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1 Introduction About this guide This guide covers all editions of Dragon NaturallySpeakingNaturallySpeaking. This includes: ■ Essentials ■ Standard ■ Preferred ■ Professional ■ Professional Solution Series Most of the information presented in this guide is applicable to all the editions. Differences between the editions is noted in the text. 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 example: "Format That Bold." 2 Some procedures also include sample text for you to dictate. Sample text appears in a different typeface, with punctuation in square brackets. For example: US/Canada: When talking to a computer [comma] try to say every word clearly without trailing off at the end of a sentence [period] Other Dialects: When talking to a computer [comma] try to say every word clearly without trailing off at the end of a sentence [full stop] 3 This guide applies to the five English dialects that ship with Dragon NaturallySpeaking: ■ US English ■ UK English ■ Australian English ■ Indian English ■ Southeast Asian English US English uses US spelling, punctuation, and time and currency formats. We recommend US English for Canadian users since this dialect formats numbers (including times, telephone numbers, and currency) in North American formats. All other dialects use UK spelling, punctuation, and time and currency formats (some number settings depend on your Windows Regional Settings). Where 2 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide