How to Dictate in Dragon Naturally Speaking
You talk, it types -- that's the whole idea behind Nuance's Dragon NaturallySpeaking, one of the top voice recognition software choices on the market. Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11, the most current version at the time of publication, offers several versions of the software, including a basic Home edition, a full-fledged Premium edition and a Professional version targeted towards businesses. Regardless of which version you own, you dictate into all of them using the same procedure.
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Instructions
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Open the Dragon NaturallySpeaking software.
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Click the microphone icon in the upper-left corner of the program. The icon turns green to indicate that the microphone is active.
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Open your word processor or text editor and either create a new document or open an existing one.
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Click in the body of document where you would like Dragon to type.
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Start talking. When you pause, Dragon types what you said.
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Tips & Warnings
Insert a new line or paragraph by saying "New line" or "New paragraph," respectively.
If you need to say something that you don't want typed into your document, say "Stop listening" to temporarily disable Dragon. Say "Wake up" to start dictating again.
Say "Scratch that" to delete the last thing you've just said.
Dragon includes several other advanced commands to help you format the document as you talk. Refer to Dragon's help section or the reference card included with the program.
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