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Opening documents and folders

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CHAPTER 6 Working With Your Desktop and Windows TIP You can also open other desktop items with the "Start" command. For example, you can say "Start My Computer." 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 documents and folders from the Start menu To open a document or folder from the Start menu, say "Start" and then the name of the document or folder exactly as it appears on the menu. For example, to open a document named SALES.DOC, you could say "Start Sales dot doc." To open a document named JOURNAL.WPD, you could say "Start journal dot w p d." If the document doesn't open, but the Results box shows that your command was recognized correctly, make sure the file you're trying to open is still on your computer. Opening documents and folders from the Windows desktop To open a document or folder from your Windows desktop, just say "Start" and then the name below the icon. For example, to open a folder named "Projects," say "Start Projects." Say "Start Projects" Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 105

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CHAPTER 6
Working With Your Desktop and Windows
Dragon NaturallySpeaking User’s Guide
105
You can also open other desktop items with the “Start” command. For example,
you can say “Start My Computer.”
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 documents and folders from the
Start menu
To open a document or folder from the Start menu, say
“Start”
and then
the name of the document or folder exactly as it appears on the menu.
For example, to open a document named SALES.DOC, you could say
“Start Sales dot doc.”
To open a document named JOURNAL.WPD, you
could say
“Start journal dot w p d.”
If the document doesn’t open, but the Results box shows that your
command was recognized correctly, make sure the file you’re trying to
open is still on your computer.
Opening documents and folders from the
Windows desktop
To open a document or folder from your Windows desktop, just say
“Start”
and then the name below the icon. For example, to open a folder
named “Projects,” say
“Start Projects.”
TIP
Say “Start Projects”