Dragon NaturallySpeaking Manual

June 2006 Carolyn Fiori & Judy Lariviere College of San Mateo & Skyline College for Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred v. 8

We would like to acknowledge the many resources we consulted in developing this manual. Kathleen Kraemer, Santa Rosa Junior College Dragon NaturallySpeaking Curriculum, Ellen Cutler and Claudia Celestial, Santa Monica College Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7.0 (Advanced), Gaeir Dietrich, High Tech Center Training Unit, DeAnza College

Dragon NaturallySpeaking for the Office Professional and Dragon NaturallySpeaking Quicktorial, Karl Barksdale Dragon NaturallySpeaking Workbook v. 6 ,
Calais Roussel, Cabrillo College

Carolyn and Judy

June 2006

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Table of Contents
Lesson 1
Who Benefits from Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking .......... 1-1 Creating Your New User File ........................................... 1-2 Training a New User ...................................................... 1-8 Additional Training ...................................................... 1-13 Saving User Files ........................................................ 1-15 Turning On/Off the Microphone ..................................... 1-17 Go to Sleep and Wake Up Commands ............................ 1-17 Turn off the Microphone by Voice .................................. 1-18 Exiting Dragon NaturallySpeaking ................................. 1-20

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Opening Your User Files................................................. 2-1 Checking your Audio Settings ......................................... 2-2 Opening and Closing Windows and Menus ........................ 2-2 Key Features of the DragonBar ....................................... 2-5 Deleting Text ............................................................... 2-7 Correct and Spell That Commands .................................. 2-9 The Radio Alphabet ..................................................... 2-12 Editing Text ............................................................... 2-15 Capitalization ............................................................... 3-1 Punctuation ................................................................. 3-4 Controlling Menus by voice............................................. 3-4 Saving your Document .................................................. 3-5 Commands for Moving the Cursor ................................... 4-2 Deleting/Selecting ........................................................ 4-3 Numbers ..................................................................... 4-4 Print your document...................................................... 4-8 Dressing Up Text .......................................................... 5-2 Paragraph Alignment..................................................... 5-4 Navigating a Dialogue Box ............................................. 5-5 Tabs ........................................................................... 5-7 Create a Bulleted List .................................................... 5-8

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Copy/Cut/Paste ............................................................ 6-2

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Add New Commands ..................................................... 7-2 Saving Your User Files:.................................................. 7-6 Editing a Custom Command: .......................................... 7-6

Lesson 8 Lesson 9

Using The Command Browser ......................................... 8-1 The Accuracy Center ..................................................... 8-5 Internet Explorer .......................................................... 9-1 Website Addresses ........................................................ 9-1 Moving through web pages ............................................ 9-2 Using the Toolbar ......................................................... 9-3 Text Links and Image Links ............................................ 9-3 Buttons and Boxes ........................................................ 9-4 Using Favorites Effectively ............................................. 9-8 MouseGrid ................................................................. 9-11 Microsoft Word ........................................................... 10-1 Microsoft Default Settings ............................................ 10-2 File Management ........................................................ 10-3 Selecting Text ............................................................ 10-4 Formatting Text.......................................................... 10-5 Spelling, Grammar, Printing ......................................... 10-6 Tables ....................................................................... 10-6 Troubleshooting Natural Language Commands ............... 10-7
Reference Charts ....................................................................A Selecting ...............................................................................A Correcting..............................................................................B Navigation Commands .............................................................C Deleting Text ........................................................................ D Inserting Text ....................................................................... D Capitalization ......................................................................... E Internet Commands ................................................................ F Natural Word Commands .........................................................H Radio Alphabet .......................................................................K Dragon Shortcut Keys and Voice Commands ............................... L Dragon Internet Explorer Commands ......................................... P Mouse Movements ..................................................................R Exercises DNS Command Summary

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Lesson 1
Topics Covered
Creating a new user Training a new user Additional training Saving user files Turning on and off the microphone Go to Sleep and Wake Up Commands Adding a word Starting DragonPad Exiting Dragon NaturallySpeaking

Who Benefits from using Dragon NaturallySpeaking?

Students with physical difficulties that prevent them from using the keyboard or mouse Students with learning differences who experience difficulties getting their thoughts down on paper. Dictation represents an easier alternative, even to typing, as it prevents the student from getting bogged down with spelling or losing their train of thought.

Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking:

Students dictate written work. Dragon always spells words it recognizes correctly. Students can program in unique words from different subject areas. Students can copy and paste text into Microsoft Word for editing. Takes a semester to learn and train as there is a learning curve. Students usually start dictating their own work towards the end of the semester.

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Creating a New User

When you first start using Dragon NaturallySpeaking, you will need to create a new user file. This is where Dragon will store and update your speech files. After you train Dragon and use it over time, it will improve its accuracy in recognizing you.

Start Dragon Naturally Speaking

Double click on the Dragon Naturally Speaking icon on the desktop. When Dragon NaturallySpeaking loads, an Open User window will be displayed.

Click the New button

to create a new user.

The New User Wizards Create User window will be displayed.

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NOTE: If you have just installed Dragon NaturallySpeaking on your home computer, a New User Wizard window will be displayed the first time you start Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Make the following changes in the New User Wizards Create User window: Type your first name in the text box beside Your name Keep the Language set to US English Change the Dictation source to USB Microphone as shown below

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Make sure that the name of the microphone that you will be using and that is plugged into the USB port is highlighted in blue in the New User Wizards Choose your sound system window.

Click the Next button window.

at the bottom of the

The New User Wizards Position your microphone window shows you how to position your headset microphone. The microphone needs to be positioned on the same side of your head and in a consistent position every time you use Dragon.

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Best Practices Position the microphone about -inch from your mouth and off to the side. The microphone should not be directly in front of your mouth. Until you get the feel of where the microphone needs to be, it is helpful to use a mirror to check its position. Click the Next button your headset microphone. after you have positioned

The New User Wizards Adjust Your Microphone: Volume Check window will be displayed. This process ensures that the computer can hear your voice through the microphone as you dictate. Lesson 1-5

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and Click the Start Volume Check button start reading out loud the text displayed in the box, beginning with, In this step the computer listens Speak using a relaxed voice at a comfortable volume and pace and dont worry if you make mistakes. Just keep reading the text aloud. When the volume check has been completed, you will hear a beep. Click the Next button to continue

The New User Wizards Adjust Your Microphone: Quality Check window checks the quality of the sound card and the microphone. USB headset microphones have their own sound card.

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and Click the Start Quality Check button start reading out loud the text displayed in the box, beginning with In this step the computer checks the audio input Keep reading the text aloud until you hear a beep from the computer that indicates the process is complete. If your dictation into the microphone and sound card pass the sound quality process, you will see a message such as the one shown below:

If you get an error message or a message indicating that the sound level was too high or too low, check the position of your microphone.

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 If the message indicated that the sound level was too high, the microphone may be too close to your mouth or you may be talking too loudly. If the message indicated that the sound level was too low, the microphone may be too far away from your mouth or you may be dictating too quietly. After making adjustments and/or requesting assistance from your instructor, click the Start Quality Check button and repeat this process again.

Training a New User

and then read out loud the Click the Go button sentence shown in the box.

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The yellow arrow points to where you start reading.

Dragon NaturallySpeaking will automatically show you this next window when it has recognized what you dictated in the first.

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Make sure that the blue selection bar is on Talking to your Computer, for this training as shown below:

Click the OK button Now you will read the text shown in the box for approximately 10 to 15 minutes to train Dragon NaturallySpeaking to respond to your voice. As you read the text aloud, the text that has been recognized will change color from black to gray. It is okay if you make a mistake in reading. Either the computer will ignore the mistake or the yellow arrow will appear on the screen, indicating that you need to continue reading the text aloud from this location. Lesson 1-10
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You do not need to dictate punctuation during training. Just read aloud in a relaxed and natural voice. If you need to take a break, click the Pause button. Click the when you are ready to resume dictating. Go button Continue reading until a message is displayed as shown below saying Congratulations! You have finished training.

and then Dragon Click the OK button NaturallySpeaking will start adapting the user file to your voice. After this has been completed, the New User Wizards Adapt Dragon NaturallySpeaking to your writing style window will be displayed. It will ask to adapt your user file to your writing style by analyzing your emails and documents.

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 As shown below, click the check box beside Skip this step and then click the Next button .

Next, Dragon NaturallySpeaking will indicate that you have completed the New User Wizard and will ask if you want to Start the Tutorial? Click the radio button beside Begin Dictating. Then click the Finish button .

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Additional Training
After training Dragon NaturallySpeaking, you can improve the recognition accuracy even more by training some additional commands. Click Tools Menu Select Accuracy Center In the Accuracy Center window, choose View or edit your vocabulary.

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The Vocabulary Editor window opens at words beginning with the letter a; however, if you click on and drag the slider bar all the way to the top of the slider (or press and hold the up arrow on the slider bar until you see backslash), you will find other options.

Now many of the standard Dragon commands are available. Click backslash at the top of the list. Click the down arrow repeatedly until you see apostrophe-ess in the list. While holding the Shift Key down, click apostrophe-ess. All of the commands will be selected.

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 Click the Train button in the Vocabulary Editor window Say all 51 of the commands as these are displayed in the Train Words window as shown below.

in the Train Words window. Click the Go button Dictate the commands as they are displayed in the Train Words window. After training all of the commands, click the Done button . to exit out of the Click the Close button Vocabulary Editor. Close the Accuracy Center window.

Saving User Files

Save your user files after you have completed the Additional Training: Say {NaturallySpeaking} Say {Save User Files}

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Review your Learning 1.1

Fill in the blanks below by hand or with assistance to reinforce your learning. 1. I find the "Manage Users" and "Open Users" boxes under the green ________________________ tab on the Dragon bar. 2. The microphone I'm using has the following type of plug: _______________________. 3. The other most common "dictation source" or type of plug is called: _________________________. 4. One of the ways I can perform additional training is by going to "View or edit your vocabulary" which is located under the ______ Menu, in the__________________ window. 5. To save my user files (also known as voice files) after I've completed the additional training, I say or click first on ________________________, then _______ ______ ________.

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Turning On/Off the Microphone

You need to turn on the microphone before you start dictating. There are two primary ways to do this: Click the microphone button on the DragonBar

This functions like a light switch so that when you click the microphone icon again, the microphone will turn off. Press the plus (+) key on the numeric keypad. If you press the plus (+) key again, it will turn off the microphone. The microphone button and volume meter on the DragonBar show you when the microphone is turned on or off. Red horizontal microphone and gray volume meter indicate that the microphone is turned off. Green vertical microphone and yellow volume meter indicate that the microphone is turned on and waiting for you to dictate.

Go to Sleep and Wake Up Commands

After you have first turned on the microphone, you can tell Dragon NaturallySpeaking to stop listening temporarily. {Go to Sleep} or {Stop Listening} will suspend or pause Dragon NaturallySpeaking. While Dragon is asleep, it will only respond to {Wake Up} or {Listen to Me} Yellow angled microphone with a pause symbol above it and gray volume meter indicate that the microphone is sleeping or in a pause state. Dragon Naturally Speaking Manual Lesson 1-17
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{Wake Up} or {Listen to Me} will turn on the microphone from the sleeping or pause state and Dragon NaturallySpeaking will continue to respond to your dictations. Best Practices When dictating a command, it is important to say the command as one smooth phrase while pausing slightly before and slightly after you dictate the command. Dragon NaturallySpeaking is programmed to distinguish commands from dictated text by the slight pause before and after you say the words in the command. When Dragon misrecognizes a command, it usually types it out as text in your document.

Turning off the Microphone by Voice

{Microphone Off} turns the microphone off. You must press the + key on the numeric keypad to turn it back on.

Assignment 1.1
Turn on your microphone and then practice putting your microphone to sleep and waking it up using the following commands: {Go to Sleep} {Wake Up} {Stop Listening} {Listen to Me}

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Assignment 1.2
Adding your name to Dragon NaturallySpeakings vocabulary. Say {Add Word}.

Type in your full name. Say {Click Add}. Say {Click Go} in the training dialogue box. Say your full name (without pausing between your first and last name) that should be displayed at the top. Say {Click Done}. We will now test it out in DragonPad, a simple word processor in Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Say {Start DragonPad} If DragonPad does not open, dictate the following commands to load it through the DragonBar menu: Say {Click Tools} Then say {Click DragonPad} Say {Set Size 12} or {Set Size 14} to increase the font size to 12 or 14 point. The default font size for DragonPad is 10 point which is quite small. Say {Your full name} If it is recognized correctly, your full name should be displayed in DragonPad. If your name is not typed correctly, ask for help from your instructor.
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Exiting Dragon NaturallySpeaking

Say {Exit NaturallySpeaking} The Exit Dragon NaturallySpeaking window will be displayed confirming that you want to exit the program.

Say {Yes} or {Click Yes} to select the Yes button. You will then be asked if you want to save changes to the document.

This time, say {No} or {Click No} to select the No button. Finally, you wil be asked if you want to save changes to your user files in Dragon NaturallySpeaking.

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 Say {Yes} or {Click Yes} to select the Yes button to save the changes to your user files. If you dont save your user files, Dragon will not remember your full name the next time you dictate it (especially if it has a unique spelling and/or pronunciation) as it will not be saved in Dragon NaturallySpeakings vocabulary.

Review your Learning 1.2

1. To turn on my microphone, I click the mouse arrow on the microphone icon on the DragonBar, or I press the ____key on the number pad. 2. To deactivate the microphone temporarily, I say the command: ______ _____________ or ___ _________. 3. To re-activate a sleeping microphone, I say: ___________ ___ ____ or ________ _____. ___

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4. To turn the microphone completely off with my voice, I say: ____________ _____ . 5. If the microphone is completely off, I can / cannot (circle which is correct) turn the microphone on with my voice. 6. The DragonPad is located under the ________ menu on the DragonBar. 7. I close the Dragon NaturallySpeaking program by saying __________ ___________, then _______.

Voice Commands I have learned so far:

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Lesson 2
Topics Covered:
Key features of the DragonBar Opening your user files Checking your audio settings Opening and closing windows and menus Deleting text Using {Correct} and {Spell That} commands The radio alphabet Editing text

Key Commands
{Correct } {Spell that} {Choose #} {Go To Bottom} {Check Audio Settings} {Scratch That} {Select } {Select All} {Go to End of Line}

Opening Your User Files

There are several ways to access your personal User Files, depending on your personal or lab set up. (green Click NaturallySpeaking menu item) on the DragonBar. Select Open User. If your name is on that list, click on your name to highlight it in blue. Click the Open button. Wait for your user files to load. If your name is not in the User List, you may need to Import your User file from another location. (Ask your instructor for details.)
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You will find voice commands in curly brackets { }. Say these commands and the program will execute the action. No words should appear on your screen.

Checking Your Audio Settings

Check your audio settings every day to make sure that your microphone is working correctly. Turn on your microphone and say: {Check Audio Settings} If Dragon has difficulty responding to the {Check Audio Settings} command, you can use your mouse to do the following: in the DragonBar Click Tools Select Accuracy Center Then click Check Your Audio Settings Checking your audio settings is a four-step process. Follow the instructions given in the dialog boxes. You will need to use the mouse to click the Next buttons as you move through this process given that voice commands dont function here. (For review, see Lesson 1 - pages 4 through 7) When finished, click the Finish button.

Opening and Closing Windows and Menus

Loading DragonPad using the voice command {Start DragonPad}

If Dragon has difficulty responding to the {Start DragonPad} command, try the following:
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 {Click Tools} in the DragonBar {Click DragonPad} Sometimes DragonPad loads without occupying the entire screen {Click Maximize} will make DragonPads window fill the full screen. {Click Restore} will return the DragonPad window to its original size. If Dragon NaturallySpeaking makes a mistake in recognizing what you said, you can use the command {Cancel} or {Click Cancel} to go back and undo what Dragon did. Then try saying the same command again. Remember to pause slightly before and after saying the command. If the command contains more than one word, dictate the command as one phrase without pausing between the words. Practice Try opening the menus in DragonPad using the following voice commands: {Click {Click {Click {Click {Click File} to open the File menu Edit} to open the Edit menu View} to open the View menu Format} to open the Format menu Help} to open the Help menu

Now try dictating a few of the voice commands without {Click}. For example, {File} or {Format}. Adding the {Click} in front of the name of the menu or function improves Dragon NaturallySpeakings accuracy in responding to the dictated commands.

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After DragonPad is loaded, you will need to use {Switch to DragonBar} in order to access any of the menus in the DragonBar by voice. Sometimes the focus moves off of DragonPad so that when you start dictating, your dictated text does not appear in your document. When this happens, notice that the title bar is grayed out. When this happens, {Switch to DragonPad} or {Click NaturallySpeaking} makes DragonPad the active application and your dictated text will appear in your document. Practice Dictate the following sentences to get started. Dont worry about mistakes right now as you will learn how to correct recognition errors in this lesson. Check out a company before you make an investment {Period} {New Line} Look before you leap {Period} {New Line} The men went fishing at the crack of dawn {Period} {New Line} The early bird catches the worm {Period} {New Line} Being nosy can get you in trouble {Period} {New Line} Curiosity killed the cat {Period} {New Line} Notice also that Dragon creates line breaks with two commands: {New Line} will move you to a new line as if you pressed the enter key once. {New Paragraph} will add a double space between lines, as if you pressed the "Enter" key twice. Lesson 2-4
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Best Practices The key to getting good accuracy from speech recognition is to think about a sentence before you say it, and then speak in phrases. DO - NOT - SPEAK- EACH -INDIVIDUAL- WORD. Dragon is a natural language program and requires connected speech not individual words.

Key Features of the DragonBar

The DragonBar is displayed at the top of the computer screen every time that Dragon NaturallySpeaking is loaded.

The various features and functions of Dragon NaturallySpeaking that are available in the DragonBar are: Starting on the left side of the DragonBar The Microphone button and Volume Display show you the following: Microphone is OFF and the Volume Display is gray so there is no sound Microphone is in Sleep Mode Microphone is ON and the Volume Display is yellow Dragon is waiting for you to speak or you are speaking too softly Microphone is ON and the Volume Display is red - You are speaking too loudly Microphone is ON and the Volume Display is green - You are speaking at a good volume to Dragon and it is happy
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The green Naturally Speaking menu is where you tell Dragon to save your user files and where you exit Dragon Naturally Speaking. The purple Tools Menu is where you can open DragonPad (the small word processor that comes with Dragon NaturallySpeaking). The Tools Menu is also where you can add new commands and find commands through the Command Browser. You already used the Accuracy Center from the Tools Menu in Lesson 1 when you trained additional commands. The blue Words Menu is where you can add and train new vocabulary and commands. The aqua Sound Menu is where you can have your typed text read back to you or listen to a recording of what you dictated to Dragon NaturallySpeaking played back for you. The burgundy Help Menu is a standard help menu.

The Status bar to the right of the Help Menu indicates the status of the program (for example, when your Microphone is off ).

The Extras Menu (the two arrows located at the far right of the DragonBar) toggle between showing and hiding the Extras toolbar. The Extras toolbar displays buttons for handheld recorder transcription and playing back your dictation.

The results box is a small yellow box that typically follows the blinking cursor or is anchored in one of the corners of the window. It shows how Dragon is processing your speech for dictated text and commands. Lesson 2-6
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Deleting Text
Sometimes you may stumble on your words or dictate words that you dont want included in your document. You can erase the last words you dictated before pausing using{Delete That} or {Scratch That}. When you use these deleting commands, Dragon NaturallySpeaking will erase the last sentence, phrase, or word that Dragon typed and you said before pausing. You can use these commands up to 10 times to erase the last few things that you said. This is very helpful when you forget to turn off your microphone before asking a question. If you want to delete an entire line of text: {Select Line} then {Scratch That} or {Delete That}. You can also clear your screen of all of the text as follows: {Select All} Pause briefly so the computer has time to respond to this command and select all of the text on the screen. {Delete That} or {Scratch That} Pause briefly so that the computer has time to respond to this command and delete all of the text on the screen before starting to dictate again. Practice Erase the text you just dictated (i.e., clear the screen) using the following commands: {Select All} {Delete That} Best Practices Deleting text with {Delete That} or {Scratch That} does not change or improve your voice file. Remember to correct misrecognitions and train your voice profile.
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Review your Learning 2.1

1. To open my User files, I first click on the ____________ ___________ box on the DragonBar. Depending on my computer setup, I then click on Open User, or Manage Users. 2. To check my audio settings, I say {_________ _______ _________}. 3. The Audio Settings are located under the Tools menu, in the __________ _________. 4. If I have questions regarding use of the program, many answers and resources are in the DragonBar, under the red ________ menu box. 5. If I want to go to the Tools or Words menu and the program doesn't seem to be responding, I can say {____________ __ _____________} first and then select the menu choice I want. 6. When dictating, I should pause slightly before saying a command, and pause again before I resume dictating True / False (circle correct answer) 7. To select (highlight) all of the words in a document, I say {__________ _____}. 8. To erase (delete) selected text, I say {_________ ______} or {___________ ________}.

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Correct and Spell That Commands

Dragon sometimes makes mistakes in writing what you said. You may say "frog", and Dragon writes "dog". This is called a recognition error, and it must be corrected in the right manner in order for Dragon to learn and improve its recognition of your voice. This next section teaches you how to make corrections in the right way for better recognition! Use the option of having the "Correct" command bring up the "Spell" dialog box in order to make corrections more quickly and efficiently. This requires you to change the default selections of Dragon. To do this, follow these steps. Use your mouse to click or say the commands. 1. {NaturallySpeaking} on the DragonBar 2. {Tools} on the DragonBar 3. {Options} from the Tools menu. 4. {Correction} 5. Uncheck {Select Commands bring up Correction Menu} 6. Check {Correct Commands bring up Spell Dialog Box} 7. Check {Spell commands bring up Spell Dialog Box} 8. {OK} button

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Save this change to your User Profile by saying {Save User Files} now. You are now ready to correct Dragon's recognition errors. The "Spell Dialog box will appear every time you begin to correct a word or phrase in the text. The "Quick Correction Menu" will not come up when you select text to dictate a new word. Here are the steps for correcting misrecognized words: 1. When you notice a misrecognition, pause in your dictation, and then say {Correct} and then the incorrect word or phrase. Do not pause between saying {Correct} and the incorrect word or words. 2. Dragon NaturallySpeaking will highlight the word or phrase, and the Spell menu will be displayed. There will be a list of predictions or guesses of what you said. 3. If the correct word or phrase is on the list, say {Choose} and the number of the correct word. For example, say {Choose 2}. 4. If the word or phrase you dictated is not on the list, spell or type the word by using the alphabet and choose the correct word as it appears on the list, and say {Choose} and the number next to the correct word, as above. Example: You may have dictated: "I can hardly wait to see the new movie, Pirates of the Caribbean." However, Dragon typed the following: "I can hardly wait to see the new movie, parts of the Caribbean." To correct parts and change it to pirates, you would say {Correct parts} and the Spell Menu with its choices would be displayed as follows:

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You would start spelling the word Pirates {Cap P} {i} {r} until you saw the word Pirates in the choice list as follows:

{Choose 4} would select the correct word Pirates from the list and replace parts with Pirates in your dictated sentence.

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The Radio Alphabet

If you experience difficulty with some letters being recognized when using the Spell dialog box, you can use the Radio Alphabet to improve Dragons accuracy in this area. The Radio Alphabet is one version of the alphabet that radio operators use. It is also known as the Aeronautical alphabet that is used by sailors and pilots. Each letter is assigned a different word and is used to distinguish between similarsounding letters, like b and d. If Dragon is confusing the letters b and d, when you are spelling the correct word in the Spell dialog box, use {Bravo} instead of {b} and {Delta} instead of {d}. In the case of spelling Pirates, you could have used the following {Cap Papa} {India} {Romeo}. You only need to use the Radio Alphabet for letters that are commonly confused when you spell words by voice. Over time, you will learn which letters Dragon tends to confuse for you. In text (like DragonPad or Microsoft Word) and most other places (dialog boxes the exception is the Spell dialog box in Dragon NaturallySpeaking), you need to say {Press Alpha} or {Type Alpha} to distinguish the alphabet letter from an actual word. Best Practices Erase letters in the Spell dialog box using {Backspace}. See Appendix K for the Radio Alphabet.

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Best Practices There is a glitch in DragonPad. Whenever you use {New Paragraph} the font size will return to 10 points. Use either {Set Size 12} or {Set Size 14} to return the font to a larger size. Practice Dictate the following two sentences. Use {New Paragraph} after each paragraph. Be sure and dictate any punctuation. Dictate continuously {Comma} speaking naturally without pausing between words {Period} {New Paragraph} {Set Size 12} OR {Set Size 14} to change the font size back to 12 or 14 point after using the command {New Paragraph} Dictate a voice command along with your dictation {Comma} simply by pausing before and after saying a command {Period} {New Paragraph} Turn off the microphone with {Microphone Off} or press the + key on the numeric keypad. Stop and check your work. Are there any misrecognized words? If so, correct these mistakes using the {Correct} Command. Be sure and turn on your microphone.

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Practice Dictate the following four sentences. Use {New Paragraph} after each paragraph. Be sure and dictate any punctuation. Fix recognition errors by using the voice. Fix mistakes as you go or revise later. Spell naturally {Comma} using the names of the letters. Control most of the features and functions of the Dragon NaturallySpeaking window by voice. Turn off the microphone with {Microphone Off} or press the + key on the numeric keypad. Stop and check your work. Are there any misrecognized words? If so, correct these mistakes using the {Correct} Command. Be sure and turn on your microphone.

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Editing Text
You can use the {Select} command to delete text or change the words in a document completely. You can also select a phrase you would like to delete or change as follows: {Select phrase} {Delete That}. Practice Dictate the following sentence: Independence day is celebrated on the first of July. Change first to fourth as follows: {Select first} (pause to wait for Dragon to select the text) {fourth} Your cursor will be positioned to the right of the word fourth. Use {Go to Bottom} to move the cursor to the end of the sentence so you are ready to continue dictating. Dictate the following sentence: My favorite day of the week is Friday because I spend the day relaxing with my family. Change Friday to Sunday {Select Friday} (pause to wait for Dragon to select the text) {Sunday} Your cursor will be positioned to the right of the word Sunday. Use {Go to Bottom} to move the cursor to the end of the sentence (i.e., to the right of the period) so you are ready to continue dictating.
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Best Practices Only edit text using the {Select} command when the text is correctly recognized. If Dragon made a mistake and you {Select} the text and then dictate the corrected text over top of the misrecognized text, you will reduce Dragons accuracy in responding to what you dictate.

Assignment 2.1
Dictate the following paragraphs and correct any recognition errors. Remember to dictate the punctuation {Comma}and{Period}. {Question Mark} will type ? Turn off your microphone after dictating each paragraph. Check the paragraph you dictated for misrecognized words? If any, correct these mistakes using the {Correct} command. Positioning and using the microphone correctly is one of the most important steps that you can take to ensure optimal recognition accuracy. Squeeze the foam rubber muffler so that you feel the flat side of the microphone element. Make sure the side marked with a small colored dot points toward your mouth. Position the microphone element thumb's width from either corner of your mouth. The element should not touch your mouth, but it can be almost touching. Give yourself some time to get used to wearing the microphone, and position it consistently every time you use it. Lesson 2-16
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Assignment 2.2
Dictate the following note to your friend. Dear friend, {New Line} I just started taking a new class at the college. I am learning to dictate to my computer. I always see people talking on their wireless phones and now Im sitting and talking to my computer. Its a challenge but I am enjoying it. {New Line} Will write to you soon. {New Line} Your name

Assignment 2.3
Dictate the following note to your friend. It represents a note that you may dictate when sending an email. {Exclamation Point} or {Exclamation Mark} will type ! Hi there! {New Line} How was your vacation? I can hardly believe Im already back in school. Where does the time go? Lets make a date for lunch sometime this week before things get too busy. Call me when you get a chance. {New Line} Your name

Assignment 2.4
Dictate the following two paragraphs from the article, Tech Tips: Are You Talking to Your Computer Again? written by Terry Thompson from the University of Washington. Check your work and correct any misrecognized words. Speech recognition technology can benefit people with limited use of their hands or limited dexterity, people with repetitive stress injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome, and people with learning disabilities who have difficulty writing. It allows people
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to speak naturally, and transcribes what they say, or at least, what you say, or at least, what it thinks they say. {New Paragraph} To be a successful user of speech recognition, you need to be able to identify when the computer has made a mistake, and you have to correct it. Otherwise its mistake gets reinforced, and it learns incorrectly. Think of speech recognition as an infant {Hyphen} its preprogrammed to understand language, but doesnt understand anything yet, and wont understand anything until its parent {Open Paren} you {Close Paren} works with it, teaches it, and corrects its mistakes. If you would like to read the full article, go to the following website: http://www.washington.edu/doit/Newsletters/Jan06/11.html Check with your instructor about printing this assignment. Remember to save your speech files: {Click NaturallySpeaking} then {Save User Files} Exit Dragon when you are done using {Exit NaturallySpeaking}. If a dialogue box opens and asks if you want to save your user files, say {No}. You have just saved your user files. If it asks to save your document, say {No}. We will be saving documents using voice in the next lesson.

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Review your Learning 2.2

When I want to highlight text to change what I wrote or edit my work, I use the ____________ command. When I want to correct a mistake that Dragon made in recognizing my dictation, I use the ____________ command. You have dictated the word ice cream, and Dragon has misrecognized the word and written I scream. How do you correct the error? Write down exactly what you would say, first, if the correct words are in the correction menu choices, and second, if the correct words are NOT in the correction menu choices.

You dictated the word chocolate but changed your mind, and wanted strawberry instead. How would you make the change? Write down exactly what you would say.

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Evaluate your learning! Self Quiz Lessons 1 and 2

1. In the ATC lab, you should check your audio settings: a. Once a week b. Once a month c. Every time you open the program to work Why should you check audio settings? a. To practice using the program b. To be sure the microphone is working correctly before you start to dictate c. To make sure you are speaking loud enough To check audio settings, go to: a. Words/Add new word b. Tools/Accuracy Center/View Edit c. Tools/Accuracy Center/Check your Audio Settings d. Say Check Audio Settings e. c and d

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4. Open user, Manage user, Save user files and Exit are found where in the Dragon Bar? a. Green NaturallySpeaking b. Purple tools c. Words d. Help 5. To open the Help Topics under the Help bar you say: a. Help me fix b. Give me help

6. How do you open the purple Tools menu with your voice? (i.e.what is the command?) a. Open Tools b. Give Me Tools c. Switch to DragonBar then "Tools"

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7.

When Dragon makes a mistake and didnt write the word you dictated, it is called: a. A user error b. A recognition error c. A dictation error When Dragon makes a recognition error, the command you should use to correct its mistake is: a. Replace (the misrecognized word), then dictate the correct word b. Scratch that then dictate the correct word c. Correct (the misrecognized word), then "choose" or spell the correct word in the Spell dialog box. d. Select (the misrecognized word), then type in the correct word When you make a mistake in dictating or if you want to change (edit) what you dictated, the command(s) you should use to edit is: a. Select (the word/s you want to change), then delete that b. "Select (the word/s you want to change), then dictate what you want c. Correct (the word/s you want to change) d. Scratch that (immediately after dictating the word or phrase) e. a and b f. a, b, and d

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12. You are dictating a letter and someone interrupts you, and you say "wait just a minute" before you remember to turn your microphone off, and Dragon writes "wait just a minute". You see it immediately. Write down exactly what you would say to eliminate this mistake you made. ________ ________ or ________ ________

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13. What is a cursor a. A command b. A command c. A command

command? to open a program to move the cursor around a document containing a swear word

14. What is the voice command for opening DragonPad? a. Start DragonPad b. Open DragonPad c. Begin DragonPad d. a and b 15. Under which bar is the DragonPad located? a. Under Tools b. Under Words c. Under Sound 16. To move from working in DragonPad to accessing menus in the Dragon Bar, I say: a. Move to Dragon Bar b. Switch to Dragon Bar c. Click NaturallySpeaking d. b and c (see what happens if you try c above) 17. The a. b. c. d. Accuracy Center, under Tools contains View or edit your vocabulary Check your audio settings Perform additional training All of the above

18. In the Radio Alphabet, the letters for the word yes are: y__________ e__________ s__________ 19. Spell your name using the Radio Alphabet for each letter:

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Check your answers with the Self-Quiz Answer Key. See a staff member for its location. Then answer number 20. 20. Rate your learning so far: a. b. c. d. e. I have mastered all the skills in Lessons 1 and 2 and can move to the next lesson I have learned a lot of the basic skills and I need to practice before moving onto the next lesson. I have learned many of the basic skills and I need to review Lesson 2 to reinforce my learning. I need to review both Lessons 1 and 2 as I did not do very well on the quiz. I need some extra help from my instructor. I don't seem to be retaining the information. Help!!

The areas I need review or help with are

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Command Summary List

Learning and memorizing commands and their uses is essential for mastering Dragon NaturallySpeaking. From now on, keep a list of commands in an organized manner as you learn them according to category (e.g. Cursor movement commands, Correcting commands, Format commands, etc.). Use the Command Summary List (included at the back of this manual) to write in new commands learned in every lesson, from your instructor, and other resources. Note that we have started you off with some commands already learned. Write the command that you say on the left side, what it does on the right side, and if appropriate, the page on which it is described in the Dragon NaturallySpeaking Manual. We will also be providing lists of more commands for you after the next lesson!

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Lesson 3
Topics Covered:
Capitalization Punctuation Controlling menus by voice Saving documents Working in dialogue boxes

Key Commands
{Cap} {Cap That} {All Caps That} {Click} {Press F4} {Spell That} {No Caps That} {Save Document} {Tab key} {Press Tab key}

Getting Started
Dictate and correct the following sentences while youre waiting for class to start. If you really want the prize, you will win the race. Where theres a will, theres a way. Take advantage of the current situation. Strike while the iron is hot. Dont buy the car until you have the money. Dont count your chickens before theyre hatched. Best Practices Pronouncing carefully and speaking in a consistent and even tone of voice helps Dragon understand you better.

Capitalization
There are a few different ways to capitalize words and title using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. However, Dragon will automatically capitalize the first words in a sentence, days of Lesson 3-1

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the week, months of the year, some holidays, and some proper names. Best Practices Remember to pause after a command to give Dragon a chance to interpret what you have just said. Practice Dictate these sentences and note the words that are automatically capitalized. It is important to identify when the computer makes a mistake and you have to correct it. Otherwise, if you dont correct the mistake on Monday, it will make the same mistake on Friday. At this college, students begin Dragon NaturallySpeaking classes in August and January. Notice how Dragon will capitalize the first word in a sentence without you commanding it. The {Cap} CommandBefore Dictating the Word Dictate the following sentences. Make sure to include the {Cap} command in brackets. Douglas loves to watch Bob the {Cap} Builder. He likes to sing along with {Cap} Spud the {Cap} Scarecrow. Vincent plays fetch with his cat {Cap} Cinnamon. When they get together, Douglas and Vincent watch the {Cap} Little Einstein show. The {Cap That} Command Use After Dictation Dictate these sentences then go back, select the word that needs a capital letter, and say {Cap That}. Lesson 3-2
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My friend is superintendent of schools in cool, California. {Select superintendent of schools} {Cap That}, {Select cool} {Cap That} {Go to Bottom} Now your sentence should look like this: My friend is Superintendent of Schools in Cool, California. Have you seen the new movie, cars? {Select cars} {Cap That} {Go to Bottom} Now your sentence looks like this: Have you seen the new movie, Cars? Using {Cap That} with Titles Dictate these book and movie titles by saying the movie or book title in one phrase. Pause after dictating the movie or book title and then use {Cap That} to capitalize each word of the title. Pirates of the Caribbean {Colon} Dead Mans Chest (Pause) {Cap That} was released in July. This summer I read (Pause) The Rabbit Hole {Cap That}. Use the {All Caps That} command This command capitalizes every letter of the word or phrase. GROUCHY (Pause) {All Caps That} and (Pause) SLEEPY (Pause){All Caps That} are two of Disneys seven dwarves. The CHEESECAKE FACTORY has every type of cheesecake you can imagine. {Select Cheesecake Factory} (Pause) {All Caps That} (Pause) {Go to Bottom} To REMOVE capitals, select the word(s) and say {No Caps That}. Go back to some of your sentences, select a capitalized word and say {No Caps That}.

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Punctuation
Here are some punctuation marks that you might not know. Practice dictating them. Character : ; ! s / ( ) @ & Dictate as Colon Semicolon Exclamation Point or Exclamation Mark Hyphen Apostrophe S Slash or Forward Slash Open Quote or Begin Quotes Close Quote or End Quotes Open Paren Close Paren At sign And Sign

Controlling Menus by Voice

Use the {Click} command to access menus and buttons in dialogues boxes and message boxes. This command can be used in different programs, dialogue boxes and any window with a menu bar. The command drops down the menu. You have already used this command when you accessed the menus in the Dragon Bar. Some Examples Menus: {Click File} {Click Edit} {Click Format} Buttons: {Click OK} {Click Cancel} {Click Save} {Click Yes} {Click No}

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Assignment 3.1:

Rainbow Passage

Dictate one sentence at a time, check the recognition, then correct and train misrecognitions before you go on.

Rainbow Passage
When the sunlight strikes raindrops in the air, they act like a prism and form a rainbow. The rainbow is a division of white light into many beautiful colors. These take the shape of a long-round arch, with its path high above, and its two ends apparently beyond the horizon. There is, according to legend, a boiling pot of gold at one end. People look, but no one ever finds it. When a man looks for something beyond his reach, his friends say he is looking for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Throughout the centuries men have explained the rainbow in various ways. Some have accepted it as a miracle without physical explanation. To the Hebrews it was a token that there would be no more universal floods. The Greeks used to imagine that it was a sign from the gods to foretell war or heavy rain. The Norsemen considered the rainbow as a bridge over which the gods passed from earth to their home in the sky. Other men have tried to explain the phenomenon physically. Aristotle thought that the rainbow was caused by reflection of the sun's rays by the rain. Since then physicists have found that it is not the reflection, but refraction by the raindrops which causes the rainbow. Many complicated ideas about the rainbow have been formed. The difference in the rainbow depends considerably upon the size of the water drops, and the width of the colored band increases as the size of the drops increases. The actual primary rainbow observed is said to be the effect of superposition of a number of bows. If the red of the second bow falls upon the green of the first, the result is to give a bow with an abnormally wide yellow band, since red and green lights when mixed form yellow. This is a very common type of bow, one showing mainly red and yellow, with little or no green or blue.

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Saving your document

After you have completed dictating this passage, save your document in the My Documents folder.
1. {Save Document}. If this doesnt bring up the Save As window, say {Click File} {Save}. 2. By default, the Save As dialogue box opens to the My Documents folder. Notice My Documents at the top in the Save in line. 3. The blinking cursor is in the File name box. Dictate a name for your file: Rainbow Passage {hyphen} your name 4. {Click Save}

Save to a different location - 3 floppy disk (A:) or your memory stick

1. {Save Document}. If this doesnt bring up the Save As window, say {Click File} {Save}. 2. By default, the Save As dialogue box opens to the My Documents folder. 3. {Click Save in} The focus now moves to the Save In line at the top of the window. The words are highlighted. 4. {Press F4} The menu drops down. 5. Move the cursor down to your 3 floppy (A:) or your memory stick. {Move down #} {Press Enter} 6. The blinking cursor is in the File name box. Dictate a name for your file: Rainbow Passage {hyphen} your name 7. {Click Save}

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Lesson 4
Topics Covered
Editing commands Spacing Dictating numbers

Key Commands
{Delete Previous/Last 1-20 {Backspace} Characters/Words} {Insert Before text} {Undo That} {Insert After text} {Go To Top} {Space Bar} {Go To Bottom} {Save Document} {Click Save}

Getting Started
Dictate and correct the following sentences while youre waiting for class to start. Minnesota, North Dakota and Michigan have harsh winter weather. If I was driving down Interstate Highway 99 to Bakersfield, I would pass through Modesto, Turlock, Fresno, and Wasco. If I was traveling from Toronto to Washington D.C., I would pass through New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland. Best Practices Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 has some built in tolerance for "UM" and "AH" but it is not really capable of telling the difference between words and utterances. Again, think of a sentence carefully before you dictate it. This will help enormously.
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Commands for Moving the Cursor

You can move the cursor just as you would using the arrow keys. {Move up/down 3} is like pressing the up/down arrow 3 times. {Move right/left 2} is like pressing the right/left arrow 2 times. Say Move Then Up/Down Right/Left Go to end of line Go to beginning of line Practice Raspberries grow on trees {Move left 3 words} dont {Move right 4 words} period. Frank was listening to music on his iPod {Move left 1 word} new {Move left 4 words} classical {Go to end of line} period. My how you grow! {Move left one character} press n {Move left 6 characters} {Press space bar} have {Go to end of line} You can also jump the cursor to a new position just as you would with the mouse. {Insert Before} Lets you move the cursor to just before a word/phrase in the text. {Insert After} Lets you move the cursor to just after a word/phrase. {Go To Top} Moves cursor to beginning of document {Go To Bottom} Moves cursor to bottom of document {PageUp} Moves cursor up one screen {PageDown} Moves cursor down one screen Then 2 20 Then Line(s) Paragraph(s) Character(s) Word(s)

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Practice Dictate the following sentences and commands. The Asian country of Kenya offers a unique wildlife tour to its visitors. {Insert Before Asian} {Delete next word} African The tourists ride through a reservation in jeeps and get to see unique animals such as gazelles unicorns and dodo birds. {Insert After gazelles}comma {Insert After unicorns} comma Do you think unicorns really exist. {Insert After exits} question mark Your text should now read: The African country of Kenya offers a unique wildlife tour to its visitors. The tourists ride through a reservation in jeeps and get to see unique animals such as gazelles, unicorns, and dodo birds. Do you think unicorns really exist?

Deleting/Selecting letters, words and spaces

Use this chart to put together a command to delete or select: Say Then Then Then Delete Next/Forward 2 20 Character(s) Select Last/Previous Word(s) Line(s) Paragraph(s) Deleting the last phrase/word you dictated {Delete That} Delete certain word/letters {Select word or phrase} {Delete That} Be more specific (use the chart) {Delete last # words} {Delete last # characters} {Delete next # lines}

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Practice Dictate the following sentences. A car moves faster than a plane {Delete Last Word} train. {Delete Last 7 Words} Cotton fabric will keep you warm {Delete Last 4 characters} cool. {Delete line} {Undo That} Practice Dictate the sentence, make the change, and then undo the change with the command {Undo That.} The actor seemed tired. {Select tired} exhausted. {Undo That} You should now have: The actor seemed tired.

Numbers
You can usually dictate numbers as you normally say them, like dates, phone numbers, zip codes, money. Dragon will usually recognize a number as text. If you want a digit in your document and Dragon prints the word, say {Numeral} before the number. Practice dictating numbers To get Say 6 six Numeral six 15 fifteen 148 One hundred forty eight One forty eight 4926 Four thousand 9 hundred twenty six Four nine two six 4,926 Four comma nine two six 43, 856 Forty three thousand eigh hundred fifty six Lesson 4-4 Try these 8 4 2 63 59 12 54 423 867 601 9276 4713 6154 5,209 7,276 8,276 12,089 45,911 67,312

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312,978 50% 2 $5.25 8.75

Three hundred twelve thousand nine hundred seventy eight Fifty percent Two and one half Five dollars and twenty five cents Eight point seventy five

857,254 125,000 75% 100% 25% 4 5 8 $99.99 $10.95 $.75 7.5 1.5 .0875

Emily invited 7 girls to sleep at her house. Her mother had said she could invite 2 or 3 friends. Dates Dictate dates the way you would normally say them. To get Say Try these May 23, 2006 May twenty third Your birthdate July 4, 1976 two thousand six December 7, 1942 9/23/05 Nine slash twenty 7/4/06 12/12/07 three slash zero five st May 1 May first June 3rd April 2nd 24 June 2006 Twenty four June 17 September 2005 26 November 2004 two thousand six Telephone Numbers For telephone numbers, say all 7 numbers without pauses. 574-6432 738-4497 574-6698 Add parentheses for area codes: {Open Paren} 650 {Close Paren} 574-6161 {Open Paren} 415 {Close Paren} 470-4534 Or just say all 10 numbers: 6505746161 You should see 650-574-6161

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Zip Codes Dictate the five numbers. If youre using the longer zip code, dictate the five numbers {hyphen} four numbers. 94402 94526-4612 {nine four five two six hyphen four six one two} Social Security Numbers Dictate the numbers with hyphens in the correct places. 569-42-1098 {five six nine hyphen four two hyphen one zero nine eight} Dictate your social security number. Time Use a.m. or p.m. and the colon will be inserted. If you dont use a.m. or p.m., you need to dictate the colon. 7:45 9:00 {seven forty five pm} or {seven colon forty five} {nine am} or {nine colon zero zero}

Practice 1. Your insurance policy is effective in 90 days. 2. That 2nd medication should be taken every 6 hours. 3. If a magazine is published every 2 week, we get 24 copies in a year. 4. On June 26, 2006, we will celebrate our 12th anniversary. 5. Agnes invited 132 people to the part but only 75 showed up. 6. What 4 coins do you need to get $.85? 7. BART now costs $1.35 to go 1 stop. 8. A friend is picking you up for lunch at 11:30 so be back by 1:45. 9. If Jake is picking you up at 10:00, make sure youre back home by 1:00 a.m. 10. Do you think there are more than 25,500,250 people in the United States? Lesson 4-6
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Assignment 4.1
twice after the colons [:] so the names, subject and date will line up. Memorandum To: Hector Barbosa From: Jack Sparrow Re: Interviews Date: June 9, 2006 On Monday, June 19, 2006, we will be having interviews for our junior partner. I had hoped that we would have had more applicants. There were 67 last year. I know our company posted a deficit of $529,000 this year but we are still solvent. Here is the information on the job we posted: Junior Executive, with advancement opportunities Starting salary: $120,000 Benefits: $674 per month (medical, dental and vision) Travel benefits: All expenses paid for 4 ocean voyages per year. Voyages usually last from 21 to 32 days. I would like to review the applicants qualifications and possibly develop a list of questions. Please review the list with the names and data on the 5 people coming for an interview. William Turner, birthdate August 15, 1980, 510-487-1990 Liz Swan, birthdate September 21, 1981, 310-419-8712 J. Norrington, birthdate May 1, 1955, 415-234-8594 Ron Murtogg, birthdate July 3, 1942, 650-545-0455 Lorenzo Pintel, birthdate June 4, 1952, 415-412-0123 Call me at 415-243-9812 before 9:30 p.m. if you have any questions. Save your document. Print this memo.
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Dictate this memo, paying particular attention to the numbers and correcting as you go along. (Note: {tab key} once or

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Print your document

1. Say {Print document}. If this doesnt bring up the Print dialogue box, say {Click File Print}. 2. By default, the entire document will print. 3. {Click OK}.

**Please only print one copy of your work in the lab. There are copy machines in the library.

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Lesson 5
Topics Covered
Formatting documents Tabs Bulleted list

Key Commands
{Bold That} {Italicize That} {Underline That} {Restore That} {Set Font Plain} {Bullet Style} {Center That} {Left Align That} {Right Align That} {Set Size #} {Set Font name of font} {Press F4}

Getting Started
Dictate and correct the following sentences while youre waiting for class to start. Dictate the answer. The gasoline tank in your car holds 15 gallons. Your car gets approximately 20 miles per gallon. How far can you travel on 3 tanks of gas? A relative was born on February 29, 1980. Since February 29 comes only every 4 years, how many years has he been able to celebrate his birthday on the actual date that he was born? Best Practices Run the audio setup wizard once a week or when you find that the program is not responding well to your voice. Ensure that the microphone is positioned consistently at the same distance from your mouth. The microphone should be positioned about a thumbs width from your mouth and slightly below your bottom lip.
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Dressing up text
Changing the size and appearance of text is always easier after the text has been dictated and corrected. Use bold, italics or underline to add emphasis or make your text stand out.

{Set Size #} to make the text larger or smaller.

Practice {Set Size 24} Dictate your name. {New Line} {Set Size 14} Dictate your address.

{Set Font name of font} to change the type of font.

Practice {Set Font Courier} Dictate your name. {New Line} {Set Font Times New Roman} Dictate your address.

{Bold That} to make the text darker and thicker.

{Restore That} to remove this formatting. {Set Font Plain}if the Bolded text is still present when you start dictating again. This will turn off the bold when you start dictating text again. Practice Dictate the following sentence: You should arrive on time for class. {Select on time} {Bold That} Dictate the next sentence: Turn off your cell phone so you can pay attention during class. {Select turn off your cell phone} {Bold That} Continue formatting these sentences: Do not eat over the top of the computer keyboard. Get plenty of rest so you dont have to skip classes. Lesson 5-2
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{Italicize That} to make the text slanted.

{Restore That} to remove this formatting. {Set Font Plain}if the Italicized text is still present when you start dictating again. This will turn off the italics when you start dictating text again. Practice Dictate the following sentence: You should arrive on time for class. {Select on time} {Italicize That} Dictate the next sentence: Turn off your cell phone so you can pay attention during class. {Select turn off your cell phone} {Italicize That} Continue formatting these sentences: Do not eat over the top of the computer keyboard. Get plenty of rest so you dont have to skip classes.

{Underline That} to make the text underlined.

Do not underline punctuation, particularly the periods at the end of sentences and colons. {Restore That} to remove this formatting. {Set Font Plain}If the Underlined text is still present when you start dictating again. This will turn off the underline when you start dictating text again. Practice Dictate the following sentence: You should arrive on time for class. {Select on time} {Underline That} Dictate the next sentence: Turn off your cell phone so you can pay attention during class. {Select turn off your cell phone} {Underline That} Continue formatting these sentences: Do not eat over the top of the computer keyboard. Get plenty of rest so you dont have to skip classes.

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Practice Dictate the following paragraph: Mills Hospital reported the first punk rock baby born yesterday. The baby was born with one-inch long hair that was streaked with green and pink. As both parents listened to punk rock music, the doctors think that the baby took on the characteristics during her development. {Select paragraph} {Bold That} {Restore That} (Did you see what happened?) {Insert before green} {Select next three words} {Italicize That} {Select first punk rock baby} {Underline That} Save your document.

Paragraph Alignment
Centering a title {Center That} Align text to the left margin {Left Align That} Align text to the right margin {Right Align That} Practice 1. Start a new document. {Click File} {Click New} 2. In this practice, you will dictate a short paragraph and set it up just like would a paper for your English class. 3. {Right Align That} Dictate your name. {New Line} 4. Dictate the date. {New Paragraph} 5. {Center That} A New World Record {New Paragraph} 6. {Left Align That} A new world record was set by a California resident who jet skied from San Francisco to Japan in three weeks and four days. He received fresh clothing and his meals from a boat that followed him while he skied. The athlete stated that the only concerns he had were the three shark encounters. Save your document. Lesson 5-4
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Navigating a dialogue box

Opening the font dialogue box.
{Click Format} {Font}

Moving around in a dialogue box

You can move to each of the areas in a dialogue box by pressing the Tab key or by saying {Tab key} or {Press Tab Key}. In dialog boxes, you can say the phrases that have a letter underlined. This underline indicates that there is a keyboard shortcut you can use. Say {Click} and the name of buttons to activate them. The Font dialogue box: When you open this dialogue box, the cursor is always blinking in the font section. You can scroll through this list to find different fonts. You might not always know the exact name of the font, but you can move down the list with {Move down #}. You can look through the list alphabetically. {Press C} or {Press Charlie} to go to the first font starting with the letter C. Now move up or down to the font you want.
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Now move to the next section by saying the words in the label. (Tip: Labels usually have one of the letters underlined, like Font Style, Size, Strikeout, Underline.) {Font Style} or {Tab key} {Bold} or {Move down 3} Now move to the next section by saying the words in the label: {Size} or {Tab key} {14} or {Move down 3} Now move to the next section by saying the words in the label: {Strikeout} Notice the checkbox is checked. Say {Strikeout} again and the checkbox goes off. Now move to the next section by saying the words in the label: {Color} {Press F4} {Move down #} to the color you want. {Click OK} to return to your document.

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Tabs
Default tabs are set at every .5 inch across the page. If you want to change the tab, go to the Tab menu and set a new tab. {Click Format} {Tabs} Practice Start a new document. Dictate the following list: 1. {tab key}Go to the grocery store. 2. {tab key}Get a cart. 3. {tab key}Put your food in the cart. 4. {tab key}Go to the check out counter and pay. 5. {tab key}Put your groceries in your trunk and go home. Your list should look like this: 1. Go to the grocery store. 2. Get a cart. 3. Put your food in the cart. 4. Go to the check out counter and pay. 5. Put your groceries in your trunk and go home. Select this list using {Select Previous 5 Lines}. {Click Format} then {Tabs} and set a tab at {point 25}. After you {Click OK} then {Move Right} or {Unselect That}, your list should look like this: Go to the grocery store. Get a cart. Put your food in the cart. Go to the check out counter and pay. Put your groceries in your trunk and go home. Save your document.

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Create a Bulleted List

Bullets are used for lists that are not ordered (no 1, 2, 3 etc.) Start a new document. Dictate the following list: Baseball Basketball Football Hockey Golf {Select Baseball through Golf} {Click Format} {Bullet Style} To unselect the list {Unselect That} or {Move right} Try another way to make a bulleted list. Elephant {Click Format} Then {Bullet Style} {New Line} Zebra Lion Monkey Giraffe {New line} {New line} When you say {New Line} a second time, bullets turn off. Dictate a bulleted list that includes 5 items of your own such as a grocery list or a to do list. Save your document. Show your instructor your work.

Assignment 5.1 - Rsum

Start a new document. Dictate a simple rsum using the same format as in the example below. Make sure you save your document when youre done. Lesson 5-8
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Jack P. Sparrow
4675 Black Pearl Lane St. Augustine Florida 13256
Telephone: 618-490-1746 Facsimile: 618-490-1747 E-mail: [email protected] Personal home page: http://www.keeptothecode.com

Career Objective: Seeing a management position in a fast moving and progressive travel organization HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERIENCE: Royal Princess Cruises, captain Carnival Cruises, first mate in charge of entertainment Norwegian Cruise Lines, galley steward EDUCATION AND TRAINING: Internship, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Norwegian Technical Institute, Tampa, Florida, 2003. M.S. International Business, La Sorbonne, Paris, France, 2002. B.S. Business Management, Cornell, Ithaca, New York, 2000. REFERENCES: Hector Barbosa, shipmate, 706-438-3176 J. C. Depp, long time friend, 310-828-4987 Davy Jones, captain, 908-457-9132 Save your work!

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Assignment 5.2

Open-Edit-Save a Document

In this exercise, you will open the document, Rainbow Passage that you dictated and saved in Lesson 3. These instructions are written for opening a document that is saved in your My Documents folder. If youre opening from a different location, make sure the location is selected in the Look in: box. The Open Document dialog box will be displayed and the focus will be located at File Name (i.e., the cursor is located in the text box to the right of File Name). To change the focus and move the cursor to the location where your files are listed, you will use the {Shift + Tab} command. This will move the cursor or shift the focus backwards through the options in the dialog box. The Tab key is used to move the cursor or focus forward through the dialog box. 1. Begin with {Open Document}. 2. {Press Shift Tab}. If there is no response, then say {Press Shift Key Tab Key}. Now the focus will be on the first folder or file in List file box. An example is shown below:

3. In the example above, the folder AccVerify nov04 is highlighted.

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4. Now {Press R} or {Type R} or {Move Down #} until the file, Rainbow Passage, is highlighted as shown below.

5. Use {Press Enter} OR {Press Enter Key} or {Click Open} to open this document. 6. After you have opened Rainbow Passage, bold and center the title. 7. Save your document. 8. Ask your instructor to check your work before you close.

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Lesson 6
Topics Covered:
Copy/Cut/Paste

Key Commands
{Cut That} {Copy That} {Paste That}

Getting Started
Dictate and correct the following sentences while youre waiting for class to start. Several Martians landed in Central Park last Wednesday. After being approached by several cult members selling flowers, seeing people sleeping on the benches, and encountering the police, it appeared the Martians decided to leave. After taking off, they wrote a message in the sky stating they would try again in 2000 years. Best Practices The key to getting good accuracy from speech recognition is to think about a sentence before you say it. Then speak in phrases or sentences. DO - NOT - SPEAKEACH -INDIVIDUAL- WORD. When you correct misrecognitions, correct phrases rather than individual words.

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Copy/Cut/Paste
To cut and paste text 1. {Select} the text to be copied. 2. {Cut That}. 3. {Go To} or {Move} the insertion point to the location where you want to paste the text. 4. {Paste That}

Practice
Use the rsum you dictated in Lesson 5. Select words, lines, and paragraphs and copy them, move them, and paste them. Notice what works for you. Some Examples: {Select Line}{Copy That} {Go To Bottom}{Paste That} {Select the Next 5 Lines} {Copy That} {Go To Top} {Paste That}

Assignment 6.1
Dictate the following document. Use the {No Space On/Off} command for the web address in #10. Buying Stocks 4. Choose a broker or brokerage firm to purchase the stocks on your behalf based on your needs. Need a lot of advice? Start with a full-service brokerage. The least expensive brokers may not offer advice. Try an online brokerage. 10. This article was found at {No Space On} http://www.ehow.com/how_544_buy-stocks.html on May 8, 2006. {No Space Off} 2. Educate yourself fully about stocks before purchasing them. You can find information about stocks and brokers on the Internet. Lesson 6-2
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6. Deliver a check in person if possible to speed up the process. 3. Determine what you want in a broker or brokerage account. Do you want to meet with someone face-to-face? Will you want to be able to reach someone by phone? Do you require Internet access? Is price your only consideration? 7. Begin buying and selling stocks once your account is open. 9. Tips: Ask friends or colleagues for broker or brokerage-firm recommendations. If you don't have a personal recommendation, read ads in financial publications such as "The Wall Street Journal." An online brokerage account is convenient and fast but can be susceptible to computer glitches. Ask if you will be able to make trades by telephone if need be. 1. Buying stock in a company is relatively easy once you've researched the stocks you're interested in and have a broker or brokerage account to handle your purchase. 8. Review statements you receive and reevaluate your portfolio's performance. Are you moving toward your investment goals? 5. Contact a broker or firm and request an application. Many firms offer online applications, although most require that you send a check or wire money to actually open the account. Save this document on your disk as Buying Stocks 1. You will use this file in the next exercise.

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Assignment 6.2
Moving text around 1. Make sure Buying Stocks 1 is open on your desktop. 2. Move the paragraphs so they are in the correct order. 3. {Insert before stocks in a company}. The cursor should be located in front of the word stocks in the paragraph labeled 1. 4. {Select Paragraph} {Cut that} 5. {Insert before 4 period} {Paste that} The paragraph labeled 1 should be displayed before the paragraph labeled 4. 6. {New line} (so that there is a blank line between the paragraphs) 7. In order to select text, it needs to be visible. You might need to say {Go to bottom}. 8. {Insert before Educate yourself} The cursor should be located in front of the word Educate in the paragraph labeled 2. 9. {Select Paragraph} {Cut that} 10. {Go to Top} 11. {Insert before 4 period} {Paste that} 12. {New line} (so that there is a blank line between the paragraphs) 13. In order to select text, it needs to be visible. You might need to say {Go to bottom}. 14. {Insert before Determine what you want} The cursor should be located in front of the word Determine in the paragraph labeled 3. 15. {Select Paragraph} {Cut that} 16. {Go to Top} 17. {Insert before 4 period} {Paste that} 18. {New line} (so that there is a blank line between the paragraphs) Lesson 6-4
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19. In order to select text, it needs to be visible. You might need to say {Go to bottom}. 20. {Insert before Contact a broker} The cursor should be located in front of the word Contact in the paragraph labeled 5 21. {Select Paragraph} {Cut that} 22. {Insert before 10 period} {Paste that} 23. {New line} (so that there is a blank line between the paragraphs) 24. Continue until you have the rest of the paragraphs in order. Erasing Numbers from the Paragraphs 1. Next you are going to select and delete the numbers in front of the paragraphs by completing the following steps: 2. {Select 1 period} {Delete that} The 1. before the first paragraph should be erased and the text Buying stock in a company should be against the left margin. 3. {Select 2 period} {Delete that} 4. Repeat the above two commands to erase numbers 3 through 10. 5. {Save Document} Save this document as Buying Stocks 2. You will use this file in the next exercise.

Assignment 6.3
Open Buying Stocks 2. Format your document so that it looks like the one on the next page. Save this formatted document as Buying Stocks 3.

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Buying Stocks
Buying stock in a company is relatively easy once you've researched the stocks you're interested in and have a broker or brokerage account to handle your purchase. Educate yourself fully about stocks before purchasing them. You can find information about stocks and brokers on the Internet. Determine what you want in a broker or brokerage account. Do you want to meet with someone face-to-face? Will you want to be able to reach someone by phone? Do you require Internet access? Is price your only consideration? Choose a broker or brokerage firm to purchase the stocks on your behalf based on your needs. Need a lot of advice? Start with a fullservice brokerage. The least expensive brokers may not offer advice. Try an online brokerage. Contact a broker or firm and request an application. Many firms offer online applications, although most require that you send a check or wire money to actually open the account. Deliver a check in person if possible to speed up the process. Begin buying and selling stocks once your account is open. Review statements you receive and reevaluate your portfolio's performance. Are you moving toward your investment goals? Tips: Ask friends or colleagues for broker or brokerage-firm recommendations. If you don't have a personal recommendation, read ads in financial publications such as "The Wall Street Journal." An online brokerage account is convenient and fast but can be susceptible to computer glitches. Ask if you will be able to make trades by telephone if need be. This article was found at http://www.ehow.com/how_544_buystocks.html on May 8, 2006.

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Lesson 7
Topics Covered
Add new commands Create custom commands for your letterhead, your home and cell phone numbers, and your email address MyCommands Editor Find custom commands in the Command Browser

Key Commands
{Add New Command} {My Letterhead} {My Home Telephone} {My Cell Telephone} {My Current Email}

Getting Started
Dictate and correct the following sentences while youre waiting for class to start. The Nayo Veterinary Clinic announced a surprising occurrence. They reported that four out of five kittens in a litter bark like dogs instead of meowing. The doctors hypothesize that the influence of the dogs barking in surrounding cages caused the kittens to begin barking. It is unknown why the fifth kitten did not bark. The doctors also feel that a new breed of watch cats may have been developed. Best Practices Maintaining adequate hydration is important for the entire body. When the vocal folds are dry, there can be an increased need for throat clearing and coughing. Increase water intake, drink small sips throughout the day, and moderate caffeine intake as it tends to increase dehydration.

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Add New Commands

You can add text and graphics to create custom commands. Some examples of useful custom commands are: signature line, name/address for letterhead, repetitive paragraphs. You can create and format custom commands in DragonPad then paste them into MyCommandEditor. Or you can dictate and format directly in the editor.

Assignment 7.1
Create a Custom Command (cut and paste) 1. In DragonPad, dictate your home email address. Format it bold and size 14. Select the email address and copy it. 2. From the Words menu, choose {Add New Command}. 3. In the MyCommand Name box, dictate my email address. 4. In the Description box, dictate Types my home email address. 5. In Availability, leave Global. 6. Now paste your email address into the Content box. 7. Click the Train button in the upper right-hand corner of the window. Train your command name at least three times. Click Done. The window will close. 8. Click Save in the MyCommands Editor window. The window will close. See next page for example.

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Test Your Command Close the Command Browser, and go to DragonPad or Microsoft Word. When you have a new document open, dictate your command.

Assignment 7.2
Creating a Custom Command (dictation in editor) 1. {NaturallySpeaking} to change focus to the DragonBar. 2. {Tools} or {Click Tools}. 3. {Add New Command} to load the MyCommands Editor window with the cursor positioned at My Command Name. 4. {My Letterhead} This is going to be the command you use for adding your name, address, hone number and email address as a complete unit to a document. 5. {Description} moves the cursor down to this text box beside Description: {Types my name, home address, phone number and email address} 6. {Content} to move the cursor to this text box. This is where you dictate the text you want Dragon to add to
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your document when you say the Command Name. (i.e., my letterhead) {Your first and last name} {New Line} {Your street address} {New Line} {City, State and zip code for your home address} {New Line} {Your phone number} {New Line} {Your email address} Now, lets change the default font and size of the text. To change these settings, {Select All} to select the text in your letterhead. 1. {Press Control-D} or {Press Control Delta} to activate the Font button at the bottom and open the Font dialog box. 2. Arrow down to {Comic} which is the Name of the Font you want. {Size} to move to the text box beside Size. {12} or {numeral 12} or the size of font you normally use in DragonPad. 3. {OK} or {Click OK} after the correct font and size is displayed in the text boxes in the Font dialog box. You will now return to My Commands Editor window. 4. {Move right} or {Unselect That} to unselect the text. Position your cursor on the first line of your letterhead. 5. {Select Line} {Bold That} or {Press Control B} 6. {Train} so you can train the Command Name. 7. {Go} or {Click Go}. Lesson 7-4
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8. {My Letterhead} (or the command displayed in the Train window. 9. {Done} or {Click Done} to close the Train window. 10. {Save} to save the Command you just added. In DragonPad, test out the new command {My Letterhead} to automatically add the information contained in your letterhead command to the document. If it doesnt work, you can force the command to be recognized by holding down the Control key while dictating the command {My Letterhead}.

Assignment 7.3 Adding Your Home Telephone number

1. {NaturallySpeaking} The focus will change to DragonBar. 2. {Tools} or {Click Tools}. 3. {Add New Command} to load MyCommands Editor window with the cursor positioned at My Command Name. 4. {My Home Telephone} This is going to be the command you use for adding your home telephone number as a separate item to a document. 5. {Description} moves the cursor down to this text box beside Description: {Types my home phone number} 6. {Content} to move the cursor to this text box. {Your phone number} [for example, (650) 738-4497] 7. {Select All} to select the text in your letterhead so you can change the font and size of the text. 8. {Press Control-D} or {Press Control Delta} to activate the Font button at the bottom and open the Font dialog box. {Book Antigua} - the Name of the Font you want. {Move down #} to select Book Antigua
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{Size} to move to the text box beside Size: {12} or {numeral 12}. {OK} or {Click OK} after the correct font and size is displayed in the text boxes in the Font dialog box. You will now return to My Commands Editor window. 9. {Move right} or {Unselect That} to unselect text. 10. {Train} so you can train the Command Name. 11. {Go} or {Click Go}. 12. {My home telephone} or the command displayed in the Train window. 13. {Done} or {Click Done}. 14. {Save} to save the Command you just added. In DragonPad, test out the new command {My Home Telephone} to automatically add the information contained in your letterhead to the document.

Saving Your User Files:

After you have added and tested these commands in DragonPad, you need to save your User File to save the custom commands you just created. {NaturallySpeaking} {Save User Files}

Editing a Custom Command:

1. {NaturallySpeaking} 2. {Tools} or {Click Tools} 3. {Command Browser} After you dictate this, wait for at least 30 seconds as it takes a while to load. 4. {Script} to click the Script button

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5. {Go to Sleep} or {Stop Listening} or use the Keyboard: Press + key on the Numeric Keypad to turn OFF the microphone 6. Scroll down to move down through the list until you find the Command Name for the customized phrase (i.e., my current email which will look as follows ) 7. Click the Command Name (i.e., my current email to select it 8. {Wake Up} or {Listen to Me} or use the Keyboard: Press the + key on the Numeric Keypad to turn ON the microphone. . MyCommands 9. {Edit} to click the Edit button Editor window will open with the command you want to edit. 10. Make the necessary changes to the command and {Save} the changes. 11. {Click Close} to close the Command Browser.
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Lesson 8
Topics Covered
Using the Command Browser The Accuracy Center Improving the acoustics Improving the vocabulary

Using the Command Browser

The Command Browser can display the voice commands available in Dragon NaturallySpeaking. It can be accessed by clicking the link in the Accuracy Center window, choosing Command Browser from the Tools menu on the DragonBar or saying the command {Command Browser}.

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Current command content

To see the Commands available in different application, choose that application from the list and wait while it loads.

To Train A Command

You can train a command by choosing Train from the Word menu or find the command in the Command Browser and train one or many commands.

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1. In the Command Browser, click on the command or select it with your voice, moving the highlight bar with {Move Down #}, for example.

When they appear in the Command Browser, some commands may not be fully visible. Click on one of the commands in the list and expand the selection until you see the command you want to train. Refine: Shows just the current selection and expands the selection. Optional: Expands optional statements. Optional statements are parts of the command you do not have to say for the command to work. Optional statements are shown in brackets: [ ] Or: Expands Or statements. Or statements are used to indicate a number of alternative commands. Or statements are usually preceded or followed by other commands and are shown by a separator bar, |, usually enclosed by parenthesis. Ellipsis: Indicates that more than one command can begin or end with a particular word. You can click the Ellipsis button multiple times to expand a complex command. Undo All: Reverses all operations and re-displays the list of commands.
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2. {Click Train} to immediately train the selected command.

3. {Click Train Later} to add the command to a list of commands for later training. By selecting Train Later, you activate the Train List button.

4. {Click Train List}, to see the list of words to train.

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The Accuracy Center

The Accuracy Center collect together in one place all of the tools that help you improve accuracy. Open the Accuracy Center through the Tools menu in the DragonBar. What follows is a description of the items in the Center. Use the Accuracy Center to improve your vocabulary. There are a variety of tools available in this dialogue box. Notice that the choices are underlined links. Say the words that are underlined to activate the link.

Getting Help
Which Tool Should I Choose? Clicking this link opens up a wizard which describes common recognition problems, like When I speak, nothing happens. Find the difficulty you are having, and Dragon will direct you to the tools that can help. By clicking this link, the Accuracy Assistant window opens and gives you information on common problems with solutions.
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Improving your acoustics

Use these links to check your microphone, enhance your use file, and perform additional training to improve your user file.

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Improving your vocabulary

Increasing the vocabulary that Dragon has to work with will help improve the recognition accuracy. The links in this section will help you add one new word at a time, add many words from your documents, analyze your writing style and add that information to Dragon to improve recognition and let you view the existing vocabulary and customized vocabulary that you have added. Add a single word to your vocabulary This lets you add an unusual word to your vocabulary. This is especially helpful for names.

Add words from your documents to your vocabulary This allows you to add words from a document (letters, assignments, etc.) to your vocabulary. To use this feature, you select the document, and then Dragon analyzes the document for new words to add to your vocabulary.

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Lesson 9
Topics Covered
Starting Internet Explorer Navigation Bar URL - Address Bar Links and Images Buttons, Check Boxes and Text Boxes Favorites Menu MouseGrid

Key Commands
{Go To Address} {Start Scrolling Down/Up} {Click Image} {List Box} {Show Choices} {Checkbox} {Go There} {Go Back} {Go Forward} {Type Text}, {Edit box}, {Text Field} {Radio Button}

Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer is Microsofts program that lets you browse (look at) the Internet. Some other browsers are Firefox and Opera. Basic Dragon commands work with Internet Explorer. Not all web pages are accessible with assistive technology so be prepared to do some problem solving. To start Internet Explorer, {Start Internet Explorer}.

Website Addresses
A web address usually starts with www. TV and radio programs and magazines advertise their websites, Go to
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www.pbs.org for more information. You type this in the address bar located below the menu and toolbar. Click on the Address bar to highlight whats already there. {Go To Address}. Now youre ready to enter the address. The most direct way is to open the Spell box. Spell out the address: DO NOT TRAIN! {Click OK}. {Spell} {OK} Now youre back to the webpage with the address correctly typed in (no spaces). Now, {Go There} or {Press Enter}, and youll be taken to another page!

Moving through web pages

Voice Command {Go to Bottom} {Go to Top} Action Jumps to the end of the web page. Jumps to the beginning of the web page. {Page Down} Moves down one screen. {Page up} Moves up one screen. {Line Down} Moves down one line. {Line up} Moves up one line. {Start Scrolling Start automatic scrolling down the Down} page. {Start Scrolling Up} Start automatic scrolling up the page. {Speed Up} Increase scrolling speed. Say it again to speed up more. {Slow Down} Decrease scrolling speed. Say it again to slow down more. {Stop Scrolling} Stop automatic scrolling.

Practice Go to your colleges homepage and practice moving through the page using the above commands. Lesson 9-2
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Using the Toolbar

Voice Command {Go Back} {Go Forward} {Stop Loading} {Refresh} {Go Home} Action Goes back one page Goes forward one page Stops page from loading Reloads the page Reloads Home page

Practice From the home page, say the name of the first link on the left. A red arrow may appear, or not, and then in a few seconds the page should load into the browser window. {Go Back} You should be returned to the home page. {Go Forward} The previous page should come back. {Go Home} The home page will come back.

Text Links and Image Links

Links are usually underlined and take you from page to page. They usually have text (words) that you can say to activate them. A link can also be an image (picture). To see which images are links, {Click Image}. All the image links will be numbered and you {Choose #} the one you want to activate. Voice Command {Name of Link} on the screen {Image} or {Click Image} {Choose #} Action Activates the Link Example: Book Search Activates the Image Link if there is only 1 on the page or numbers multiple links. If links are numbered, choose the number of the link you want. Lesson 9-3

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Assignment 9.1
Go to sfgate.com. {Go to Address} {Spell} {s f g a t e dot c o m} {Click OK}. If pop-ups appear, say {Click Close}. To see this page in full, {Start Scrolling Down}. To stop at any point, {Stop Scrolling} {Start Scrolling Down} to continue. After the page reaches the bottom, go back to the top with {Start Scrolling Up} {Speed Up} and {Slow Down} also work while scrolling. Tip: You can only dictate a link or image you can currently see on the screen, so knowing how to move the pages up and down is essential. Some pages wont scroll but you can make them move with {Page Up} and {Page Down} commands. Try these commands now, repeating them until you get to the bottom and back up to the top of the page. A third way to move pages up and down is with {Go to Top} and {Go to Bottom} commands. Try these commands now. If you have any trouble with the commands, try switching to Command mode, and try it again.

Buttons and Boxes

Text boxes let you type in text. Typically you find these in forms, for searching or entering email addresses and passwords. Named buttons like Search, OK, Submit are activated by saying the name on the button. If the button is an image, you may need to {Click Image} and choose the number. You can also tab to a button. When the focus is there, {Press Enter}.

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Check boxes, radio buttons, and list boxes let you make choices from selections on the screen or from a menu that pops open. Voice Command {Type Text}, {Text Field} or {Edit Box} {Choose #> Action Moves the cursor to a text box or numbers multiple boxes

Choose the number next to the box you want. {Press Tab Key} Moves from item to item on the screen. {List Box} or Goes to the first list box or numbers {Click List Box} multiple boxes. {Show Opens/closes the list box. To choose an Choices/Hide item in a list, say the name of the item Choices} or {Press first letter}. {Check Box} or Numbers the check boxes on a page and {Click Check goes to the first one. You can choose Box} one or many check boxes. {Radio Button} Numbers the radio buttons on a page or {Click Radio and goes to the first one. You may only Button} choose one radio button in each grouping.

Assignment 9.2
Go to the following website to get practice with list boxes, text boxes, radio buttons and check boxes. http://collegeofsanmateo.edu/atc Click on the Student Pages link. Best Practices If you are having an especially hard time entering text into text boxes, you can {Switch to Spell Mode} or {Spell}.

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Assignment 9.3
Look up your class schedule for the current semester through WebSmart at www.skylinecollege.edu or www.collegeofsanmateo.edu . 1. Go to the address bar, {Go to Address} {Spell}. 2. Dictate your colleges website address: {w w w dot s k y l i n e c o l l e g e dot e d u} if you attend Skyline College or {w w w dot c o l l e g e o f s a n m a t e o dot e d u} if you attend College of San Mateo. 3. {Go There} to go to the website address displayed in the Address Bar. Skyline Colleges or College of San Mateos home page will be displayed. 4. To look up your class schedule, you need to go to WebSmart, {WebSmart}. 5. If the link to WebSmart does not activate, try {Image} or {Click Image}. Numbers inside red or green arrows will be displayed and will point to each image. 6. To select the link to WebSmart, {Choose #}. 7. The WebSmart screen should now be displayed.

8. To move the cursor to the text boxes beside User ID: or Pin, {Type Text}. If a Security Information message box is displayed saying This page contains both secure and nonsecure items. Do you want to display the nonsecure items? {Yes} to activate the Yes button. Lesson 9-6
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9. Two numbers in green or red arrows pointing to the text boxes beside User ID: and Pin: will be displayed. 10. {Choose 1} will select the text box beside User ID: and the cursor will jump to the first text box. 11. Dictate your Student ID as follows: {Your full social security number} without pauses OR {The first three numbers of your social security number} {No Space} {The next two numbers} {No Space} {The last four numbers} 12. {Tab Key} will move the cursor to the text box beside Pin. {Spell}Type your PIN number. {Click OK} 13. {Login} After you activate the Login button, a welcome message with your name will be displayed. 14. Activate the link to Student Services & Financial Aid {Student Services}. 15. If a Security Information message box is displayed, indicate {Yes} to activate the Yes button. 16. Two numbers in green or red arrows pointing to the two Student Services and Financial Aid links will be displayed. 17. {Choose #} that corresponds to one of the links. 18. Activate the Registration link {Registration} and then Select the term {Select Term}. 19. If the current semester (i.e., Fall 2006 or Spring 2007) is displayed, {Submit} to activate the Submit button. 20. If the current semester is NOT displayed, {List Box} or {Click List Box} to move the focus to the list box beside Select a Term. 21. To see a listing of terms, {Show Choices} and then {Current Semester (i.e., Fall 2005} to select it. 22. Activate the Submit button {Submit}.
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23. Activate the Your Class Schedule Summary link {Your Class Schedule}. 24. Your Class Schedule for the current semester should be displayed. 25. You may need to {Start Scrolling Down} to see the class schedule. 26. To logout of WebSmart, {Start Scrolling Up} and then activate the exit link {Exit} at the top of the page.

Using Favorites Effectively

Favorites are Internet sites that you want to be able to get back to easily without searching. Some programs call them Bookmarks. Use Favorites with Dragon NaturallySpeaking will save you time typing in web addresses for sites you visit frequently.

Adding Internet sites to the Favorites list in IE

From the Menu bar select Favorites, then Add to Favorites.

{Click Create in} to open the lower part of window. Click on your folder to open it. Or {Create a New Folder}. Check to make sure the Name is a good one to help you remember whats on that website when you come back to it again. {Click OK}. Lesson 9-8

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Organizing the Favorites list

Three actions that will be most helpful to you are: Rename, Delete, and Move to folders. All of those actions will be accomplished in the Organize Favorites box.

Rename Favorite entry: When a web page is written, the title of the page is put into a part of the page that is not seen in the browser window. However, that title is displayed on the IE title bar - the colored bar that fills the top of the window. Not all web authors are careful about placing a title that makes sense in that area, so you might need to rename the page so you remember what it is. 1. Select Organize Favorites from the Favorites menu. 2. Select the entry to be renamed by clicking one time on the name 3. Select the Rename button 4. Type a new name for the Favorite entry

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Delete Favorite: If you do not clean out your Favorites list, it become too long and less useful. Deleting entries from the list is easily done. 1. Select Organize Favorites from the Favorites menu or the Favorites pane 2. Select the entry to be deleted by clicking one time on the name 3. Select the Delete button or depress the Delete key. (Note: The Backspace key will not work for this.) Placing Favorites into Folders: If you have entries in the Favorites list that you want to keep, create a folder for them. If you have already created the folder, there are two ways to move favorites into the folder. 1. Select Organize Favorites from the Favorites menu. 2. Tab to the list of Favorites. Move the blue highlight bar to the entry to be moved. 3. Click Move to Folder}. 4. From the pop up list, select the folder you want to move the Favorite to.

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MouseGrid
You can move the pointer around the screen using {MouseGrid} or other moving commands. {Move Mouse Right/Left/Up/Down} {Move Mouse Upper Right/Lower Left} (See the last page of this manual.) MouseGrid lets you position the pointer by dividing the screen into 9 sections. You say the number of the section where you want the pointer to move. Keep choosing a section until your pointer is exactly where you want it. Click the mouse using your voice: {MouseClick} {Mouse Right Click} {Mouse Double Click} To undo your last MouseGrid action: {Undo That}. To close MouseGrid: {Cancel}

Assignment 9.4
Go to one of the practice websites you have done in this lesson. Practice using {MouseGrid} to access different buttons, toolbars or scroll arrows. The desktop is another good place to practice using MouseGrid. Try playing a game of Solitaire using just {MouseGrid} and mouse movement commands.

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Notes:

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Lesson 10
Topics Covered
Dragon with Microsoft Word Natural Language Commands Formatting text Selecting text Formatting text Checking spelling and printing Tables

Microsoft Word
While you can dictate and edit in virtually any program, NaturallySpeaking includes many additional commands for easy editing and formatting in Microsoft Word. These "natural language commands" work on the assumption that you can give the computer commands "naturally," without having to remember what specific command to say. Since the number of valid commands is so large, just try saying what you want to do. If you get unexpected results say {Undo That} and try a different way to say the command. To make NaturallySpeaking do what you want, however, you can't say just anything. Consider what you would instinctively say to have the computer make a table. Would it be one of these phrases? "insert a table" "create a table" "make a new table" "start a table" If you would say one of these phrases, NaturallySpeaking will do what you want. But if your natural command is "put a new table here," the program won't recognize it. It's not necessary or useful to learn every voice command variation available. Find a way of saying commands that's easy to
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remember and that works for NaturallySpeaking. To make a table, for example, say whatever phrase comes to mind. If it doesn't work, say {Undo That} (Ctrl+Z) to undo and say the command another way. When you find a variation that works, keep using it. Below are some commands that do work, to give you ideas. To start Microsoft, say {Start Microsoft Word}.

Microsoft Default Settings

Some default settings in Microsoft Word include having the Task Pane displayed and showing a file in Reading Layout when you first open it. These default settings can be changed by completing the following steps: In Microsoft Word, click Tools in the Menu Bar Select Options Click the View file tab Click the checkbox beside Startup Task Pane and Smart Tags so that these check boxes are blank as shown below:

Click the General file tab Click the checkbox beside Allow starting in Reading Layout so that this check box is blank as shown below: Click the OK button to apply and save these changes to Microsoft Words setup.

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File Management
Voice Command Action {Start Microsoft Office Start Microsoft Word Word 2003} {Start Microsoft Word} Start Microsoft Word (if the program has been renamed) {Hide Task Pane} Hides Task Pane displayed on right side of screen (Showing the Task Pane is default setting for Microsoft Word)* {Open New File} Create a new document {Open File} {Save Changes} You may need to dictate a file name if this is the first time the file has been saved. {Close File} or {Close Document} Open an existing document Save a document as a .doc file

Close a document

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Selecting Text
Voice Command Move the insertion point to the word, line, sentence or paragraph you want to select and say, {Select Word/Line/Sentence/ Paragraph} Move the insertion point to either before or after the word, line, or paragraph you want to select and say, {Select Next/Previous Word/Line/ Sentence/Paragraph} Action Select a word, line, sentence or paragraph

Select the next word, line or paragraph

Practice Open the Buying Stocks 3 document or a longer document that you have written. Try these commands. {Select Next 10 Paragraphs} {Cut Selection} {Copy This Page} {Delete Next Paragraph} {Move Next 5 Lines to Top of Document} {Move Next 4 Sentences Down 3 Paragraphs} {Move Up 5 Pages} {Go to Last Page} {Delete the Previous 2 Sentences}

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Formatting Text
Voice Command {Set Word/Line/Sentence/ Paragraph to Strikeout} {Underline this Word/Line/Paragraph} {Italicize Next number Words} {Bold This Page} {Turn on Bold and Italics} {Unitalicize That} {Set the Font to Twenty Four Points in the Word/Line/Paragraph} {Increase/Decrease the Font Size to Eighteen Points in the Word/Line/Paragraph} {Set the Font to Courier in the Selection/Word/Line/Paragraph/Pa ge/Section/Document} {Decrease Selection by Two Points} {Set the paragraph to Bulleted/Numbered} {Delete Bullets from the document} {Unnumber the Selection} Action Change text properties

Change font properties

Create and delete bullet points or list numbers

Practice Formatting Commands {Capitalize This Line} {Double Space This Paragraph} {Add Border} {Start New Page} {Insert Page Numbers} {Double Space the Last Three Paragraphs}

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Spelling, Grammar, and Printing

The Spell Check will check your spelling, not Dragons! {Check Spelling} {Run Spell Check} {Check Grammar} {Print Pages 1 Through 5}(can use numbers up to 100) {Print This Page} {Print Document}

Tables
Tables are used to display data and layout text on a page. There are several ways to build them in Word. Begin by placing the cursor where you want the table to appear in the document.

To insert a table using menus:

{Table} on the menu bar, then {Insert} {Table} Select the number of rows and columns for the table. {OK}

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Working with tables

Voice Command Move the insertion point to the location where you want to create a table {Add a Table} {Create a Five by Seven Table} {Add a New Row/Column} {Add Three Columns} {Delete the Third Column} {Delete this Column} {Move Right/Left/Up/Down number Columns/Rows} {Go Right/Left/Up/Down number Rows} {Go To Last/First Cell/Row/Column} {Go To Next/Previous Table} Action Create a table

Add rows and columns Delete rows and columns Move by cells, columns, rows, or tables

Practice {Insert a 2 by 7 Table} {Add a Table With 4 Rows and 3 Columns} {Cut This Column} {Insert a Row} {Insert 4 Rows}

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Assignment 10.1
Create some of the following tables or make up your own. Grocery List: Center the title, skip a line, then insert the table. To emphasize your categories {Select Row} {Bold That}. My Grocery List Meats Vegetables Fruits

Bread/Cereal

Desserts

Junk Food

Drinks

Toiletries

Cleaning Supplies

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Weekly Schedule: Center the title, skip a line, then insert the table. To center the days: {Select Row} {Center That}. To center times: {Select Column} {Center That} My Weekly Schedule Mon. morning afternoon evening My Appointment Schedule: Type in the title, skip a line, then insert the table. To center the days: {Select Row} {Center That} {Bold That}. To center times: {Select Column} {Center That} {Bold That}. My Appointment Schedule Mon. 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri.

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Troubleshooting Natural Language Commands in Microsoft Word

Using Natural Language Commands can be frustrating. Often you'll say a command that doesn't work as expected. When a command does the wrong thing, use {Undo That} or press Ctrl+Z. You can undo many times in Word, unlike the one undo available in Dragon. Stay away from commands that select and act in the same command. (For example, {Delete Next 7 Paragraphs}.) The computer might select the wrong text, then act on it anyway. It might delete 17 paragraphs. Instead, use two commands--one to select and the other to act. Say {Select Next 7 Paragraphs} Check that the computer did it correctly, then say {Delete That}. Run only Dragon NaturallySpeaking and Word, with no other programs open. Divide large documents into smaller documents of 50 pages or less. Watch the Results box to see if NaturallySpeaking recognized your command accurately. This helps determine whether you said a command that does not exist, whether NaturallySpeaking misrecognized your words, or whether it recognized your words correctly but executed incorrectly. If the Results box shows words other than what you said, use {Train Words} to teach NaturallySpeaking how you say the command. Then try again. Make sure to capitalize each word in the command youre training. Hold down the Ctrl key as you speak to force NaturallySpeaking to recognize what you say as a command. If you say a command with the Ctrl-key held down and nothing happens, that command is probably not available. Lesson 10-10
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Reference Charts
Selecting
Selecting and Re-Dictating
1. Select the text you want to change. 2. Say the new text. You can only select text that is visible on the screen. Selecting and re-dictating edits your document, but does not change your voice file. By default Naturally Speaking looks for the text you want to select by starting at your cursor position and moving backwards.

Selection Commands
{Select {Select {Select {Select {Select {Select text} again} word through word} Next/Forward/Previous/Back 1-20 Characters} Next/Forward/Previous/Back 1-20 Words} Next/Forward/Previous/Back 1-20 Paragraphs}

Select Again
{Select Again} chooses the next instance of the text you wanted to select, moving backwards through your document.

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Correcting
Correcting Dragons Mistakes
TO DO THIS Dragon misunderstood what you said and you want to immediately make a correction. Dragon misunderstood what you said, but you dont want to use the correction commands. You said a command, but Dragon typed the text. You said text, but Dragon thought the text was a command. USE THIS VOICE COMMAND {Correct That} opens the Quick Correct box. {Spell That} goes to Spell box to spell and train. {Select words} and Re-dictate {Scratch That} OR Hold down the CTRL key and repeat the command. {Undo That} Hold down the SHIFT key and repeat the text.

Correcting Your Mistakes

TO DO THIS Dragon understood what you said, but you dont want that word or phrase Dragon understood what you said, but you dont want that word or phrase, and it is too late to say Scratch That You dictated a command, but didnt like the result USE THIS VOICE COMMAND {Scratch That} This command must be said immediately after dictating the word or phrase. {Select word or phrase} {Delete That} {Undo That}

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Navigation Commands
When the number One is included in a command, remember that you can use numbers between 1 and 20 (and sometimes more). Example: Move up 12. VOICE COMMAND RESULT {Move Up One} Moves the cursor up One line {Move Down One} Moves the cursor down One line. {Move Right One} Moves the cursor One letter or character to the right . {Move Left One} Moves the cursor One letter to the left. {Move Right One Word} Moves the cursor to the beginning of the next word to the right. {Move Left One Word} Moves the cursor to the beginning of the next word to the left {Move Up (or Back) One Moves the cursor up Paragraph} One paragraph. {Move Down (or Forward) One Moves the cursor to Paragraph} the beginning of the next paragraph. {Go (or Move) to Beginning of Moves the cursor to Line} beginning of the line. {Go (or Move) to End of Line } Moves the cursor to the end of the line. {Go (or Move) to Beginning of Moves the cursor to Document} OR {Go To Top} beginning of the document. {Go (or Move) to End of Moves the cursor to Document } end of document. {Go To Bottom}
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Deleting Text
Method 1:
1. Select the text by using the Selection Commands. 2. {Delete That}

Method 2:
1. Use the Navigation commands to move your cursor to the beginning or end of the word or words you want to delete. 2. Say one of the commands listed below. {Delete Next/Forward/Previous/Back 1-20 Characters} {Delete Next/Forward/Previous/Back 1-20 Words} {Delete Next/Forward/Previous/Back 1-20 Paragraphs}

Inserting Text
Method 1
1. Use the Navigation Commands to move the cursor to the place where you want to add text. 2. Dictate the new text.

Method 2
1. Use one of the commands in the Chart below. 2. Dictate the new text. VOICE COMMAND {Insert Before text} {Insert After {text} RESULT Inserts the cursor before the text you specified Inserts the cursor after the text you specified

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Capitalization
VOICE COMMAND {Cap That} RESULT Capitalizes first letter of selected word {Cap word} Capitalizes first letter of word {All Caps That} Capitalizes all the letter in selected text {All Caps word} Capitalizes all the letters in a word {No Caps That} Removes initial capitals from selected text {No Caps word} Prevents initial capitalization in word ADDITIONAL COMMANDS NOT COVERED IN LESSONS {No Caps On/Off} Prevents initial capitalization until you say {No Caps Off} {Caps On/Off} Capitalizes the first letter of every word you say until you say {Caps Off} {All Caps On/Off} Capitalizes each letter of every word until you say {All Caps Off}

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Internet Commands
VOICE COMMAND {Go To Address} {Go There} RESULT Highlight the URL in the Address bar Clicks the Go Button/Goes to Address

Moving around a page

{Go to Bottom} {Go to Top} {Page Down} {Page up} {Line Down} {Line up} {Start Scrolling Down} {Start Scrolling Up} {Speed Up} {Slow Down} {Stop Scrolling} Goes to the end of the web page Goes to the beginning of the web page Jumps down one screen Jumps up one screen Screen goes down one line Screen goes up one line Start automatic scrolling down the page Start automatic scrolling up the page Increase scrolling speed. Say it again to speed up more Decrease scrolling speed. Say it again to slow down more Stop automatic scrolling

Moving to different pages

{Go Back} {Go Forward} {Stop Loading} {Refresh} {Go Home} {Click Favorites} Goes back one page Goes forward one page Stops page from loading Reloads the page Reloads Home page Opens the Favorite menu. Say name of folder or link in menu.

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Links & Images

{Name of Link} Activates the Link e.g.: Yahoo It must be visible on the screen. {Image} or Activates and Image Link {Click Image} When numbered Selects the link you want to activate arrow appear, {Choose 1} etc.

Buttons and Boxes

{Type Text}, or {Text Field} or {Edit Box} {Choose 3}, etc. {Press Tab Key} {Check Box} or {Click Check Box} {Radio Button} or {Click Radio Button} {List Box} or {Click List Box} {Show Choices/Hide Choices} Move to the first Text Box on the page Selects one of the numbered text boxes To move to the next element, such as a text box, link or list box. Number the Check Boxes on a page. Choose the one you want to check. Number the Radio Buttons on a page. Choose one. Number list boxes. Choose the one you want. Then say {Show Choices}. Opens up/closes the lists in list boxes. To choose an item in a list, say the name of the item or move the highlight bar {Move down number}.

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Natural Word Commands

VOICE COMMAND {Start Microsoft Word {Open New File} {Open File} {Save Changes} You may need to dictate a file name if this is the first time the file has been saved. {Close File} OR {Close Document} Move the insertion point to the word, line, sentence or paragraph you want to select {Select Word/Line/Sentence/Paragraph} Move the insertion point to either before or after the word, line, or paragraph you want to select {Select Next/Previous Word/Line/Sentence/Paragraph}. {Set Word/Line/Sentence/Paragraph to Strikeout} {Underline this Word/Line/Paragraph} {Italicize Next {number} Words} {Unitalicize That} {Bold This Page} {Turn on Bold and Italics} {Format That Regular} {Set the Font to Twenty Four Points Times in the Word/Line/Paragraph} {Increase/Decrease the Font Size H RESULTS Start Microsoft Word Create a new document Open an existing document Save a document as a .doc file Close a document Select a word, line, sentence or paragraph Select an adjacent word, line or paragraph Change text/font properties

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to Eighteen Points in the Word/Line/Paragraph} {Set the Font to Courier in the Selection/Word/Line/Paragraph/ Page/Section/Document} {Decrease Selection by Two Points} {Capitalize This Line} {Double Space This Paragraph} {Add Border} {Start New Page} {Insert Page Numbers} {Double Space the Last Three Paragraphs} {Set the paragraph to Bulleted/Numbered} {Delete Bullets from the document} {Unnumber the Selection} {Check Spelling} {Run Spell Check} {Check Grammar} {Print This Page} {Print Document}

Create and delete bullet points or list numbers Proof and print your document

Sample of Natural Word Commands for Tables

Move the insertion point to the location where you want to create a table {Add a Table} or {Create a Five by Seven Table} {Add a New Row/Column} or {Add Three Columns} {Delete the Third Column} or
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Create a table

Add rows and columns Delete rows and columns I

{Delete this Column} {Move Right/Left/Up/Down number Columns/Rows} {Go Right/Left/Up/Down number Rows} {Go To Last/First {Cell/Row/Column} {Go To Next/Previous Table} {Insert a 2 by 7 Table} {Add a Table With 4 Rows and 3 Columns} {Cut This Column} {Insert a Row} {Insert 4 Rows}

Move by cells, columns, rows, or tables

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Radio Alphabet
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India Juliet Kilo Lima Mike November Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo Sierra Tango Uniform Victor Whiskey Xray Yankee Zulu
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Dragon Shortcut Keys and Voice Commands

Action (What happens) Open the Start Menu Open program's Control Menu Maximize a window Restore a maximized window (change window to previous smaller size) Close window Minimize an open window (hide window on Taskbar) Switch to previous window Move through menu items, combo boxes, lists Move forward through dialog box controls in order Move backward through dialog box controls in reverse order Move forward through pages in a dialog box (tabs on top like file folders) To open a combo box
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Keyboard Command Ctrl + Esc Alt + Spacebar Alt + Spacebar, X Alt + Spacebar, R Alt + F4 Alt + Spacebar, N Alt + Tab

Voice Command {Start Menu} {Click Maximize} {Click Restore} {Click Close} {Click Minimize} {Switch to Microsoft Word} for example {Move up # } {Move Down # } {Tab key} {Press Shift key Tab key} Say the words on the tab {Press F4} L

Tab Shift + Tab Ctrl + Tab F4 or Alt +

Action (What happens) Go to specific control in dialog box Go to the top of a document, web page, worksheet Go to the bottom of a document, web page, worksheet Undo action Select all Help Rename an item Find Files Refresh contents of window Activate menu bar Display shortcut menu for selected item (right click Properties menu)

Keyboard Command Alt + underlined letter Ctrl + Home Ctrl + End Ctrl + Z Ctrl + A F1 F2 F3 F5 F 10 Shift + F 10

Voice Command {Press Alt key letter} Use the Radio Alphabet. {Go to top of document} {Go to top} {Go to bottom of document} or {Go to bottom} {Undo That} {Select All}

Say name of menu

General Word Processing Shortcut Keys

Moves Moves Moves Moves one word to left one word to right up on paragraph down one paragraph Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl + + + + {Move {Move {Move {Move left one word} right one word} up one paragraph} down one paragraph} M

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Action (What happens) Highlights one word to left Highlights one word to right Moves cursor to beginning of line Moves cursor to the end of line Moves cursor down one screen Moves cursor up one screen Makes letters italic Makes letters bold Underline Center Alignment Left Alignment Right Alignment Cut Selected Text Copies Selected Text Paste Text New File Open File Save Document Print Find

Keyboard Command Ctrl + Shift + Ctrl + Shift + Home End Page Down Page Up Ctrl + I Ctrl + B Ctrl + U Ctrl + E Ctrl + L Ctrl + R Ctrl + X Ctrl + C Ctrl + V Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl + + + + + N O S P F

Voice Command {Select last word} {Select next word} {Go to beginning of line} {Go to end of line}

{Select xxx Italicize That} {Select xxx Bold That} {Select xxx Underline That} Dictate {Center That} Dictate {Left Align That} Dictate {Right Align That} {Select xxx Cut That} {Select xxx Copy That} Move cursor to new location. {Paste That} {File New OK} {File Open} or {Open Document} {File Save} or {Save Document} {File Print OK} {Edit Find}

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Action (What happens)

Keyboard Command

Voice Command

Microsoft Word Only

Non-Breaking Hyphen Non-Breaking Space Page Brake (Hard) Start Spell Check Thesaurus Jump to font size on toolbar Jump to font on tool bar Make selected font one size larger Make selected font one size smaller Select Table Go To Ctrl + Shift + Hyphen Ctrl +Shift + Space Ctrl + Enter F7 Shift + F7 Ctrl + Shift + P Ctrl + Shift + F Ctrl + Shift + } Ctrl + Shift + { Alt + Num 5 (num lock off) Ctrl +G {Select Table} {Edit Go to} {Nonbreakable Space} or No Break Space}

{Set Size # } {Set Font xxx}

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Dragon Internet Explorer Commands

Action (What Happens) Cursor goes to Address bar To enter in an address. Spell out the address. DO NOT TRAIN! Activating URL in address bar. Goes to Web address that is in the address bar. Check Boxes Radio Buttons Text Boxes (Edit Fields) Keyboard Commands Alt + D Voice Commands {Go to Address} {Spell} {Go There} {Check Box} {Choose #} {Radio button} {Choose #} {Text Field, Type Text, or Edit Box} {Choose #} {List Box} {Choose #} {Show choices} {Move up or down #} {Go Back} {Go Forward}

Press Enter Press Tab Key Press Spacebar to place a checkmark in Checkboxes. Press Tab Key Arrow up or down Press Tab Key Enter Data

Lists Boxes or Combo Boxes Press Tab Key (to get to box) Alt+down arrow (to open box) Moves you forwards or Alt + Lt. Arrow or backwards through Web Backspace Alt + Rt. Arrow pages.
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Action (What Happens) Goes to your designated homepage Selecting Links. Dragon will automatically activate the link. Selecting Image Links Scrolling in a Web Page

Keyboard Commands Alt + Home Press Tab Key Press Enter Press Tab Key Press Enter Down Arrow Up Arrow Page Down Page Up End Home

Voice Commands {Go Home} Say a word or words that are in the link. If more than one, {Choose #} {Image} or {Click Image} If more than one, {Choose #} {Start Scrolling Down} {Start Scrolling Up} {Line Down} {Line Up} {Page Down} {Page Up} {Go To Bottom} {Go To Top} {Speed Up} {Slow Down} {Stop Scrolling} Say name of button. Or {Button} then {Choose #} {Refresh} or {Reload} {Click Close} Q

Changing Scrolling Speed Activating Buttons Refreshing the Screen Close Current Window
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Tab to button - press Enter F5 or CTRL + R CTRL + W

Mouse Movements
{move mouse upper left} {drag mouse upper left} {Move mouse up} {Drag mouse up} {move mouse upper right} {drag mouse upper right}

{move mouse left} {drag mouse left}

{move mouse right} {drag mouse right}

{move mouse lower left} {drag mouse lower left} While mouse is moving: To select:

{move mouse down} {drag mouse down}

{move mouse lower right} {move mouse lower right}

{fast, faster, much faster, very fast} {slow, slower, much slower, very slow} {mouse click} {mouse right click} {mouse double click} R

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Assignments
Lesson 1
Review your learning 1.1 .............................................................. 1-16 Assignment 1.1 Assignment 1.2 Microphone & Commands ................................. 1-18 Adding name to vocabulary .............................. 1-19

Review your learning 1.2 .............................................................. 1-21

Lesson 2
Review your learning 2.1 ................................................................ 2-8 Assignment 2.1 Assignment 2.2 Assignment 2.3 Assignment 2.4 Dictate a paragraph......................................... 2-16 Dictate a note................................................. 2-17 Dictate a note................................................. 2-17 Dictate 2 paragraphs ....................................... 2-17

Review your learning 2.2 .............................................................. 2-19

Lesson 3
Assignment 3.1 Rainbow Passage .............................................. 3-5 Memorandum ................................................... 4-7 Resum ........................................................... 5-8 Open-edit-save document ................................ 5-10 Buying Stocks 1 ................................................ 6-2 Buying Stocks 2 ................................................ 6-4 Buying Stocks 3 ................................................ 6-5 Custom Commands (email) ................................ 7-2 Custom Commands (letterhead) .......................... 7-3 Custom Command (phone number) ..................... 7-5 sfgate.com ....................................................... 9-4 website practice ................................................ 9-5 WebSmart........................................................ 9-6 MouseGrid...................................................... 9-11 Tables ........................................................... 10-8

Lesson 4
Assignment 4.1

Lesson 5
Assignment 5.1 Assignment 5.2

Lesson 6
Assignment 6.1 Assignment 6.2 Assignment 6.3

Lesson 7
Assignment 7.1 Assignment 7.2 Assignment 7.3

Lesson 9
Assignment 9.1 Assignment 9.2 Assignment 9.3 Assignment 9.4

Lesson 10
Assignment 10.1

DNS Command Summary

Organize your commands below in the appropriate category. Write what you say under Say; and the action the command does under To:.

Microphone Commands
Say: To: __________or_________Put the microphone in sleep mode __________or_________Activate a sleeping microphone __________ _____ Turn the microphone completely off Turn the microphone on

(press the __________ key)

Opening/Closing,Minimizing Programs, Menus, Windows, Boxes

Say: To:

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Cursor Movement Commands

Say: To:

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***Correcting Recognition Errors***

Say: _________________ _________(a number) To: Correct a recognition error (Dragons mistake) Choose the correct alternative (in correction or spell dialog box)

Selecting Text Commands

Say: __________ _________ To: Select a word or phrase (i.e. highlighting text)

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Deleting and Editing Commands

Say: To: __________or ____________***Remove mistake you made or changed your mind___

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Capitalization, Word Spacing, Special Punctuation

Say: To:

Formatting Text
Say: To:

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Miscellaneous Command Notes

Say: To:

For more information and more commands, see the Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide.

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Dragon Naturally Speaking Miscellaneous Command/User Notes

Re-copy and re-organize on to appropriate Summary Sheet Say: To:

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