User manual SONY VAIO VGN-CS115J/Q

[. . . ] Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products N. V. (L&H) 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 such patents. The software is subject to one or more of the following U. S. [. . . ] Otherwise, say "colon zero zero" to enter :00. TO EN TE R SA Y 8:30 4:45 AM 10:22 PM 3:00 5:00 PM eight [colon] thirty four forty five a m ten twenty two p m three o'clock five o'clock p m Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 79 CHAPTER 4 Dictating Names, Numbers & Punctuation Other Dialects: Usually, you can dictate the time of day the way you would normally say it. Say "o'clock" to enter . 00. Dragon NaturallySpeaking automatically types the point (. ) if you say "a m, " "p m, " or "o'clock" when dictating the time. Otherwise, say "point zero zero" to enter . 00. TO EN TE R SA Y 8. 30 4. 45 AM 10. 22 PM 3. 00 5. 00 PM eight [colon] thirty four forty five a m ten twenty two p m three o'clock five o'clock p m NOTE Dragon NaturallySpeaking uses the time separator (dot or colon) and the AM/ PM symbol specified in your Regional Settings in the Windows Control Panel. Telephone numbers North American phone numbers You can say U. S. and Canadian phone numbers (of 7, 10, or 11 digits) naturally, by pausing briefly between each group of numbers. You don't need to dictate hyphens between groups of of 7, 10, or 11 digits. However, when dictating eight-digit numbers starting with 0 or 1 (for example, 1-965-5200), you must say all the punctuation, including the hyphens, spaces, and brackets. TO EN TE R SA Y 965-5200 617-965-5200 1-800-555-1212 (617) 965-5200 1-212-555-1212 nine six five fifty two hundred six one seven nine six five fifty two hundred one eight hundred five five five one two one two [open parenthesis] six one seven [close parenthesis] nine six five five two hundred one two one two five five five one two one two 80 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide CHAPTER 4 Dictating Names, Numbers & Punctuation Telephone numbers outside North America To dictate other phone numbers, including European phone numbers, you must say all the punctuation, including the hyphens, spaces, and parentheses. TO EN TE R SA Y (01628) 894150 [open parenthesis] oh one six two eight [close parenthesis] space bar eight nine four one five oh oh two seven [space bar] six two nine [space bar] eight nine four four six one [hyphen] seven [hyphen] four six nine five [hyphen] two zero five five [open parenthesis] six five [close parenthesis] two seven seven eight five nine zero 027 629 8944 61-7-4695-2055 (65) 2778590 TIP In dialects outside US/Canada, you can say "bracket" instead of "parenthesis. " Currency and coin You can dictate your own currency as you would normally say it. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 81 CHAPTER 4 Dictating Names, Numbers & Punctuation Currency in US/Canada (US English dialect) TO EN TE R S AY $58. 00 $1. 75 $5. 25 $3. 9 billion 45 99. 50 2. 20 5 million fifty eight dollars and zero cents one dollar and seventy five cents five dollars and twenty five cents three point nine billion dollars pound sterling sign forty five pound sterling sign ninety-nine point five oh pound sterling sign two point two oh pound sterling sign five million Currency in Other Dialects (UK, Australian, Indian, and Southeast Asian English) TO EN TE R S AY $58. 00 $1. 75 $4. 25 $3. 9 billion 45 99. 50 2. 20 5 million fifty eight dollars one dollar and seventy five cents four dollars twenty five three point nine billion dollars forty five pounds ninety nine pounds and fifty pence two pounds twenty five million pounds NOTE Dragon NaturallySpeaking uses the currency symbol ($, , and so on) specified in your Windows Regional Settings as your default currency. Dictate other currencies by first saying the currency symbol followed by the digits. US/Canada: If your Regional Settings are set to the United States or Canada, your default currency is $ (dollar). If you want to dictate a dollar currency amount, dictate it the way you normally do. If you want to dictate a pound sterling currency amount, say, for example, "pound sterling sign fifty eight" (to enter 58), and so on. TIP In US/Canada, you must say "pound sterling sign" to enter , since "pound sign" means # in the U. S. In all other dialects, you can say "pound sign" to type . 82 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide CHAPTER 4 Dictating Names, Numbers & Punctuation Other Dialects: If your Regional Settings are set to the United Kingdom, your default currency is (pound sterling). For example, you can say "Move Down 3 Lines. " See the complete list below: SAY T HE N ( o ne ) T HE N ( o ne ) Move Up Back Down Forward a Paragraph or 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraphs 3 Paragraphs 2. . . 20 Paragraphs a Line or 1 Line 2 Lines 3 Lines 2. . . 20 Lines Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 89 CHAPTER 5 Editing and Revising Text Moving right or left a word or character You can move right or left a word by saying "Move Right a Word" or "Move Left a Word. " You can also move right or left a number of words (up to 20). For example, you can say "Move Right 3 Words. " You can move to the next or previous character by saying "Move Right a Character" or "Move Left a Character. " You can also move forward and backward a number of characters (up to 20). For example, you can say "Move Left 4 Characters. " See the complete list below: SAY TH EN (o n e) T HE N ( o ne ) Move Right Forward Left Back a Word or 1 Word 2 Words 4 Words 2. . . 20 Words a Character or 1 Character 2 Characters 4 Characters 2. . . 20 Characters Selecting text Using Select-and-Say You can revise your dictation without correcting it by selecting the text using the "Select" command and then saying new words to replace the selected text. Important! When text is selected, be careful not to breathe loudly, clear your throat, or make other sounds. Dragon NaturallySpeaking may interpret such noises as speech and replace the selection with new text. If this happens, say "Undo That" right away to reverse the action. 90 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide CHAPTER 5 Editing and Revising Text To Select-and-Say: 1 Dictate the sentence below: US/Canada: Let's meet for lunch on Tuesday [period] Other Dialects: Let's meet for lunch on Tuesday [full stop] 2 Say "Select lunch on Tuesday. " The words "lunch on Tuesday" should be highlighted on the screen. Say "dinner on Wednesday. " These words should replace "lunch on Tuesday. " You can also select punctuation marks. 4 Say: "Select period" (US/Canada) or "Select full stop" (Other Dialects). If there's more than one period or full stop, you can say "Select Again" to select a different one. To replace the period or full stop with an exclamation mark, say "exclamation mark. " TIP It is often easier for Dragon NaturallySpeaking to find the matching text if you select a short phrase rather than selecting individual words. If you select some words that are already correct, just say them again along with the ones you want to change. 3 5 Selecting the same text again If the words you're trying to select appear more than once on the screen, and Dragon NaturallySpeaking selects the wrong ones, just say "Select Again. " The program then looks for another instance of the same word or words. It always searches backward from where you are. [. . . ] Scroll to the beginning of the Web page. Start automatic scrolling toward the end of the page. Start automatic scrolling toward the beginning of the page. (Say it again to speed up more. ) Decrease scrolling speed. [. . . ]