 OpenOffi ce.org Writer, 137 giving orders to, 224–226 saying the right thing, 121–122 moving cursor, 225 word-choice habits, 18 window-specifi c commands, 284 WordPad wireless dictation, 212–213 DragonPad similarity, 43 WLM (Windows Live Mail), 175 Full Text Control capability, 116 Word, 136 workbook, 306 word wrapping text, 47–48 adding from another document, 257–258 adding to Vocabulary Editor, 249–251 • Y • common, creating shortcuts or macros that sound like, 334 Yelp.com search engine, 211 importing in Vocabulary Editor, 254–255 YouTube, 312 selection, 48 troubleshooting extra, 320–321

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