User manual NUANCE DRAGON NATURALLYSPEAKING ESSENTIALS 4-QUICK START

[. . . ] Quick Start NaturallySpeaking Essentials Dragon TM 03-101-40-01 August 1999. Dragon Systems® may have patents or pending patent applications covering subject matter in this document. The furnishing of this document does not give you any license to these patents. The software is subject to one or more of these U. S. [. . . ] Follow the directions on the screen and see "Starting Dragon NaturallySpeaking the first time" on page 1. 2 Position your microphone correctly. (For tips, see "Adjusting your microphone" on page 4. ) Start the program you want to talk to. When Dragon NaturallySpeaking 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 can hear you. ) Just say "Start" and then the name of the program exactly as it appears on the Start menu. Try it now by saying "Start WordPad. " 3 4 Turn the microphone on. (If you're using a handheld microphone, make sure it's switched on. ) There are two ways to turn the microphone on: s s Click the red microphone icon on the taskbar. Press the plus (+) key on the numeric keypad. Notice that the microphone icon points upward when the microphone is on. The computer is now "listening. " When you have finished talking, turn the microphone off by clicking the microphone icon again (or pressing the plus key again). 8 Dragon NaturallySpeaking Essentials QUICK START NOTE You can change the keyboard shortcut for turning the microphone on and off. Drag the "Auto hide delay" slider to control how long the box remains 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] try to say every word clearly without trailing off at the end of a sentence [period] Notice that Dragon NaturallySpeaking does some formatting for you. It automatically capitalizes the first word in a sentence and puts two spaces after a period. (If you prefer only one space between sentences, you can change this setting. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Dictation tab. Clear the "Two spaces after period" box. ) To dictate other punctuation, just say the name of the punctuation mark. You can find a complete list of punctuation marks on your Quick Reference card. 10 Dragon NaturallySpeaking Essentials QUICK START How do I start a new paragraph or line? You can start a new paragraph by saying the command "New Paragraph. " This is the same as pressing the ENTER key twice. To start a new line, say "New Line. " This is the same as pressing the ENTER key once. Say "New Paragraph, " and then dictate the sentences below. Have you noticed how clearly newscasters on TV and the radio speak [question 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. " Dictate the sentence below (without pausing). I can delete the last thing I said without touching the mouse or keyboard When the words appear in your document, pause and then say "Scratch That" to erase them. Don't pause between the words "scratch" and "that. " When you say "Scratch That, " Dragon NaturallySpeaking erases the last thing you dictated. This may be a full sentence, a phrase, or just one word, if that's all you said before pausing. Dragon NaturallySpeaking Essentials 11 QUICK START You can say "Scratch That" more than once to keep erasing previous words or phrases. If you repeat the command, you must pause before saying it again. About "Scratch That" "Scratch That" is a quick and easy way to erase wrong words, but it won't prevent the same mistakes from happening again. [. . . ] See the online Help. Some words are in the Dragon NaturallySpeaking vocabulary in both capitalized and lowercase form, for example, "canyon" and "Canyon" (as in Grand Canyon). When you dictate these words, the program types the form that makes the most sense based on the context. If you want a different form, just correct the word (as described in "How do I correct mistakes?" on page 12). How do I copy text to another program? When you've finished dictating, you can copy your text to another window. This is useful if you're working in the Dragon NaturallySpeaking window and want to copy your text to your e-mail program, for example. To copy text to another program: 1 Say "Copy All to Clipboard" to copy your entire document. Dragon NaturallySpeaking Essentials 19 QUICK START 2 Switch to the other program by saying "Switch to" and the name of the program as it appears in the title bar of the window (for example, say "Switch to Lotus Notes"). [. . . ]