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USER'S GUIDE By Dan Newman For details on ScanSoft Application Solutions Partners near you, please visit: www.ScanSoft.com/NaturallySpeaking/locator/ Learn more about speech recognition at: - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 2
Training and Customization Professional training and customization services from a ScanSoft-certified Applications Solutions Partner can by their expertise, experience, and commitment to providing top-level services for Dragon NaturallySpeaking® speech recognition products. For details on ScanSoft - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 3
recognition products and services. Their innovative "Web Training" service provides live one-on-one training over the Internet, allowing you to conveniently learn how to use Dragon NaturallySpeaking® software from an expert. Other items available include digital recorders, specialty microphones, and - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 4
this manual or software may be reproduced in any form or by any means, including, without limitation, electronic or mechanical, such as photocopying or recording, or logo are trademarks of Say I Can, Inc. Voice It, the Voice It logo, and Voice It Link are trademarks or registered trademarks of VXI - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 5
user training 19 Training problems and solutions 22 CHAPTER 3 Starting to Dictate 25 Turning the microphone on and off 28 Sleeping and waking up 28 Online Help 29 The DragonBar 30 CHAPTER 4 Correcting and Editing 35 The Correction menu 36 Selecting text by voice 40 Moving around in a document - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 6
124 Creating new commands (Preferred edition only) 125 Deleting custom commands (Preferred edition only) 129 Renaming Text and Graphics commands 130 vi Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 7
accuracy with a recorder 194 C H A P T E R 1 6 Customizing Dragon NaturallySpeaking 197 The Options dialog box 197 CHAPTER 17 Troubleshooting 211 Testing your sound system 211 Other problems and solutions 213 APPENDIX Commands List 217 I N D E X 251 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide vii - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 8
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. You can start programs, open menus, and send e-mails by voice. After you become comfortable talking to your computer, you may want to take the convenience of dictating a step further by using a handheld recorder with Dragon NaturallySpeaking®. (Available in Preferred edition only.) With a handheld - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 10
is applicable to all these editions. When information applies to certain editions only, this is noted. Conventions used in this guide 1 This guide contains many examples of words and phrases you can say when using Dragon NaturallySpeaking®. These examples appear in italics with quotation marks, for - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 11
"Correct [text] To [text]" (Other Dialects). This guide uses US spelling and punctuation for consistency. 4 This guide also includes tips and notes to help you use the However, you can still navigate menus and switch between programs by voice when Numbers Mode is on. What's new in version 6? Dragon - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 12
is part of the Accuracy Center, guides the user in selecting the right tool that lets Dragon NaturallySpeaking® process all the recorded data it has collected during training and while corrections can select text by voice. See page 36. Correct whichever way you want-by voice, by mouse and keyboard - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 13
closing and include your signature as a bitmap. You can add this to any document with one simple voice command. This is just one example of how Text and Graphics commands let you automate common tasks. ( See "Using Natural Language Commands" on page 95. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 5 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 14
or keyboard. Feel free to use a combination of voice, mouse, and keyboard to get your work done-experiment to find methods that work best for you. If using a mouse and keyboard is not an option, pay special attention to "Hands-Free Computing." on page 101. 6 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 15
guide you through each step of the process, from plugging in the microphone to training the computer to recognize your voice. or greater) s Creative® Labs Sound Blaster® 16 or equivalent sound card supporting 16-bit recording s Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 5 or higher (free download available at www - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 16
's how to set up your regular (non-USB) microphone. (If you have a USB microphone, follow the instructions that came with it instead of this description.) Find the microphone plug at the end of the wire attached to front instead of the back of the computer. 8 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 17
start automatically on your computer, follow these steps: From the Windows® Start menu, choose Run. The Run dialog box will open. Type Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 9 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 18
a Typical Installation, Complete Installation, or Custom Installation of Dragon NaturallySpeaking®. v US users: choose "Typical Installation." Non-US users: choose "Custom Installation." 10 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 19
Next. This installs Dragon NaturallySpeaking® with the US (American) English user files. To install non-US English user files, choose "Custom Installation" and follow the instructions below, "Installing non-US user files." Dragon NaturallySpeaking User - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 20
performing additional training as soon as possible after creating a trained user. See "Perform additional training," on page 154 for more information. 12 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 21
Modify. Continue following the on-screen instructions. The setup program will copy the an array microphone or handheld recorder (with Preferred edition only), you will also need to "Dictation source" setting to match your microphone or recorder. NOTE For special purposes, you can create a - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 22
Training If this user file will be used with a USB microphone, array microphone, or handheld recorder*, choose the appropriate option from the Dictation source list. (*Works in Preferred edition only.) v Type and control of programs and not for dictation. 14 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 23
containing words selected for a student population and providing excellent recognition accuracy for higher-pitched voices, for example ages 11 through 18. Vocabulary size When you create a set information on Dragon NaturallySpeaking® sales, see page 259. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 15 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 24
can be adjusted so that the boom extends down from either the left ear or the right ear, as you prefer. 16 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 25
element should be pointed toward your mouth. The microphone element, covered by the foam windscreen, is the electronic part that actually hears your voice. On most microphones a small dot just outside the windscreen indicates the direction in which the microphone hears best. Be sure that dot is - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 26
the microphone exactly the same way each time you use the software. If the microphone drifts, your voice will sound different to the computer and your dictation might come out garbled. Adjust Your Volume From the your volume setting, click Next to continue. 18 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 27
system" on page 211. New user training Follow the on-screen prompts to begin the process of training Dragon NaturallySpeaking® to recognize your voice. Training takes place in two parts. For most microphone users, the first part consists of reading two sentences aloud (see illustration). Click Go - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 28
CHAPTER 2 Installing and Training successive screens. The Demo button gives you an example of how to read aloud during training. Next, the software will ask you to choose a training text to read. Select the text you prefer and click OK. 20 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 29
punctuation is not necessary. Also, if you happen to misspeak or mispronounce a word during training, don't worry about it-just continue reading. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 21 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 30
, follow the on-screen instructions to finish setting up your user additional time spent. Training problems and solutions Symptom: NaturallySpeaking® is not hearing your voice. Solution: Check that the your microphone by recording a wave file using your Windows® Sound Recorder and playing it Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 31
: Have another person read these two sentences to Dragon NaturallySpeaking® so that the program can progress to the next part of training. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 23 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 32
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DragonPad, from the Tools menu on the DragonBar, click DragonPad. For Dragon NaturallySpeaking® to recognize your voice, you need to turn on the microphone. The microphone on/off control is located on the menu is available only in the Preferred edition. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 25 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 34
may be set up incorrectly or your sound settings may need to be changed. See page 211 for instructions on how to test your sound system. If words did appear, but many are not what you said SAY ( O ther D i al ec ts) comma full stop exclamation mark 26 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 35
just as you would usually correct errors in a word-processed document. You'll learn to correct by voice in chapter 4, "Correcting and Editing." Key tips for dictating s Pronounce each word clearly-even short words keep your microphone in the right position. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 27 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 36
Off" will also turn the microphone off. You cannot, however, turn the microphone on by voice. Whenever you're not using Dragon NaturallySpeaking®, turn off the microphone. This prevents the computer from gray volume bar (instead of yellow or green). 28 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 37
Help window. To open the online Help links, just say their names. The links will be displayed next to the application window Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 29 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 38
will bring up some Sample Commands. This information is also summarized in the Appendix. To see additional voice commands that you can use, click Command Browser from the Tools menu of the DragonBar. The Command click Restore Previous DragonBar Mode. 30 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 39
for transcribing from a recorder and for proofreading your handheld recorder. See chapter 15, "Using a Handheld Recorder ( click the Start Playback button to hear a recording of what you said. A yellow arrow points Playback button to play the recording at a faster speed. Click the Start Playback button - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 40
of the utterance it heard. After Dragon NaturallySpeaking® types the text into your document, the Results box shows what was typed. 32 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 41
. Controlling Dragon NaturallySpeaking® with voice commands You can access the functions of Dragon NaturallySpeaking® with voice commands. For example, to show the Extras toolbar, say "Show Extras Bar."(Available in Preferred edition only.) For a list of other voice - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 42
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to ignore it. For example, the program takes into account how closely your edits match the sound of the words you dictated. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 35 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 44
knowing when not to adapt when you rewrite your text. The Correction menu When you select text by voice, or select text by mouse and then press the Correction key, the Correction menu appears. This menu simply say "Correct That." The Correction menu appears. 36 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 45
in the list, just type the correct word. To spell a word by voice, say "Spell That." The Spell dialog box will appear for you to spell spell the word (in this example, say "Spell That q-u-i-c-k") s listen to a recording of what you just said (say "Play That Back") (Available in Preferred edition only - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 46
the selected text) TIP If you prefer not to see the Correction menu every time you select text by voice, you can turn it off. In the Options dialog box, click the Correction tab to display the Correction your document will be selected automatically. 38 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 47
don't have to use it. Feel free to disregard it and make corrections by keyboard, mouse, or voice, just as you would edit any word-processed document. Accuracy improves only when you select, then correct To re correcting your documents in other ways as well. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 39 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 48
CHAPTER 4 Correcting and Editing Selecting text by voice Using Select-and-Say To edit your dictation by voice, just say "Select" plus the words you want to change. Then dictate the new or full stop, you can say "Select Again" to select a different one. 40 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 49
." You can also "unselect" words by moving your insertion point (by mouse or voice) to another part of your document. For example, say "Go to End of a little practice, who will develop a habit of dictating an unclear, steady voice, and the computer will understand you better. by saying: (US/Canada) - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 50
sentence reads: With a little practice, you will develop the habit of dictating in a clear, steady voice, and the computer will understand you better. NOTE If you're correcting more than one word, the words Next Previous THEN Paragraph 2...20 Paragraphs 42 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 51
2...20 Characters Moving around in a document When you're editing a document, you can move around in it by voice. After you place the insertion point where you want it, you can dictate more text, select text, copy and saying "Go to Top" or "Go to Bottom." Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 43 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 52
Before lets me talk"). Remember not to pause between any of the words. Dragon NaturallySpeaking® lets me talk instead of type. 44 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 53
can say "Move Left 4 Characters" or "Move Back 6 Characters." See the complete list below: SAY Move THEN Right THEN a Word or 1 Word Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 45 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 54
to must already be open. To copy text to another program: 1 Say "Copy All to Clipboard" to copy your entire document. 46 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 55
Microsoft® Word, say "Switch to Microsoft Word." (For additional ways to switch between programs by voice, see "Switching between open windows" on page 103.) Deleting text Deleting the last words you dictated meet for lunch... um... er... next Wednesday." Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 47 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 56
" or "Delete Previous Word." You can delete the next or previous character by saying "Delete Next Character" or "Delete Previous Character." 48 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 57
left of insertion point Delete word to the right of insertion point Hold down the SHIFT key to select as you move Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 49 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 58
in your document. You must say "Cap" if the word contains a capital letter. For example, say "Spell Cap R-u-m-p-e-l-s-t-i-l-s-k-i-n" to type "Rumpelstilskin." 50 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 59
Spell command. You can set this option from the Correction tab in the Options dialog box. See page 198 for more information. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 51 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 60
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To select text by voice, say "Select" plus the words you want to select. See "Selecting text by voice" on page 40 for more detailed instructions and additional ways to select by voice. See also the list described in "Changing word properties" on page 166. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 53 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 62
can turn capitals on and then turn them off when you're finished. This is usually easier than saying "Cap" before 54 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 63
lowercase letters When you're dictating, you can enter a word in all lowercase letters by saying "No Caps" and then the word. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 55 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 64
All Caps That," or "Uncapitalize That," "Uncap That," or "No Caps That." Formatting text You can use voice commands to specify any combination of font name, size, and style, in that order. These commands change text you , use the "Format That" command. 56 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 65
" and then the attributes you want (listed in the previous sections). You can specify any combination of font face, size, and style, Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 57 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 66
," Underline That," or "Strikeout That." To remove formatting: 1 Select the text you want to change. 2 Say "Restore That" to remove formatting. 58 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 67
, place your insertion point in the text and say "Format that Bullet Style." To remove bullets, say "Format that Bullet Style" again. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 59 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 68
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comma to a four-digit number, say "comma" where you want the comma. See the table below for examples. For a decimal point, just say "point." If you dictate a US ZIP code, Dragon NaturallySpeaking® knows not to add a comma and formats the ZIP code correctly. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 61 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 70
from the Windows® Start menu, click Control Panel, and double-click the Regional Settings icon. For example, if you set the 62 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 71
format of a number If Dragon NaturallySpeaking® enters a number in a format you don't want, you can use voice commands to convert it to a numeral or to spell it out. For example, you can change "seven dollars a spreadsheet program, such as Microsoft® Excel®. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 63 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 72
] thirty or eight [numeric colon] thirty seven forty five a m ten twenty two p m three o'clock or three [colon] zero zero five o'clock p m 64 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 73
of numbers. You don't need to dictate hyphens for most phone numbers (numbers that are 7, 10, or 11 digits long). Dragon NaturallySpeaking® will add them automatically. TO EN TE R 965-5200 617-965-5200 1-800-555-1212 two five five five one two one two Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 65 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 74
130/70 SAY nine [slash] twelve or nine over twelve five [space bar] three [slash] fifty six one thirty over seventy 66 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 75
word "Roman" when you're dictating a Roman numeral. If you pause, Dragon NaturallySpeaking® may enter, for example, "Roman three" instead of "III." Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 67 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 76
and ZIP Codes US ZIP Codes You can dictate US five-digit ZIP codes just as you dictate any group of numbers. When dictating nine-digit ZIP codes, you must say the hyphen. TO EN TE two y four l k Postal code k one a zero m five Postal code x oh a oh h oh 68 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 77
Vocabulary EditorTM to view or change the formatting properties of the punctuation. For more information, see "Changing word properties" on page 166. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 69 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 78
Chicago-based company nine-year-old boy SAY long lasting up to date schedule Chicago based company nine year old boy 70 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 79
® joins compound words (such as "notebook") automatically, based on standard usage. To dictate a compound word, just say it as you normally would. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 71 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 80
and Dragon NaturallySpeaking® will type it. Dragon NaturallySpeaking® automatically capitalizes the names it knows, so you don't have to say "Cap." 72 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 81
Punctuation If Dragon NaturallySpeaking® types a name incorrectly, correct it by keyboard or by voice (see "Correcting and Editing" on page 35). The program will add the name incorrect punctuation, just correct it in your document by voice or by keyboard. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 73 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 82
create Text and Graphics custom commands for e-mail and Web addresses you use often. See "Automate Your Work" on page 123. 74 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 83
winky face For more complete lists of special characters, see "Entering punctuation and special characters" on page 240 or the online Help. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 75 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 84
uncommon special characters in your writing (for example, a double-dagger sign ‡), you can enter them by voice using the Spell command. If you use a special character frequently, you can also add it as a new 2 Say "Spell That" to open the Spell dialog box. 76 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 85
under the Written form column, as shown in this illustration. The special character you dictated is shown in the Written form column. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 77 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 86
in the Train Words dialog box. For example, say "double dagger." 13 Click Done to close the Train Words dialog box. 78 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 87
® should type a space before or after the word) by using the Word Properties dialog box. See "Changing word properties" on page 166. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 79 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 88
the DragonBar, click the name of the mode you want. Or, to switch modes by voice, say one of these commands: s "Switch to Numbers Mode" s "Switch to Spell Mode" s "Switch to Normal Mode" You can turn modes on and off by voice. When you turn a mode off, this is the same as switching back to normal - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 89
Mode Spell Mode Off or Stop Spell Mode Command Mode Off or Stop Command Mode Dictation Mode Off or Stop Dictation Mode Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 81 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 90
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navigating the Web as easily as you answer the telephone: by voice. Dragon NaturallySpeaking® works with most popular e-mail applications and These applications are: s America Online® versions 5, 6, and 7. (Supported AOL versions may vary depending on the edition of Dragon NaturallySpeaking®. ) - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 92
You can send and print e-mail by voice too, but instead of having built-in better learn your writing style. For instructions on how to do this, see by "pressing" function and arrow keys by voice (see "Pressing keyboard keys" on page 109 voice and start dictating. 84 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 93
Say "Go to Body Field," pause, and begin dictating the body of your message. TIP For instructions on dictating e-mail addresses and Web URLs, see "Dictating e-mail and Web addresses" on page , or have transcribed text from a handheld recorder (available in Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 85 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 94
Mail." This command will work on all selected messages, so make sure you have selected only those you want to delete. 86 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 95
application, such as the Dragon NaturallySpeaking® online Help or the Command Browser, can also be used by voice. Going to favorite Web pages Favorites are Web sites that you bookmark in your browser in order to was one of the items in your Favorites list. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 87 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 96
Type or dictate a name for the page. Select a short name, so it will be easy to open the page by voice. 5 Save the page anywhere on the Favorites menu. 6 Click or say "OK" to close the Add Favorites dialog box. can also say "Click Go" instead of "Go There." 88 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 97
've visited. Say "Go Back" or "Go Forward" to do the same thing by voice. Here's a list of all the voice commands you can use to control the Microsoft® Internet Explorer® toolbar. SAY Go To Address the following procedures for examples.) Choose the number Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 89 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 98
point is in a text box, you can dictate text. In text boxes, you can also correct recognition mistakes by voice, just as you do when you're dictating into a document. Clicking links, buttons, and images You can click the the links on the page like this . 90 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 99
," or say "Choose 2" to choose the second link. NOTE On secure Web pages this feature is disabled. You cannot select links on secure pages by voice. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 91 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 100
Box," or "Radio Button" to number the buttons like this . Then choose the number you want, as in the previous procedure. 92 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 101
use voice commands to go to the top or bottom of a page or to move up or down a screen or line at a time. You can also start automatic scrolling by saying "Start Scrolling Down" or "Start Scrolling Up." Automatic scrolling is convenient when you want to Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 93 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 102
speed up more.) Decrease scrolling speed. (Say it again to slow down more.) Stop automatic scrolling. While a Web page is scrolling, you can click by voice the text links and buttons you see if the page is moving slowly enough. The page will continue to scroll, however, unless you say "Stop - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 103
format the text you've selected in bold. Would it be one of these phrases? s bold this s bold that s make this bold Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 95 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 104
Command Browser from the Tools menu on the DragonBar. Click Built-in to view a list of commands builtin to Dragon NaturallySpeaking®. 96 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 105
of the Command Browser window. When learning commands, it's not necessary or useful to learn every voice command variation available. Find a way of saying commands that is easy to remember and that works When you find a variation that works, keep using it. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 97 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 106
Table Cells. s Numbers in these commands can be 1 to 20. Formatting command samples s "Make This Paragraph Times Italics" s "Format That Bold" 98 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 107
) s "Go to Cell H 3" s "Go Down Forty Seven Cells" s "Color the Next Six Columns" s "Remove the Split" s "Sort This Column In Descending Order" Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 99 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 108
CHAPTER 8 Using Natural Language Commands America Online sample commands s "Go To Chat Room" s "Save To Filing Cabinet" s "Capture Picture" s "Print This" s "Groups At AOL" s "Go To Internet Connection" s "Sign Off" 100 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 109
computer with Dragon NaturallySpeaking® voice commands. This chapter tells you how. If you have problems that limit typing, voice (page 109), and moving the mouse by voice (page 115) will work regardless of what Microsoft® Windows ® NT® Service Pack you have. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 110
that appears anywhere on your Windows® Start menu or desktop. You can't start Dragon NaturallySpeaking® by voice, because the program has to be running before it can hear you. Starting a program from the example, you can say "Start Network Neighborhood." 102 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 111
CHAPTER 9 Hands-Free Computing Opening documents and folders You can use voice commands to open a document or folder that appears on your Windows® Start menu or desktop. Opening the program or document window exactly as it appears in the title bar. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 103 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 112
text to another window. For example, if you dictate a message in Microsoft® Word, you can then copy it to Microsoft® Outlook®. 104 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 113
a menu item to activate it (for example, say "Save"). TIP To open the Start menu, say "Click Start" or "Click Start Menu." Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 105 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 114
item you want, then say "Press Space Bar" to select it. See also "Activating commands by saying key names," on page 113. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 115
icon on the desktop: 1 Switch to the Windows® desktop. To do this by voice, minimize all open applications and place the mouse pointer over the desktop icon. Say " mouse.) You can also use voice commands to for these actions. See "Marking and dragging objects" on page 118. Dragon - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 116
you want to resize. 2 Say "Click Restore." To close a window: 1 Activate the window you want to close. 2 Say "Click Close." NOTE If you have trouble getting Dragon NaturallySpeaking® to recognize any of the window commands, you can open the Control menu by saying "Click Control Menu" and then say - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 117
keyboard keys All Windows® menus and controls can be activated by pressing keys. With Dragon NaturallySpeaking® you can "press" any key on your keyboard by voice. You can press letters, numbers, modifier keys (SHIFT, CTRL, and ALT), and so on. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 118
(the keyboard shortcut for saving a document). You can say "Press," "Press Key," or "Type"-all three voice commands work the same way. NOTE "Scratch That" will not erase keystrokes dictated with the Press Key commands. /foxtrot g as in George/gopher/golf 110 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 119
"Press Cap K for Karen"). Pressing numbers You can press numbers (0 to 9) by saying "Press" and then the number. For example, say "Press 8." Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 111 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 120
must be on for the "Press Keypad" commands to work. You can say "Press Num Lock" to turn Num Lock on. 112 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 121
menus and dialog boxes. The "Press" voice commands provide an alternative to other methods of controlling applications by voice, such as saying the name of a menu item. In some applications, these "Press" commands are the only way to activate commands. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 113 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 122
above, are organized by graphical tabs. To move from one tab to the next, say "Move to Next Tab" or "Move 114 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 123
press CTRL+TAB (forward) or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (back). The voice commands "Press Control Tab" and "Press Control Shift Tab" do with MouseGrid™ and the mouse pointer voice commands. You can use these features the mouse buttons, and drag objects-all by voice. Moving the mouse pointer with MouseGrid You can - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 124
CHAPTER 9 Hands-Free Computing Say "MouseGrid" to place a grid over the full screen To use MouseGrid: 1 Say "MouseGrid" to place the MouseGrid™ over the full screen (as in this example) or say "MouseGrid Window" to place it over the active window. 116 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 125
is over an icon or other object. You can use voice commands to click the mouse or mark and drag the object. See the following sections for instructions. TIP You can undo the last MouseGrid™ action by (a few millimeters) by using the mouse pointer commands. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 117 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 126
next section). Marking and dragging objects You can mark an object and drag it to a different location by voice. To practice with these commands, drag icons on the Windows® desktop or drag the paintbrush in Microsoft® holding down the CTRL or SHIFT key. 118 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 127
tab of the Options dialog box, select "Enable mouse motion commands" and click OK. (To do this by voice, use the MouseGrid™ to click on the DragonBar to make it active. Then say "Click Tools," "Options," : s "Move Mouse Down" s "Move Mouse Upper Right" Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 119 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 128
held down (the ALT key on the right side of the keyboard), you could say "Right Alt Drag Mouse Upper Left." 120 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 129
this case, move the mouse by hand but click the mouse using the voice commands "Mouse Click," "Mouse Right Click," and "Mouse Double Click." so that the microphone is on (sleeping) when the program starts. For instructions on how to do this, see the Startup/Shutdown tab of the Options 's Guide 121 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 130
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to create a new word that has a written form that is different from its spoken form; for instructions, see "View or edit your vocabulary" on page 163. This technique is especially useful for phone numbers commands included with Dragon NaturallySpeaking®. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 123 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 132
it's not already open. To do this, click Command Browser on the Tools menu of the DragonBar or say "Command Browser." 124 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 133
"Command Browser." You can also select Add New Command from the Tools menu on the DragonBar to directly access the MyCommands Editor. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 125 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 134
want the commands to be available only in the application you specify, select the Application-specific option. When you select this 126 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 135
dialog box. The example shown creates a command called "business address" that types a street address. See Text and Graphics commands on page 128. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 127 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 136
and say "business address." Your address should appear in your Word document. Be sure to pause before and after saying the command. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 137
, if it's not already open. To do this, click Command Browser from the Tools menu of the DragonBar or say "Command Browser." Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 129 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 138
DragonBar or say "Command Browser." 2 Click the custom command you want or say its name. The MyCommands Editor dialog box opens. 130 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 139
CHAPTER 10 Automate Your Work 3 Change the name of the command in the MyCommand Name box. 4 Click Save to close the MyCommands Editor. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 131 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 140
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later, or do you correct as you go? Do you use a headset microphone or a handheld recorder? Paying attention to workflow, or how you organize your tasks, is important to maximizing your efficiency with the computer. Try dictating with your eyes closed or Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 133 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 142
easiest way to remind yourself of what you said is to listen to your recorded voice. In most applications, Dragon NaturallySpeaking® records what you say as you speak. In some applications, you can play back only point to the bottom of the window) 134 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 143
click the Miscellaneous tab.) If playback is unavailable When Dragon NaturallySpeaking® will not play back your recorded voice, you still need to figure out what you said so that you can correct your text. ® will be easy to correct without audio playback. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 135 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 144
practice, you may want to combine these methods so you can work partly by keyboard and partly by voice. Correcting by typing This correction method lets you work through the document smoothly, keeping your hands on the key to move to the correct choice. 136 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 145
keeping your hands on the keyboard. In this method, you'll also hear the sound of your recorded voice to help you proofread. This feature is available only while you are working in the current dictation session options" on page 201 for more information. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 137 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 146
NaturallySpeaking® will begin playing back your recorded voice. Listen to and proofread your text hot key to continue proofreading. You can also use voice to control the right arrow and down arrow keys. page 49. Correcting by voice This correction method lets you work by voice, hands-free. You can - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 147
Spell the text in the Spell dialog box to match what you said, then say "OK." (For instructions on using the Spell dialog box, see "Spelling as you dictate" on page 50.) Dragon NaturallySpeaking® will m-i-c-e." Say the letters without pausing between them. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 139 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 148
then correcting, with the keyboard, mouse, or by voice, as described in chapter 4, "Correcting and Editing recorder for proofreading, choose one that has a foot pedal, which lets you keep your hands on the keyboard while starting and stopping the recording. 140 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 149
recorder, stop the recording while text to you in a synthesized voice, which some people find helpful text-to-speech by voice. To change the sound of the synthesized voice, use the options on most computers, you cannot give Dragon NaturallySpeaking® voice commands while the program is reading to you - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 150
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brains automatically separate this sound into words. We are able to reconstruct words that are only partially heard or that are omitted. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 143 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 152
and dictate without them. To learn to stop saying "um," practice being silent instead of saying something to fill the space. 144 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 153
will help you speak clearly. If you slouch while dictating, your lungs will be compressed and your voice constrained, making it harder for the computer to understand your words. TIP For tips on maintaining good mistakes is part of the normal process of Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 145 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 154
any other skill, dictating with Dragon NaturallySpeaking® takes practice to do well. Writing by voice engages a different thought process than typing or writing longhand. With practice, though, dictation new paragraph say "New Paragraph." Look away from 146 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 155
doesn't care what you say or how you say it. It's easiest to start writing by voice when no one is around, and you should ensure this privacy when learning. Practice will make you audience, such as professional colleagues s will be widely circulated Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 147 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 156
" style, or use a combination of dictating and revising to get the results you want. Use whatever methods work best for you. 148 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 157
that he could write aloud. The switch to dictation changed his style. Wrote a biographer, "the spoken voice was to be heard henceforth in James's prose, not only in the rhythm and ultimate perfection of his verbal from start to finish based on the outline. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 149 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 158
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). Your accuracy rate is 92 percent (184 correct words divided by 200). The error rate plus the accuracy rate totals 100 percent. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 151 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 160
need to change your microphone or sound card or make other adjustments to your computer. See the troubleshooting suggestions for "Very low accuracy" on page 215. The Accuracy Center From the Accuracy Center, "Which tool should I use?" The Accuracy Assistant 152 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 161
" on page 211 for information on using the Audio Setup Wizard or just follow the on-screen instructions. Changing microphones is one situation when you should use this tool. Run the Acoustic Optimizer As you can take several hours to complete its work, so Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 153 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 162
. Then, perform brief, one- or two-minute sessions of additional training if your microphone changes, if your voice sounds a bit different than usual, or if you are getting lower accuracy than usual. See the box "One minute to fewer errors" on page 155. 154 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 163
Next, select a text to read from the list shown. Then click Record and read the on-screen passages. This process is just like training Dragon ® will save your user files, newly adjusted to how your voice sounds at this time. You should experience better accuracy right away User's Guide 155 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 164
the software's estimates of how often words are used but does not change the acoustic model of how your voice sounds. Add a single word to your vocabulary Sometimes there may be a name, abbreviation, part number, or New from the Words menu on the DragonBar. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 165
you normally dictate. If you tend to write memos, letters, and reports, find a few representative samples of each. Dragon NaturallySpeaking® will use these files as a guide to the type of writing it expects to hear. Aim for 50 to 100 pages of material, though less than that amount will also make - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 166
the Accuracy Center, choose Accuracy Center from the Tools menu on the DragonBar.) The Add Words from Documents dialog box opens. 158 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 167
in the Document List, as shown here. Continue adding documents to the Document List by clicking either Add Folder or Add Document. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 159 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 168
. (To display the Accuracy Center, click Accuracy Center on the Tools menu of the DragonBar.) The Add Contacts dialog box opens. 160 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 169
on the number of contacts in your e-mail program and the volume of e-mail you've sent, processing can take several minutes. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 161 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 170
page 157. 3 Click Open to open the document you've selected and return to the Import Words From List dialog box. 162 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 171
properties" on page 166. For information on using the Vocabulary EditorTM beyond what is presented here, see the Dragon NaturallySpeaking® online Help. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 163 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 172
or misspelled during correction. Click on the word to select it, then click Delete. 4 Click Close to close the Vocabulary EditorTM. 164 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 173
it. For example, say "Please call me at phone number line." Dragon NaturallySpeaking® should type: Please call me at (866) 555-8190 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 165 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 174
CHAPTER 13 Improving Accuracy Troubleshooting new words and phrases If your new word or phrase does not work properly, open the Vocabulary EditorTM and , capitalization, and other ways a word behaves when it is recognized and printed in your document. 166 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 175
, even after you correct the program's misrecognition. When this happens, use the Training dialog box to easily train the word or command. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 167 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 176
many practical tools to increase the accuracy of Dragon NaturallySpeaking®. This section discusses more general issues that affect speech-recognition accuracy. 168 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 177
times and on all days, s have trained Dragon NaturallySpeaking® to recognize your voice exactly as it is at any given moment, s keep the microphone exactly sound card that faithfully converts the microphone signal to digital form, s speak only words Dragon NaturallySpeaking® has User's Guide 169 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 178
voice. The more your voice sounds differently from the model, the more mistakes the program will make. You can't make your voice model to the way your voice sounds at any given time by distort the sound of your voice as it's transmitted to the mouth. This makes your voice sound less consistent to - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 179
your sound system" on page 211 for instructions. Context Dragon NaturallySpeaking® guesses what words you said from their context as well as from the sound of your voice. If the words you say are similar information, see "System requirements" on page 7. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 171 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 180
building's electrical wiring will generate static in your computer's sound card. Few desktop users encounter this problem; it's mostly limited to laptops, which have less isolation of power source and sound card. processing your speech and other tasks. Some 172 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 181
programs are among the programs in this category. In some cases, these types of programs will affect the performance of Dragon NaturallySpeaking®. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 173 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 182
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Voice care is also vital. Radio announcers and disc jockeys depend on their voices for their livelihood. Using speech recognition, you're also depending on your voice should be your main guide. The suggestions that supported partly by your feet and partly by the chair seat. Dragon NaturallySpeaking - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 184
more accurate. s Breathe with your diaphragm-rather than more shallowly, in the chest-to better support your voice. Notice your breathing Put your hand on your abdomen. If you're breathing through your diaphragm fall instead of both your chest and abdomen. 176 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 185
. They are, however, difficult to demonstrate on paper. Contact a vocal coach or singing teacher for instruction. Happily, speaking in a way that is good for your voice will also bring you the highest speech-recognition accuracy. This feeds back on itself. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 177 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 186
when Dragon NaturallySpeaking® makes many errors. This feedback from the software can encourage you to be more relaxed and more articulate. 178 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 187
® transcribes what you said. Dragon NaturallySpeaking® supports specific recorders that have been certified by ScanSoft, including the Dragon NaturallyMobile® recorder, the Sony® Memory Stick™ IC Recorder ICD-MS, the Sony® ICD-BP recorder, and the Sony® ICD-R100 recorder. See the Web site listed on - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 188
mistakes Installing recorder software The Sony® Memory Stick™ IC recorder ICD-MS, the Sony® IC recorder ICD-BP, and the Sony® ICD-R100 recorder require additional software to work with Dragon NaturallySpeaking®. s If you are using the Sony® ICD-BP recorder, you must install the Digital Voice Editor - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 189
instructions of the Setup Wizard. Creating a user adapted to your recorded speech Before you can use Dragon NaturallySpeaking® with a handheld recorder, you must create a user specifically adapted to the sound of your recorded click New. The New User Wizard guides you through the steps of creating a - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 190
connected to serial port Sony® Memory Stick™ IC Recorder ICD-MS Sony® ICD-BP recorder connected to USB port HOW TO PROCEED Use the recorder as a microphone attached to your computer with the supplied serial cable. Do not proceed any further with the training instructions in this chapter. Instead - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 191
Line-In jack Digital recorder using sound files (.wav) on disk (includes the Sony® ICDR100 recorder) HOW TO PROCEED Skip to step 5. Be sure the recorder is connected to your computer with a cable plugged into your sound card, and proceed to step 4. Skip to step 5. 4 Follow the instructions in the - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 192
™ IC Recorder ICD-MS Sony® ICD-BP recorder Recording device plugged into Line-In jack Olympus DS-150/650 recorder Digital recorder using sound files (.wav) on disk (includes the Sony® ICDR100 recorder) HOW TO PROCEED Click the "Sony Memory Stick Voice Editor" button and follow the instructions on - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 193
recorder's specific instructions). Place it near the corner of your mouth, not directly in front, to avoid recording noise from your breath. For several reasons, transcribing from a recorder variability in how your voice sounds to the computer. Also, if you have an analog recorder with a volume - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 194
edition only) The restricted command set When you are dictating into a recorder, most of the Dragon NaturallySpeaking® voice commands cannot be used effectively because they require that you see the results Advanced Settings dialog box" on page 191. 186 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 195
. NOTE If you are transcribing from a recorder other than the Dragon NaturallyMobile™ recorder, the Sony® Memory Stick™ IC Recorder ICD-MS, or the Sony® ICD-BP recorder, see "Transcribing dictation from other recorders" on page 189 for instructions. To transcribe recorded dictation: 1 Start Dragon - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 196
Sony® Memory Stick™ IC Recorder ICD-MS.) 4 Click the recorder icon. If you want to change the target window of the transcription, specify which commands Dragon NaturallySpeaking® will understand or change the recorder NaturallyMobile™ recorder, the Select Files for Transcription dialog box - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 197
the Transcribe button. If you are using the Sony® Memory Stick™ Recorder ICD-MS or the Sony® ICDBP, select the file or files you want to transcribe on the Sony® Memory Stick™ Voice Editor or Digital Voice Editor screen and click the Voice Recognition tool on the toolbar. Transcribing dictation from - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 198
Play button on your recorder. Your recorded speech should appear on the screen. If text doesn't appear, see "Troubleshooting" on page 193. NOTE If you are playing back recorded dictation through the Line- you wait for Dragon NaturallySpeaking® to finish. 190 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 199
the dictation from your recorder. The options you see when you open the dialog box depend on the type of recorder you are using. The illustration shows the Advanced Settings dialog box that appears when you are transcribing from the Dragon NaturallyMobile™ recorder. - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 200
recording recording recorder recorder. If you have a problem connecting to your recorder, try selecting a different COM port. The default COM port is COM1. Miscellaneous options (for Line-In recorders only) "When using a Line-In recorder, stop transcribing after seconds of silence" instructs - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 201
recorder, consult the troubleshooting section of the online Help files for the Voice It® Link software. See the procedure "To install Voice It Link (for the Dragon NaturallyMobile recorder your dictation, see "Proofreading with a recorder" on page 140. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 193 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 202
computer. This feature is convenient for editing your transcribed text by voice. To use the recorder as a microphone: 1 Open the user you created for the Dragon NaturallyMobile™ recorder, if it is not already open. 2 Make sure the recorder is connected to the serial port of your computer. 3 Click - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 203
record to be processed by the sound card. Digital recorders that digitally transfer sound do not have this limitation. They also record only part of your voice, but they bypass the sound card, sending the digital recording See the instructions included with your recorder or experiment to find the - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 204
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divided into seven tabbed sections: Correction, Startup/Shutdown, View, Hot keys, Text-to-speech (available in Preferred edition only), Miscellaneous, and Formatting. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 197 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 206
"Show only the choices" to hide the instructions and commands that normally appear on the Correction " opens the Correction menu when you select text by voice using any of the "Select" commands. "'Correct' playback on Correction" plays your recorded voice through the speakers whenever the Correction - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 207
the list of correction choices in the Correction menu, removing instructions and commands from this menu to save you space on-screen NaturallySpeaking® look backward in your document when you select text by voice. It is best to leave this box cleared, to let Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 199 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 208
you move the mouse by voice. The mouse motion commands are especially useful if you have physical problems that prevent you from using voice. For more information on mouse motion commands, see "Moving the pointer with the mouse motion commands" on page 119. 200 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 209
and status messages appear in the DragonBar. For example, when you open your user files and perform other tasks, messages confirming these Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 201 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 210
Results box on the screen so you can view it easily. Clicking the button "Restore defaults" restores the original installation settings. 202 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 211
the DragonBar by pressing the star (asterisk) key (*) on the numeric keypad. You can change this to a different key if you wish. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 203 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 212
hold down this key and turn off when you release it. Clicking the "Restore defaults" button restores the original installation settings. 204 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 213
to-speech tab affects how Dragon NaturallySpeaking® reads text to you in its synthesized voice. See page 141 for instructions on using this feature. Move the Volume, Pitch, and Speed controls to defaults" button restores the original installation settings. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 205 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 214
is not recognizing commands, these problems may be related to the length of pauses. See "Troubleshooting" on page 211. The recording" control affects how much disk space Dragon NaturallySpeaking® uses to record the sound of your voice as you speak. It uses this recording NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 215
the same network. See "Backing up user files" on page 207 for instructions. The "Store corrections in archive" control allows you to save a commands or if you're having trouble controlling menus and dialog boxes by voice. The "Restore defaults" button restores NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 207 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 216
's information systems staff. Formatting options The "Insert two spaces after period" control puts two spaces after each period when you dictate, which is a throwback to manual typewriter 208 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 217
this option if you are in the UK or often enter UK addresses. The "Restore defaults" button restores the original installation settings. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 209 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 218
CHAPTER 16 Customizing Dragon NaturallySpeaking 210 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 219
Help menu on the DragonBar, click "Help Topics" and find the "Technical Support" topic. Also refer to page 259 in this manual. Testing your sound system Test your sound system to see if it gives Dragon NaturallySpeaking® a clear representation of your voice. You can test your system using the Dragon - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 220
CHAPTER 17 Troubleshooting Each of these sound or say "Check your audio settings." The Audio Setup Wizard appears. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions as described on page 16. The wizard will end with a measurement of sound quality, as shown both. 212 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 221
CHAPTER 17 Troubleshooting Fixing sound problems To fix sound problems, try these steps. As you make adjustments, use the Dragon NaturallySpeaking® Audio Setup Wizard to test sound the correct jack on the sound card. Check that the microphone is turned Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 213 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 222
17 Troubleshooting on and make sure they show up on your computer screen. Problems with commands Symptom: Commands are often typed as text. Possible by voice in a particular application. Cause: Some applications do not support selecting text by voice. 214 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 223
CHAPTER 17 Troubleshooting Solution: There is no solution-you can select by voice only in supported applications. reminder programs and antivirus software, to see if this helps the problem. Problems with added words Symptom: Dragon NaturallySpeaking® types words that you User's Guide 215 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 224
CHAPTER 17 Troubleshooting Slow performance Symptom: The performance such as appointment reminder programs and antivirus software, to see if this helps the problem. TIP In Dragon NaturallySpeaking® version 6, it is possible to gain speed by creating size. 216 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 225
List T his appendix lists some of the Dragon NaturallySpeaking® commands. Most of the commands listed here are described in detail elsewhere in this guide. For more information about commands, follow the page references provided throughout the appendix. This appendix does not list all the Dragon - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 226
the microphone when it's sleeping. Turn the microphone off. (You cannot turn it back on by voice.) S AY Give Me Help Display Sample Commands Save Speech Files Select Tray Icon Only Mode Manage Users in Preferred edition only.) Open the Vocabulary EditorTM. 218 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 227
edition only.) Open the DragonPad word processor. Display Dragon NaturallySpeaking® online Help. Display the Sample Commands List. Exit the Dragon NaturallySpeaking® program. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 219 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 228
ENTER key once. Press the ENTER key twice. (Capitalizes the next word automatically.) Press the TAB key. Press the space bar. 220 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 229
text. Unselect (clear) selected text. For more information about these commands, see "Selecting text by voice" on page 40. Selecting an entire line or paragraph SAY Select THEN Next Previous Forward Back Last an entire paragraph or line" on page 42. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 221 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 230
. For more information about these commands, see "The Correction menu" on page 36 and "Spelling as you dictate" on page 50. 222 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 231
symbols When spelling in the Spell dialog box, you can enter the following special characters by voice. (If the program has trouble recognizing a character, try using the longest available spoken form.) TO EN TE R ™ or paragraph section sign or section Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 223 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 232
Currency symbols When spelling in the Spell dialog box, you can enter the following special characters by voice. (If the program has trouble recognizing a character, try using the longest available spoken form.) TO EN TE R $ ¢ accent cedilla or cedilla 224 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 233
oe or oe diphthong ae ligature or ae diphthong or ligature ae Icelandic eth or eth Icelandic thorn or thorn masculine ordinal Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 225 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 234
When spelling in the Spell dialog box, you can enter the following special characters by voice. (If the program has trouble recognizing a character, try using the longest available spoken form.) TO EN TE R dot or middle dot or center dot alternate comma 226 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 235
Paragraphs Line 2...20 Lines For more information about these commands, see "Deleting the next or previous paragraph or line" on page 48. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 227 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 236
key). For more information about these commands, see "Going to the top or bottom of a page or document" on page 43. 228 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 237
a Paragraph" or "Move Down 6 Paragraphs." For more information about these commands, see "Moving up or down a paragraph or line" on page 45. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 229 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 238
a Character" or "Move Left 6." For more information about these commands, see "Moving right or left a word or character" on page 45. 230 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 239
selected text all lowercase. For more information about these commands, see "Capitalizing (or uncapitalizing) text already in your document" on page 56. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 231 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 240
off. Turn no spaces on. Turn no spaces off. For more information about these commands, see "Capitalizing text" on page 54. 232 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 241
selected text. Remove formatting from the selected text. For more information about these commands, see "Bold, italics, and underlining" on page 58. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 233 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 242
size from 4 to 100, as well as 120 For more information about these commands, see "Changing font size" on page 57. 234 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 243
or Normal or Regular For more information about these commands, see "Changing a combination of font face, size, and style" on page 57. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 235 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 244
align the current paragraph. Right align the current paragraph. For more information about these commands, see "Aligning text" on page 59. 236 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 245
Other Dialects: five million pounds US/Canada: three point nine billion dollars Other Dialects: dollar sign three point nine billion one half Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 237 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 246
parenthesis six five close parenthesis two seven seven eight five nine zero NOTE You can say North American phone numbers (of 7, 10, or 11 digits) without hyphens by pausing briefly between each group of numbers. To dictate other phone numbers, including European phone numbers, you must say all the - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 247
, typed as numerals. Resume normal dictation of text and numbers. For more information about these commands, see "Dictating numbers" on page 61. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 239 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 248
euro sign/euro hyphen or numeric hyphen close curly bracket or right curly bracket US/Canada: close brace or right brace 240 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 249
sign US/Canada: number sign or pound or pound sign plus sign question mark semicolon tab key underscore frowny face winky face Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 241 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 250
the bottom of the document window. For more information about these commands, see "Listening to your recorded voice (Preferred edition only)" on page 134. Using text-to-speech SAY Read Line Read Selection to-speech (Preferred edition only)" on page 141. 242 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 251
ALT+SHIFT+TAB). Switch to the DragonPad window. For more information about these commands, see "Switching between open windows" on page 103. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 243 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 252
previous tab in a tabbed dialog box. For more information about these commands, see "Selecting buttons, tabs, and options" on page 106. 244 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 253
and closing windows" on page 108. E-mail commands The following commands work only when you are in a supported e-mail program. For more information, see "Working with e-mail" on page 83. E-mail commands SAY "Memo" in any of the commands specific to e-mail. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 245 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 254
commands let you move around when editing e-mail. You can also use the regular text editing commands to compose your messages. 246 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 255
last field of the view. TIP You can also say "Move To" instead of "Go To" in any of the commands above. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 247 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 256
in your history list (same as clicking the Forward button). Go to your home page (same as clicking the Home button). 248 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 257
the page and go to the first one. Enumerate all images with links on the page and go to the first one. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 249 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 258
you can use to move the mouse pointer and click the mouse, see the mouse movement commands starting on page 115. 250 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 259
Index A abbreviations 73 accuracy improving 151, 168 measuring 151 troubleshooting 215 with a recorder 194 Accuracy Assistant 152 Accuracy Center 152 Acoustic Optimizer 153 acronyms 73 Active Accessibility mouse 118 Command Browser 96, 155 Command Mode 80 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 251 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 260
available commands 96, 98 training 167 troubleshooting 214 undoing 227 using with a recorder 186 which ones work in which programs 103, 243 selecting all text in 42 Drag-and-drop transcription 191 Dragon NaturallyMobile recorder 180, 189 used as microphone 194 DragonBar 25, 30 Extras toolbar on 31 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 261
removing formatting 58 fractions 66 frames 93 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide G Give Me Help 29 Go to Beginning of Line 44 ICD-PCLINK 180 icons, selecting 107 improving performance. See accuracy Indian English 12 Insert After [text] 44 Insert Before [text] 44 installation 9 installing recorder - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 262
72 Natural Language Commands 95 new commands. See custom commands, creating new features in version 6 3 New Line 220 New Paragraph 220 254 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 263
42 Paste That 46, 231 pasting text 46 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide Pause Required Before Commands control 206 periods, spacing after 208 phone 240 R Read That 141 reading text 242 recorded voice playback 134 recorder correcting mistakes 193 improving accuracy with 194 installing software - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 264
201 Skip Word button 21 sleeping 28 slow performance, troubleshooting 216 software installation 9 Sony ICD-BP recorder 182, 184 Sony ICD-R100 recorder 180, 183 Sony Memory Stick IC Recorder ICD-MS 180, 182, 184, 188-189 Sony Memory Stick Voice Editor 180 sound cards 171 sound system testing 211 - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 265
Index troubleshooting accuracy problems 215 commands 214 low accuracy 152 no response when dictating 213 recorder transcription 193 slow 160 Vocabulary Editor 163 vocabulary tools 156 vocal health 176 Voice It Link 180 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide W Wake Up 218 Web addresses 74, 88 What Can - Sony ICD-MS515VTP | Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 266
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