Sony ICD-BP150VTP Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 Users Guide - Page 222

CHAPTER 17 Troubleshooting on in Dragon NaturallySpeaking® and is not in sleep mode. Check that the window into which you want to dictate is active. To make a window active, click once on its title bar. To check that a window is active and can receive dictation, type a few characters on the keyboard and make sure they show up on your computer screen. Problems with commands Symptom: Commands are often typed as text. Possible cause: Dragon NaturallySpeaking® expects no pauses between the words in the command. Solution: Run the words in the command together as you say them so there are no pauses in the middle. If this doesn't work, decrease the "Pause Required Before Commands" value on the Miscellaneous tab of the Options dialog box (see page 206). Symptom: Commands said after dictation are sometimes typed as text. Possible cause: Dragon NaturallySpeaking® expects a longer pause between dictation and the command. Solution: Pause for a longer time before saying the command. If this doesn't work or is awkward, decrease the "Pause Required Before Commands" value on the Miscellaneous tab of the Options dialog box (see page 206). Symptom: One or more specific commands are always typed as text. Possible causes and solutions: Try saying the command while holding down the CTRL key. If the command still doesn't work, this command is not available in the application you are using. If the command does work with the CTRL key held down, retrain the command so that the computer will recognize it more accurately (see "Training a word or command" on page 167). Symptom: You are unable to select text by voice in a particular application. Cause: Some applications do not support selecting text by voice. 214 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide