Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking 5.0 Quick Start

Brand: Nuance

Model: Dragon NaturallySpeaking 5.0

Type: Quick Start

Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking 5.0, the revolutionary speech recognition software, empowers you to control your computer and applications with just your voice. Unleash your productivity by dictating documents, emails, and presentations with unparalleled accuracy, saving you time and effort. Dragon NaturallySpeaking seamlessly integrates with your favorite software, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook, allowing you to effortlessly navigate, edit, and format your work.

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Quick Start

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Installing

Dragon

NaturallySpeaking

See page 2

Teaching

the program

how you speak

See page 4

Beginning

to dictate

See page 8

Command

Quick

Reference

See inside back cover

Quick Start 03-208-50-01

Dragon NaturallySpeaking lets you talk to your

computer instead of typing. You can talk to Microsoft

Word, Corel

WordPerfect

, e-mail, chat, and virtually

any other program in which you normally type. Talking

to a program while Dragon NaturallySpeaking types

what you say is called “dictating.”

...you can talk

to your favorite

programs!

f you want to use Dragon NaturallySpeaking with

Microsoft

Word or Corel

WordPerfect

, install

the word processor and run it at least once before

installing Dragon NaturallySpeaking.

If you have an earlier version of Dragon

NaturallySpeaking, see page 15 for upgrade

information.

1. If you’re running a virus checker (for example,

McAfee

VirusScan

or Symantec

™

Norton

AntiVirus

™

), turn it off. Sometimes installation

can trigger a false virus report.

2. Put the Dragon NaturallySpeaking CD into

your CD-ROM drive. Setup begins automatically.

If installation does not begin automatically, use

Windows Explorer to ﬁnd your CD-ROM drive;

then double-click Setup.exe to start the installation.

3. Follow the instructions on your screen to

complete the installation.

The product CD Key you’ll need to complete the

installation is located on a sticker on your CD sleeve.

4. Select the installation option that suits your

computer. You can choose from the following

installation options:

If you choose not to install some components,

you can install them later by running Setup again, and

choosing Modify.

5. Dragon Systems recommends that you register

online now, if you can, so we can notify you of

product upgrades and other offers.

6. If installation prompts you to restart your

computer, select Yes to restart before you launch

Dragon NaturallySpeaking.

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Installing Dragon

NaturallySpeaking

Typical Recommended for most users.

Installs ﬁles appropriate for

your processor, memory, and

geographic region setting,

including Help ﬁles and the online

Tutorial. Requires 170 MB of disk

space.

Compact Use this option if you have limited

(Preferred and disk space. Does not install text-

higher editions) to-speech ﬁles, the online Tutorial,

or electronic versions of the

documentation. Requires 150 MB

of disk space.

Custom Intended for advanced users.

(Preferred and Allows you to specify installation

higher editions) options, including speech ﬁles for

multiple dialects, text-to-speech

ﬁles, and Help ﬁles. Can require

up to 250 MB of disk space.

NotesInstall Option

Connecting Your

Microphone

efer to the following diagram to connect your

microphone to your computer.

Not all systems use the same icons for input and

output jacks. If you have questions, consult the user’s

manual that came with your computer.

1. Insert the RED or PINK plug into the MIC

input jack on your computer sound card. Sound cards

vary, but the microphone jack is usually red and has a

picture of a microphone. If your sound card does not

have a MIC jack, use the LINE IN jack.

2. Insert the BLACK or BROWN plug into the

LINE OUT jack on your computer sound card. If

your sound card does not have a LINE OUT jack,

use the SPEAKER or HEADPHONE jack.

3. If your headset microphone includes an ampliﬁer

box, install batteries in the box. See your microphone

documentation for complete instructions.

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Positioning Your

Microphone

o talk to programs using Dragon

NaturallySpeaking, you need to speak into the

microphone that came with your software. It’s very

important that the microphone be in just the right

position, so that Dragon NaturallySpeaking can

hear you loud and clear. Whenever you use Dragon

NaturallySpeaking, start by making sure your

microphone is in the right position.

If the microphone is out of place, Dragon

NaturallySpeaking won’t be able to hear you as

clearly and may make more mistakes.

It’s a good idea to sip water when you do a lot

of dictating, so you don’t get hoarse. If you drink through

a straw, you won’t have to move the microphone out of

place.

Positioning a Headset Microphone

Position the microphone about a half-inch

from your mouth and a little off to the side. The

microphone should not touch your mouth, but it

can be almost touching your lips.

It’s okay to touch the foam covering while you’re

adjusting the microphone, but don’t touch the

microphone while you’re talking.

The side of the microphone that you should speak

into may be marked with a colored dot or the word

“Talk.”

If you need to move the microphone out of the

way, you can lift the “boom” up and over your

head, rather than

bending it out of

position or removing

the headset.

Positioning

a Handheld

Microphone

Hold the microphone

one to three inches

from your mouth and

a little off to the side.

If the volume display

on the DragonBar

turns red, try holding

the microphone

slightly farther from

your mouth.

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tart Dragon NaturallySpeaking, if it’s not already

running. Here’s how:

Double-click the desktop icon for Dragon

NaturallySpeaking

Or go to the Start menu, point to Programs, and

click Dragon NaturallySpeaking.

The ﬁrst time you start Dragon NaturallySpeaking,

the program automatically starts the New User

Wizard. This wizard takes you step-by-step through

the process of creating a personal speech proﬁle called

a “user.”

A user stores information the program needs to

recognize your speech, for example, information about

how you pronounce different words. If more than one

person will be using Dragon NaturallySpeaking on

this computer, each one must create a unique user.

The rest of this section explains each step in the New

User Wizard. If you have difﬁculty with any step, this

section can help answer your questions.

STEP 1:

Create a User

1. Name this user with your name or any other

unique name.

2. Choose a language (dialect). The English version

of Dragon NaturallySpeaking 5 ships with ﬁve

dialects: US English, UK English, Australian English,

Indian English, and Southeast Asian English. Choose

the dialect that most closely matches your accent

when you speak English.

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Teaching the

Program How

You Speak

Some commands behave differently for different

dialects depending on the Regional Settings of your

computer. If you have problems dictating times or

currency, set the Regional Settings in your Windows

Control Panel to match the language dialect you

selected in this step. See your user’s guide for more

information.

Important

3. Choose a dictation source. If you will be

dictating into a headset or handheld microphone

connected to your computer, choose “Microphone

plugged into Mic-In Jack.” If you will be using

another type of microphone, a mobile recorder, or a

USB microphone, select the option that matches your

dictation source from the drop-down list.

Some microphone options are available only in

Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred or Professional. If

you are using a microphone or recorder not supplied with

your program, check the Hardware Compatibility List on

the Dragon Systems website (www.dragonsystems.com)

to see if your version supports the microphone you plan

to use.

4. Choose a vocabulary. Most adult users should use

the default choice, “General.” Younger speakers of

U.S. English (aged 9–15) should select the “Teens”

vocabulary. Most users should not need the Advanced

option.

STEP 2:

Check your audio

settings

efore beginning this step, make sure your

microphone is properly connected and positioned.

If your computer has more than one sound card,

you will be asked to select one in this step.

1. Check your microphone volume by clicking Start

Volume Check, then read aloud the text in the box.

When the program beeps to indicate it has ﬁnished

checking the volume, click Next.

2. Check your sound quality. Click Start Quality

Check and then read aloud the text in the box. When

the program beeps to indicate it has ﬁnished checking

the volume, click Next.

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STEP 3:

Train Dragon

NaturallySpeaking

o two people sound exactly alike, so before you

can start talking to the computer, you have to

teach Dragon NaturallySpeaking how you pronounce

different words.

It usually takes only about ﬁve minutes to teach the

computer how you speak, but you have to do this the

ﬁrst time you use Dragon NaturallySpeaking. You do

this by reading aloud part of a book or a story into

your microphone (you can choose from several texts).

Information about your voice is saved in the user ﬁle

you just created.

If you are using a mobile recorder to dictate,

the process of teaching Dragon NaturallySpeaking how

you speak has a few more steps and takes longer. See

Appendix A in your user’s guide for more information,

or click on the Help button in the New User Wizard.

1. A yellow arrow shows you where to start reading.

To take breaks while you’re training the program, just

click Pause.

2. To advance through the ﬁrst two screens, you

must say the sentences without pausing. For the rest

of the screens, it’s okay to pause in the middle of a

sentence.

When the words turn black, it means the computer

has heard and recognized them. If you keep reading

the same words, and the computer still doesn’t get it,

just click Skip.

3. Click Next to continue.

4. Choose a text to read aloud. In Dragon

NaturallySpeaking version 5, you only need to read

for about ﬁve minutes to train the computer to

recognize your speech. Sometimes, a new text will

begin at the end of the one you chose; this is because

the program needs a little more information about

how you speak.

If you are using an array microphone, you

will need to train the program for at least 20 minutes to

recognize your speech.

You can take breaks while you’re training the

computer. Just click Pause.

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Don’t worry if you make mistakes. You should try to

read exactly what you see on the screen, but it’s okay if

you read something incorrectly. The computer will

either ignore the mistake or display the yellow arrow

so you can try again.

The progress bar shows how much text you have left

to dictate. Make sure you read until you can click the

Finish button. Otherwise, the computer will not save

your training for this user. When you are done

reading, click Finish.

STEP 4:

Congratulations! YouÕre

ready to dictate.

hen you’re ﬁnished dictating, you will receive

a message saying “Congratulations! You have

ﬁnished the training. Click OK, and General Training

will spend a few minutes adapting and saving your

speech ﬁles.” Click OK and wait for the program to

ﬁnish adapting to your voice.

When you see this next screen, you’re ready to choose

whether you want to start the Tutorial, see what’s new

in version 5, or begin dictating.

If this is your ﬁrst time using Dragon

NaturallySpeaking, choose Start the Tutorial. If you

are upgrading from a previous version, you may want

to See what’s new in version 5. Or you can simply

Begin dictating.

When you have made your choice, click Finish and

wait for Dragon NaturallySpeaking to adapt to the

way you speak.

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NEW in version 5!

Online Tutorial

he Tutorial demonstrates many of the new

features found in version 5 of Dragon

NaturallySpeaking, along with the basics of

dictating. We recommend that both new and

experienced users run the Tutorial to learn about

starting to dictate, and to practice the examples

given in “Starting to Dictate” on page 10.

Welcome to the

DragonBar

hen you see the DragonBar on your screen,

you can dictate into virtually any program.

The DragonBar contains the following parts, starting

from the left side:

The Dragon icon

Click on the icon (or right-click anywhere on the

DragonBar) to display a menu that controls how the

DragonBar looks and acts on your screen. See the

online Help for more information.

NaturallySpeaking menu

The NaturallySpeaking menu on the DragonBar

contains all the menu commands that you can use

while working in Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Some of

these commands are also available from other parts of

the DragonBar, for example, opening the online Help.

Microphone icon and volume display

Click on the microphone icon to turn speech

recognition on and off.

Microphone is off.

Microphone is on and ready to dictate.

The volume display indicates how well the program is

hearing your voice.

Start DragonPad icon

Click on the icon to open the DragonPad, the Dragon

NaturallySpeaking built-in word processor.

Display Help icon

Click on the icon to open the Dragon

NaturallySpeaking online Help.

Manage users

Click Users to display a menu that contains a list of

your users, and a command that opens the Manage

Users dialog box.

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Beginning

to Dictate

The DragonBar

Dragon icon Microphone icon Start DragonPad icon Manage Users

NaturallySpeaking menu Volume display Display Help icon Extras toolbar icon

Extras toolbar icon

Click on the icon to display an additional toolbar

containing the following features (Preferred and

higher editions):

Transcribe a recording button

Click this button to open the Transcribe dialog box,

which you use to transcribe recordings of dictation

made on portable recorders.

Playback toolbar

Contains buttons that you use to control the playback

of your dictation. See the online Help for more

information.

Turning on the

Microphone

efore you can dictate, you need to turn the

microphone on by clicking the microphone icon

on the DragonBar. You can click this icon again to

turn it off.

Or you can press the plus (+) key on the numeric

keypad to turn the microphone on, and then press it

again to turn the microphone off.

After you click the microphone icon, remember to

click in the window you want to talk to before you

speak.

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The DragonBar with the Extras toolbar

Playback toolbar Extras toolbar icon

Transcribe a recording button

Starting to Dictate

ou’ll start to dictate in the DragonPad, the built-

in word processor for Dragon NaturallySpeaking.

If the DragonPad is not already open, click the

DragonPad icon on the DragonBar to start it up.

Make sure you click in the DragonPad window to

make it active.

When you begin to dictate, follow these guidelines:

Speak clearly and pronounce each word. Try not

to mumble or slur.

Speak in phrases or complete sentences,

not…like…this.

Think through what you’re going to say before you

say it.

Your ﬁrst words may take a moment to appear on the

screen while Dragon NaturallySpeaking warms up.

When you talk, text shows up in the small Results

box while Dragon NaturallySpeaking ﬁgures out what

you said.

At times the computer will type something that

sounds like what you said but isn’t quite right. People

sometimes misunderstand each other in the same way.

But the computer is not a person, so it won’t help to:

YELL!!!

T a a a a l k s l o o o o o w w w l y y y y…….

Or. Say. Only. One. Word. At. A. Time.

In fact, the computer does better when you speak in

long phrases, using your “natural” voice.

Adding Punctuation

You must tell the computer where to put the

punctuation.

If you are dictating in UK, Australian, Indian,

or Southeast Asian English, you must say “full stop” in

place of “period.” For more information on punctuation

in different dialects, see chapter 4 of your user’s guide.

Dictate the text below and say “comma,” “period,”

and “question mark” to add the punctuation marks.

Harriet [comma] I heard that you are starting a

new job in San Francisco [period] Congratulations

[exclamation mark] When does the new job start

[question mark] I would love to have lunch with

you before you leave [period]

Adding Paragraphs, Line Spaces,

and Tabs

To start a new paragraph, say “New Paragraph.” To

start a new line, say “New Line.” To line up text using

tabs, say “Tab Key.”

New Paragraph, New Line, and Tab Key are examples

of Dragon NaturallySpeaking commands. You must

say commands quickly, without pausing in the middle

of saying a command.

Dictate the text below, making sure to say the

commands as shown.

date [Tab Key] [Tab Key] city [New Paragraph]

June 15 [Tab Key] [Tab Key] Los Angeles [New Line]

June 16 [Tab Key] [Tab Key] San Francisco [New Line]

June 17 [Tab Key] [Tab Key] Seattle [New Line]

You can see a list of Dragon NaturallySpeaking

commands and punctuation marks in the detachable

Command Quick Reference card at the back of this

guide. You will ﬁnd more command lists, including

punctuation and special characters, in the Command

Appendix of your user’s guide and in the online Help.

More About Commands

Commands are words that tell a program to do

something. For example, “Go To Sleep” is a command

that tells Dragon NaturallySpeaking to stop listening

temporarily. When you say a command, you must

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pause before and after saying it, otherwise Dragon

NaturallySpeaking might interpret the command as

dictation.

Dictate this paragraph, saying all the commands as

shown:

[New Paragraph] I’ll be staying at the Jackson hotel

[period] Here’s the phone number where you can

reach me [colon] [Go to Sleep]

(under your breath)

hmm, where did I put that number? ah, got it.

[Wake Up] 202 555 0828 [period]

Remember to pause before saying the “Go To Sleep”

command. If the program types the words “Go To

Sleep” or other similar words, say “Undo That,” and

then try saying the command again, pausing brieﬂy

before and after.

The detachable Command Quick Reference card in

the back of this guide lists the commands you may

ﬁnd most useful.

Becoming an expert? There are more commands

you can try. Click the Help icon and click View Command

List, or look in the Command Appendix of your user’s

guide.

Selecting Words

It’s normal for the computer to misunderstand some

words, especially at ﬁrst. Fixing the mistakes Dragon

NaturallySpeaking makes may slow you down a bit,

but once you get the hang of dictating, it’s a lot faster

than typing.

This next section tells you how to change, delete,

insert, and format words you dictate.

Changing Words with Select/

Quick Correct

To use Dragon NaturallySpeaking effectively, you

must master selecting words by using the Select

command. The key to using the Select command is to

pause in the right places. For example, here’s how you

pause when you select the word “hello.”

Pause.

Say

“Select hello,”

without pausing between

“select” and “hello.”

Pause again.

Notice that when the words are selected, the program

highlights them and displays a list of possible

corrections. This list is called the Quick Correct list.

(The Quick Correct list appears only in the

DragonPad.)

If the word you want is on the Quick Correct list, say

“Choose” and the number next to the correct word.

If the word you want isn’t on the list, you can

spell it. We’ll show you how in the next section.

You can unselect the last thing you selected by saying

“Unselect That.”

Dictate this sentence:

I have always wanted to see the White House

[period]

Say “Select White House” (do not pause between

“Select” and “White House”). Notice that the selected

words are highlighted.

Say “Unselect That.” The selection disappears.

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Changing Words with Select and Spell

When Dragon NaturallySpeaking makes a mistake,

it may be because the word you said is not in the

program’s vocabulary. In this case, the correct word

won’t be on the Quick Correct list. Here’s what to do:

1. Select the mistake.

2. Say “Spell That.”

3. Spell or type the word in the Correction box. If

the word has a capital letter, just say “cap” before that

letter.

4. When the correct word appears in the Correction

box, choose it by saying, for example, “Choose 1.” You

can choose any number that appears in the list.

Changing Words with Select-and-Say

™

Sometimes the program types the words you said, but

you change your mind. Here’s how to edit your

words.

1. Select the words you want to change.

2. Say the new words.

Using Select-and-Say is just like selecting words with

your mouse and typing over them.

Notice that although the Quick Correct list appears,

you can ignore it and just dictate the new words you

want.

1. Dictate the sentence below.

I have always wanted to see the White House

[period]

2. Say “Select White House.” (If these words are not

there, just select some other words you said.)

The words “White House” should be highlighted on

the screen.

If it didn’t work (for example, the word “select” is

typed in your document), you may have paused in

the middle of saying the command. Say “Select White

House” again, and this time say it without pausing.

Select commands work on any text you have

dictated in the DragonPad, but in other programs you may

only be able to select the last thing you said. See your

Command Quick Reference card at the back of this guide

for more information, or the Command Appendix of your

user’s guide.

3. Once the text is selected, say “Lincoln Memorial.”

These words should replace “White House.”

When text is selected, the next thing you say replaces

the selected text. If the wrong thing happens,

immediately say “Undo That” to undo the last

replacement.

Deleting Words

To delete words anywhere in your document, select

the words and say “Scratch That.” To delete words

you just dictated, pause brieﬂy and say “Scratch That.”

Dictate the sentence below, without pausing.

Meet me at the front entrance to the Smithsonian

[period]

Say “Select front.”

Say “Scratch That.” The word “front” disappears.

Say “Go to Bottom” to move to the end of your

document.

Say (in one long phrase):

I’m looking forward to seeing you [period]

Pause brieﬂy and say “Scratch That” to delete the

entire phrase. If the entire phrase is not deleted, you

can keep repeating “Scratch That” (up to 10 times).

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Deleting Characters

To delete backward one character at a time, say

“Backspace.” This is like pressing the Backspace key

on your keyboard.

To delete forward one character at a time, say “Delete

Next Character.” (To delete the previous word, you

can say “Delete Previous Word.” )

For variations on the Delete Next or Delete Previous

commands, see the Command Quick Reference card

at the back of this guide or the Command List of the

online Help.

Inserting Words

When you want to insert words anywhere in your

document, you can use the Insert Before (or Insert

After) command. Say “Insert Before” followed by a

word in your document to move the insertion point

to the beginning of that word. You can then dictate

the word or phrase you want to insert.

Dictate this sentence:

I ran into an old friend at the Lincoln Memorial

[period]

Say “Insert Before friend,” and then pause.

Say “college.”

Say “Insert Before I ran,” and then pause.

Say “[Cap] Last week.”

The sentence now reads:

Last week I ran into an old college friend at the

Lincoln Memorial [period]

Formatting Words

You can format words as you dictate, or later as you

review your document. For example, you can

capitalize words, change font size and style, and apply

bold, italics, or underlining.

To format the last words you dictated, pause and say

a formatting command, for example, “Cap That”

or “Bold That.” To format words anywhere in your

document, ﬁrst select the words and then say a

formatting command.

Dictate this sentence:

We spent all morning at the national portrait

gallery [period]

Say “Select national portrait gallery.”

Say “Cap That.”

Say “Select all morning.”

Say “Bold That.”

Say “Restore That” to remove the formatting.

Experiment with other formatting commands, such

as “Underline That.” You can ﬁnd lists of formatting

commands in the Command Quick Reference card,

the online Help, and the Command Appendix of your

user’s guide.

Improving Your Accuracy

Now that you’re dictating comfortably, you probably

want the program to make even fewer mistakes. Here

are some things you can do to improve your

recognition accuracy.

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Add a new word

Sometimes, the program makes a mistake because the

word you said isn’t in its vocabulary: for example, if

you say an unusual name, such as “Rusinow.” When

you select the word in the DragonPad, “Rusinow”

won’t appear in the Quick Correct list.

From the NaturallySpeaking menu, point to Words,

then click Add Individual Word. Then type or spell

the word you want, and click Add. This way you

automatically add it to the Dragon NaturallySpeaking

vocabulary so that the program will recognize it the

next time.

Want to see what’s in the vocabulary? Here’s

how. On the DragonBar, point to Advanced, then click

Edit Vocabulary.

Train words

You can teach Dragon NaturallySpeaking to

understand a word you just added, or a word it keeps

getting wrong. If you’ve tried the previous steps, and

the word is still not recognized, the program might

need some special training. Here’s how:

From the NaturallySpeaking menu, point to Words,

then click Train Words. Follow the instructions on the

screen to train the word Dragon NaturallySpeaking

gets wrong.

Add Words from Documents

Teaching Dragon NaturallySpeaking how you write

will improve your accuracy. We all write differently, so

the more the program knows about how you write,

the more likely it is to type the right thing when you

dictate.

Teaching Dragon NaturallySpeaking how you write is

much easier than teaching it how you speak. All you

have to do is let the program read some documents

you’ve already written on the computer.

From the NaturallySpeaking menu, point to Words,

and then click Add Words from Documents. For a

description of this feature, click the Help button in

the Add Words from Documents box.

This step isn’t required to get started, so you

can save it for another time. For more information on

Add Words from Documents, see chapter 4 of your user’s

guide.

Vocabulary Builder

™

can give you more control

over the words you add. From the NaturallySpeaking

menu, point to Advanced, then click Build Vocabulary

and follow the instructions on the screen.

Train Your User Again

Spend more time teaching Dragon NaturallySpeaking

how you speak. If Dragon NaturallySpeaking

continues to make many mistakes and doesn’t seem to

be getting better, it may help to go back and read a

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selection of text to the program for about 20 minutes.

From the NaturallySpeaking menu, point to Advanced,

then click Train User.

Remember, you can always ﬁx mistakes the old-

fashioned way—with the mouse and keyboard.

If Dragon NaturallySpeaking is taking too long

to recognize something, you can make it stop by clicking

the small red button inside the Results box.

Get Help!

If you ever get stuck, just click the Help button on the

DragonBar or the DragonPad, or say “Give Me Help.”

You’ll ﬁnd some good advice, and some useful tips

and shortcuts, too. The Command List is a good place

to start, since it lists all the Dragon NaturallySpeaking

voice commands.

Minimum System

Requirements

Windows

98, 2000, Millennium, or Windows NT

4.0 (with Service Pack 6 or greater)

266 MHz processor

64 MB RAM

150 MB free disk space (Compact installation)

Dragon Systems-certiﬁed sound card—see list at

www.dragonsys.com/support/techsupp/index.html

CD-ROM for installation

Noise-canceling headset microphone

Speakers—needed to hear the audio portion of the

Tutorial and to play back text-to-speech (available

in Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred and higher

editions)

Dragon NaturallySpeaking is optimized for many

popular processors including the Intel

Pentium

III,

Intel Pentium II, Intel Pentium with MMX

™

, Intel

Celeron

™

, AMD K6

-2, AMD K6-III with

3DNow!

™

, AMD Athlon

™

, and more.

Upgrading from an

earlier version of Dragon

NaturallySpeaking

f you have version 3 or later of Dragon

NaturallySpeaking installed on your computer, you

can choose to upgrade it to version 5. To upgrade

from an earlier version, answer “Yes” when installation

asks if you want to upgrade. The installation will

upgrade your speech ﬁles and vocabulary ﬁles to the

latest version. Any words you have added to your

vocabulary, and any custom command ﬁles you

created in the earlier version will be retained. You will

be prompted to retrain your existing user(s), which

takes approximately ﬁve minutes in version 5.

Once your speech ﬁles have been upgraded to

version 5, they cannot be used by previous versions of

Dragon NaturallySpeaking.

If you are upgrading from a version of Dragon

NaturallySpeaking that includes multiple languages,

the program will update all languages that are

included on the version 5 CD you purchased.

Uninstalling Dragon

NaturallySpeaking

o uninstall the product, click the Windows Start

menu, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.

Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon, select

Dragon NaturallySpeaking 5, click Add/Remove, and

select the Remove option. You’ll be given the

opportunity to save your speech ﬁles in case you want

to reinstall.

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Detach this card for quick reference to

Dragon NaturallySpeaking commands.

▲

About commands

When Dragon NaturallySpeaking hears certain

phrases, it performs an action instead of typing the

words into your document. These phrases are called

“voice commands,” or just “commands.”

Following is a list of the most popular Dragon

NaturallySpeaking commands. For a complete list,

see the Command Appendix of your user’s guide.

To make commands work:

Don’t

pause in the middle of saying a command. If

the command is “Scratch That,” for example, don’t

pause between the words “scratch” and “that.”

pause brieﬂy before saying the command. The

pause lets Dragon NaturallySpeaking know that

the phrase is a command.

What if I say a command, but itÕs typed as

dictation?

If you pause correctly, but Dragon NaturallySpeaking

still types your command as dictation, you can force it

to recognize what you say as a command by holding

down the

CTRL key while you speak.

What if I dictate text, but itÕs interpreted as a

command?

If you dictate text, but Dragon NaturallySpeaking

interprets your words as commands, you can force it

to type your words as dictation by holding down the

SHIFT key while you speak.

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Dragon NaturallySpeaking

Command

Quick Reference

Which commands work where?

●

Commands with a circle (as well as numbers and

punctuation) work in almost all programs.

▲

Commands with a triangle work on what you just

said. In the DragonPad and supported programs

(see online Help) they also work on selected text.

◆

Commands with a diamond work only in the

DragonPad and selected programs (see the online

Help).

■

Commands with a square work in the DragonPad,

Microsoft Word, Corel WordPerfect, and WordPad.

Controlling the microphone

●

Go to Sleep Make the microphone stop

listening temporarily.

●

Wake Up Reactivate the microphone when

it’s sleeping.

●

Microphone Off Turn the microphone off.

Adding paragraphs, lines, and spaces*

●

New Line Press the Enter key once.

●

New Paragraph Press the Enter key twice.

●

Tab Key Press the Tab key.

●

Space Bar Press the space bar.

●

No Space “glass” Type the next word without a

space before it. In this example,

“window No Space glass” =

windowglass.

●

No Space On Stop putting spaces between

words.

●

No Space Off Start putting spaces between

words.

* You need not pause before these commands.

Selecting text

◆

Select “glass” Select a speciﬁc word or words,

such as “glass” (must be visible).

◆

Select Again Select the same text again but in a

different place (must be visible).

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◆

Select “It was” US/Canada: Select an entire

Through “night” phrase, as in this example, “it was

a dark and stormy night.”

◆

Select “It was” Other Dialects: Select an entire

To “night” phrase, as in this example, “it was

a dark and stormy night.”

■

Select That Select the last thing you said.

◆

Unselect That Unselect selected text.

◆

Select All/ Select all the text in your

Select Document document.

Correcting text

▲

Correct That Correct either the last thing you

said or selected text.

◆

Correct “glass” Correct a speciﬁc word or words,

such as “glass” (must be visible).

●

Spell “g-l-a-s-s” Spell the next word, such as

“glass.”

▲

Spell That Spell the selected word or the last

“g-l-a-s-s” thing you said, in this case, “glass.”

Correction dialog box commands

●

Choose 2 Select an alternative from the

numbered list and enter it in your

document, in this example, choice

number 2.

●

Select 3 Select an alternative from the

numbered list for editing, in this

example, choice number 3.

Erasing and undoing

▲

Scratch That Erase the last thing you said or

the selected text. You can say

“Scratch That” up to 10 times to

keep erasing previous words or

phrases.

●

Delete That Delete selected text.

●

Undo That Undo the last action (useful for

undoing commands).

●

Backspace Press the Backspace key. You can

say, for example, “Backspace 2”

for any number

2...20.

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Deleting text

●

Delete Next Word

Forward

2...20

Words

Previous Character

Back

2...20

Characters

Paragraph

2...20

Paragraphs

Moving around in a document

●

Go to Bottom Move to the end of your document.

●

Go to Top Move to the beginning of your

document.

●

Go to Beginning Move to the start of the current

of Line line.

●

Go to End Move to the end of the current

of Line line.

◆

Insert Before Place the insertion point before a

“glass” speciﬁc word or words, such as

“glass” (must be visible).

◆

Insert After Place the insertion point after a

“glass” speciﬁc word or words, such as

“glass” (must be visible).

Moving up or down

●

Move Up 1 Line

Back

2...20

Lines

Down 1 Paragraph

Forward

2...20

Paragraphs

Moving right or left

●

Move Right 1 Word

Forward

2...20

Words

Left 1 Character

Back

2...20

Characters

THEN (one):THEN (one):

SAY:

THEN (one):THEN (one):

SAY:

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THEN (one):THEN (one):

SAY:

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Copying, cutting, and pasting text

●

Cut That Cuts the selected text.

●

Copy That Copies the selected text to the

clipboard.

●

Copy All to Copies the entire document to the

Clipboard clipboard.

●

Paste That Pastes the text from the clipboard

into the document at the insertion

point.

Capitalizing text

●

Cap “glass” Start the next word with a capital,

in this example, “Glass.”

●

All Caps “glass” Type the next word in all capitals,

in this example, “GLASS.”

●

No Caps “Jack” Type the next word in all

lowercase, in this example, “jack.”

▲

Cap That Capitalize the last thing you said

(or selected text in supported

programs).

▲

All Caps That Make the last thing you said all

capitals (or selected text in

supported programs).

▲

No Caps That Make the last thing you said all

lowercase (or selected text in

supported programs).

●

Caps On Turn initial caps on.

●

Caps Off Turn initial caps off.

●

All Caps On Turn all capitals on (like pressing

the

CAPS LOCK key).

●

All Caps Off Turn all capitals off.

●

No Caps On Turn all lowercase on.

●

No Caps Off Turn all lowercase off.

Formatting text

■

Bold That Apply bold to either the last thing

you said or selected text.

■

Italicize That Apply italics to either the last thing

you said or selected text.

■

Underline That Apply underlining to either the last

thing you said or selected text.

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■

Restore That Remove formatting from selected

text.

■

Left Align That Left align the selected text.

■

Right Align That Right align the selected text.

■

Center That Center the selected text.

Entering numbers

5 ﬁve or numeral ﬁve

23 twenty three

179 one hundred seventy nine or one

hundred and seventy nine

5423 ﬁve thousand four hundred twenty

three

5,423 ﬁve [comma] four twenty three

12,532 twelve thousand ﬁve hundred thirty

two

142,015 one hundred forty two thousand

and ﬁfteen

January 22, 1960 January twenty two [comma]

nineteen sixty

4/9/2000 four [slash] nine [slash] two

thousand

07/14/85 oh seven [slash] fourteen [slash]

eighty ﬁve

8:30 eight [colon] thirty

4:45 AM four forty ﬁve a m

3:00 PM three o’clock p m

617-965-5200 six one seven nine six ﬁve ﬁfty two

hundred

(01628) 894150 open parenthesis oh one six two

eight close parenthesis space bar

eight nine four one ﬁve oh

$45 US/Canada: forty ﬁve dollars

Other Dialects: dollar sign forty ﬁve

£ 45 US/Canada: pound sterling sign

forty ﬁve

Other Dialects: forty ﬁve pounds

1/2 one half

3 7/8 three and seven eighths

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< open angle > close angle

bracket/ bracket/

less than greater than

- minus sign + plus sign

% percent sign ? question mark

£ US/Canada: pound # US/Canada:

sterling sign number sign/

Other Dialects: pound/pound sign

pound sign/pound Other Dialects:

hash sign/

sharp sign

§ section sign ; semicolon

(space) space bar (tab) tab key

~ tilde _ underscore

| vertical bar :-( frowny face

:-) smiley face ;-) winky face

Starting, stopping, and switching programs

●

Start Start a program or document on

Internet Explorer

your Start menu or desktop, in this

example, Internet Explorer.

●

Start

Mail

Start your default e-mail program.

●

Click Start menu Open the Windows Start menu.

●

Switch To Switch to a running program, in

Internet Explorer

this example, Internet Explorer. The

name must be in the program’s title

bar.

●

Switch To Switch to the next open window

Next Window on your screen.

●

Switch To Switch to the previous open

Previous Window window on your screen.

●

Click Close Close the current window or

program.

Controlling windows and menus

●

Click File Click a menu, button, or control, in

this example, “File.”

●

Click Maximize Maximize the current window to

take up the full screen.

●

Click Minimize Minimize the current window to the

taskbar.

●

Click Restore Restore the current window to its

normal size.

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9/12 nine [slash] twelve (or nine over

twelve)

130/70 one thirty over seventy

V Roman ﬁve

XXIV Roman twenty Roman four

Entering punctuation and special characters

& ampersand/ * asterisk

and sign

’ apostrophe ’s apostrophe s

@ at sign ` backquote

‘ open single quote/ ’ close single quote/

begin single quote end single quote

“ open quote “ close quote/

begin quote end quote

\ backslash / slash/

forward slash

: colon , comma

^ caret — dash

. dot/ . US/Canada: period

point Other Dialects:

full stop

$ dollar sign ... ellipsis

= equal sign Û euro sign/euro

! exclamation point/ - hyphen/

exclamation mark numeric hyphen

{ US/Canada: open } US/Canada: close

brace/left brace brace/right brace

Other Dialects: Other Dialects:

open curly bracket/ close curly bracket/

left curly bracket right curly bracket

[ US/Canada: ] US/Canada:

open bracket/ close bracket/

left bracket right bracket

Other Dialects: Other Dialects:

open square close square

bracket/left bracket/right

square bracket square bracket

( All Dialects: ) All Dialects:

open parenthesis/ close parenthesis/

left parenthesis right parenthesis

Outside US/Canada: Outside US/Canada:

open bracket/ close bracket/

left bracket right bracket

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Technical Support

Dragon Systems offers free telephone support for 30 days,

and unlimited Web-based support. Your free 30-day period

begins with your ﬁrst call. You may buy additional telephone

support after the free period.

Before calling Technical Support, please collect the following

information (if you cannot ﬁnd it, Technical Support can

help):

your product serial number (located on your CD sleeve)

any error message text

sound card name and model

program log ﬁles (dragon.log and dgnsetup.log) (attach

them if you send e-mail to Technical Support)

Dragon Systems, L&H, NaturallySpeaking, Select-and-Say, Vocabulary Builder,

Vocabulary Editor, and the L&H and Dragon Systems logos are registered

trademarks or trademarks of L&H in the United States and/or other countries.

All other names and trademarks referenced herein are trademarks of L&H or

their respective owners. The L&H Text-to-Speech utility uses the Elan Text-to-

Speech engine, which is licensed from Elan Informatique.

Contact

Dragon

Systems

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A Lernout & Hauspie Company

320 Nevada Street

Newton, Massachusetts 02460

USA

TEL +1-617-965-5200

FAX +1-617-527-0372

E-MAIL [email protected]

WEB www.dragonsystems.com

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Seagate House

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United Kingdom

TEL +44 (0) 1628 894150

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TEL +32-57-228-888

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Includes product updates, hardware

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frequently asked questions, and

discussion forums.

Telephone 617-965-7670

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