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Dragon NaturallySpeaking
Version 11.5
User Guide
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Dragon User Guide, Version 11.5 Nuance Communications, Inc. has patents or pending patent applications covering the subject matter contained in this document. The furnishing of this document does not give you any license to such patents. This software is protected under the following patents, among others: 5231670, 5526463, 5715367, 5765132, 5794189, 5799279, 5818423, 5822730, 5850627, 5915236, 5920836, 5949886, 5960394, 5983179, 6064959, 6088671, 6092043, 6125342, 6138098, 6151575, 6163768, 616
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Contents C H A P T E R 1 Introduction 1 About this guide 2 What should I expect from Dragon? 3 C H A P T E R 2 Installation and User Profile Creation 5 Plugging in the microphone 5 What you should know before installing 6 Before installing the software 7 Choosing type of installation 8 Installing software — Typical Installation 9 Installing software — Custom Installation 10 Modifying application settings for all users 14 Modifying administrative settings 14 Modifying formatting options for all u
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Contents Pressing keyboard keys 58 Moving the mouse pointer and clicking the mouse 63 C H A P T E R 5 Correcting and Editing 69 Correcting mistakes 69 Selecting text by voice 74 Moving around in a document 78 Copying, cutting, and pasting text 80 Deleting text 80 Spelling as you dictate 83 Playing back your dictation 85 Using text-to-speech 91 C H A P T E R 6 Formatting 93 Capitalizing text 94 Formatting text 96 C H A P T E R 7 Dictating Numbers, Punctuation, and Special Characters 101 Dictating
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C H A P T E R 1 Introduction ragon NaturallySpeaking let you talk to your computer instead of typing. As you talk, your words are transcribed D onto your screen and into your documents or e-mail messages. Talking to a computer while it types what you say is called dictating. You can dictate, rather than type, into any program that accepts text. You can use Dragon to: n Compose letters, memos, and send e-mail messages—Cut and paste inside your documents as well as revise and format text. Just thi
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Introduction About this guide This guide covers all editions of Dragon. Most information presented applies to all the editions, and the manua notes any differences between the editions. Conventions used in this guide 1 This guide contains many examples of words and phrases you can say when using Dragon. These examples appear in italics with quotation marks, for example: “Format That Bold.” 2 Some procedures also include sample text for you to dictate. Sample text appears in a different typeface,
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User Guide 5 This guide also includes tips and notes to help you use the software more effectively. Tips and notes appear like this: NOTE: If you pause correctly, but Dragon still types a command as dictation, you can force it to recognize what you say as a command by holding down the CTRL key. With Numbers Mode on, Dragon tries to interpret everything you say as a number. If you dictate words, the results will be unpredictable. However, you can still navigate menus and switch between programs b
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Introduction Do I still need my keyboard and mouse? Although you can use Dragon to do almost everything on your computer by voice, some things are still easier to do using the mouse or keyboard. If using a mouse and keyboard is an option for you, try experimenting with using your voice and using your hands for different tasks, to see what works best. What if I can’t use a keyboard and mouse? If using a mouse and keyboard is not an option, Chapter 4, Working on Your Desktop on page 47. 4
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C H A P T E R 2 Installation and User Profile Creation his chapter presents how to install and set up Dragon, and Tthen how to train Dragon to understand your voice. The installation process checks to make sure your system meets the minimum system requirements needed for Dragon. These system requirements are listed in the information that came with your copy of Dragon. If your system does not meet these requirements, Dragon will not be installed. Multiple users on one computer Dragon is licensed
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Installation and User Profile Creation What you should know before installing Installing Dragon to a custom location The default installation directory for Dragon is: C:\Program Files\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking11 During the installation procedure, you can choose to install Dragon to a different directory or drive on your machine. Choosing a different directory during installation only installs the Dragon program files to that location. Regardless of where you install the Dragon program files, Drag
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User Guide Coexistence with other Dragon products Coexistence with previous versions of Dragon You can have only one version of Dragon installed on your system. NOTE: Running Version 9.x, 10.x, or 11.0 concurrently with Version 11.5 is not supported. Coexistence with the Dragon SDK Client Edition You can install Dragon SDK Client Edition 11 on the same machine where Dragon 11 is installed. In addition, Dragon 11 and Dragon SDK Client Edition 11 can share users and vocabularies. You can only run
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Installation and User Profile Creation If you create a Dragon user profile for a limited user while logged in as a Windows administrator, the limited user will not be able to access that user profile. These restrictions also apply to an upgrade installation. 3 Choose the type of installation to carry out. Choose Installation Type Choose whether to install the entire product or only particular features of the product, as explained in the next section. You can also carry out an MSI installation. R
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User Guide Otherwise, proceed with Installing software — Typical Installation on page 9. Installing software — Typical Installation To install all features of Dragon: 1 Insert the Dragon DVD into your DVD drive. If the installation does not start automatically, use Windows Explorer to find and double-click setup.exe on the DVD. NOTE: Windows Vista: When you start the installation on Windows Vista, you may see the message saying A program needs your permission to continue. Click Continue to start
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Installation and User Profile Creation 8 When prompted, click Finish to complete the installation. (If you are prompted to restart your computer, restart it now.) 9 Select Start > All Programs > Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.5 > Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.5. The DragonBar appears on your desktop. 10(optional) If you have users from Version 9.x or 10.x that you would like to upgrade before proceeding, refer to Upgrading User Profiles on page 26. 11If you have no previously existing users, the Prof
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User Guide 5 (Optional) When the Setup Type page appears, click the Change button and choose where to install the product. If no earlier versions of Dragon are installed on your system, the default directory is: C:\Program Files\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking11 For a list of directories created by installation, see Version 11.5 File Structure on page 28. 6 While you are still on the Setup Type page, select Custom for the type of installation. NOTE: If you decide not to install some Dragon components b
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Installation and User Profile Creation For example, see the selections for the Southeast Asian English vocabulary shown in the illustration below. Installing other languages, dialects, and specialized vocabularies To install user files for the other languages or dialects supplied with your edition, choose Custom on the Setup Type page. The user files for each language or dialect contain both spellings and pronunciations specific to that region. For example, users who wish to dictate US English s
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User Guide OPTION DESCRIPTION Displays the Administrative Settings dialog box at the end of the installation, where you set up the Roaming User feature, where to backup your files, and who can modify commands/vocabularies. Modify the formatting options Displays Auto-Formatting dialog box at end of installa- tion, where you apply uniform formatting to all documents dictated at this installation; for example, for- mats for dates, times, and phone numbers. You also set whether to expand contraction
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Installation and User Profile Creation 17Select Start > All Programs > Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.5 > Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.5 or click on the Dragon desktop icon. 18If you have users from Version 9.x, 10.x or 11.0 that you would like to upgrade before proceeding, refer to Upgrading User Profiles on page 26. Otherwise, if you have no previously existing users, the Profile Creation wizard starts immediately and you can create a user profile as explained under Creating your user profile on p
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User Guide n Scheduled Tasks—To schedule voice recognition optimization and data collection for improved accuracy, and let users modify the schedule. For details, refer to the Help by clicking the Help button. Modifying formatting options for all users If you chose to modify formatting options on the Custom Setup page during a custom installation, the Auto-Formatting dialog box opens after the installation completes. NOTE: If you did not do a custom installation, to set up formatting: Run Dragon
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Installation and User Profile Creation Creating your user profile Before you can begin using Dragon, you must let Dragon create a user profile for each person who is dictating. Your user profile stores acoustic information about your voice that Dragon uses to recognize what you say. This profile also stores any changes you make to the standard vocabulary—any special words, names, acronyms, and abbreviations you add. When you launch the software for the first time, the Profile Creation wizard sta
