Nuance ScanSoft Dragon Dictate - 4.0 Quick Start Guide

Additional commands

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If you want to... Say

Make corrections

Invoke the Recognition window to correct <text>

Replaces selected text with item 1 in Recognition Window

Edit the rst item in the Recognition Window Say that or edit “1”

Edit the rst item in the Recognition Window. Spell that

Edit the rst item in the Recognition Window

in Spelling Mode

Launch applications

Launch application or switch to application if already open

Invoke text-to-speech for the current document

Use Google or Bing or Yahoo! to search the internet for <text> in your default browser

Search Spotlight for <text> Search the Spotlight for <text>

MouseGrid & cursor movement

Display a 3x3 mouse grid overlay over the whole screen

Move the cursor diagonally Move mouse <direction> and <direction>

Correct “text” [through/to “text”]

Choose “1” or pick “1”

Cancel edit

Open <application name> or activate <application name>

Proofreading

Read the document

Search Google for <text> Search Bing for <text> Search Yahoo! for <text>

MouseGrid

Dragon® Dictate

for Mac

Quickstart Guide

Step 1 - Connect Your Microphone

• Plug the USB microphone into an available USB port on your Mac. DO NOT plug the microphone into a USB hub.

• Check that OS X recognizes your microphone by going to the sound panel in System Preferences.

Step 2 - Install Dragon Dictate

• Insert the DVD into your Mac. OS X will automatically open the DVD.

• Double-click the “Install Dragon Dictate” le to begin Installation.

Step 3 - Position Your Microphone

• Make sure that the headset microphone is positioned correctly for best results.

• The microphone should be about an inch away from the corner of your mouth.

Click the mouse Mouse click

Available Commands Window

Display the Available Commands Window Show Available Commands Window

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Step 4 - Launch Dragon Dictate

• Locate the Dragon Dictate icon in your Applications folder or in Launchpad.

• Double-click the icon in your Applications folder or single-click on the icon in Launchpad to launch Dragon Dictate.

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Quickstart guide

Get started with basic commands

Step 5 - Create your prole

• Dragon will ask you to create a Prole. Begin by naming your Prole.

• Select the type of Audio Source you will be using, either Dictation or Transcription.

• For Dictation, select the appropriate microphone. The included microphone will be listed as the USB-Ear Microphone.

• For Transcription of recorded speech audio, provide the name of the device that was used to record the audio, such as a digital voice recorder or smartphone.

Step 6 - Select your region and accent

• Select your appropriate Region. The region you select will determine spellings and word usage as well as some of the auto-formatting options.

• Select your appropriate Accent. If you are unsure of which Accent to select or none of the choices are applicable, simply select the default.

Step 7 - Microphone setup and voice training

• Dragon needs to adjust the microphone level for best results.

• Dragon will ask you to participate in a quick voice training.

• Read the text out loud and speak at a normal pace, with a normal tone of voice. As you read, text will turn green when it’s successfully recognized. If the text turns red, stop, go back and read the text again. If you cannot make the text turn green, use the Skip Word button.

If you want to... Say

Put the microphone to sleep Go to sleep

Replace selected text with item 1 in Recognition Window

Turn the microphone off Microphone off

Switch to Dictation mode Dictation mode

Switch to Command mode Command mode

Display a window with a list of commands

Press the Return key once New line

Press the Return key twice New paragraph

Press a <key> Press the <key>

Press the keyboard combination <key> + <key>

Move to the end of the document Go to end

Move the beginning of the document Go to beginning

Delete the last thing you said Scratch that, or forget that

Delete the specied word or words Delete <text> or (through/to <text>)

Move cursor to just before or after the

specied word or words

Select the specied word or words Select <text> or (through / to <text>)

Wake up

Show available command windows

Press the <key combo>

Insert before/after <text> or (through/to <text>)

Step 8 - Interactive tutorial

The Interactive Tutorial is a great way to become familiar with some of the basic operations of Dragon Dictate. Follow the instructions in the Tutorial.

Start the next word with a capital letter Cap <word>

Turn the caps on or caps off Caps on / caps off

Type the next word in all capital letters All caps <word>

Turn all caps on or off All caps on / All caps off