Chapter 3: Getting Started
toselectfromthetoolbarandyoucannotclickbuttonsbysayingtheirname.Youcanuse
"PressTabKey"toselectbuttonsand"PressEnterKey"topressbuttons.OntheSearch
tabofDragon’sHelpwindow,threecheckboxesenableyoutosearchonlyprevioussearch
results,matchsimilarwords,andsearchtopictitlesonly.OpentheHelpSearchtabfor
details.
Hot keys
Usehotkeystoperformthedescribedactions.
Thekeyslistedherearethedefaultsettings;youorsomeoneelsemighthavechangedthe
keyassignmentstodifferentkeys.
To Press
Turnthemicrophoneonoroff Press+(Pluskey)onthenumerickeypad
OpentheCorrectionmenu Press-(Minuskey)onthenumerickeypad
Note: Dragon does not currently support this hot key with Gmail or
Outlook.com.
Forcewordstoberecognizedas
commands
Pressandhold CTRL
Forcewordstoberecognizedas
dictation
PressandholdSHIFT
OpentheDragonmenu Press*(Asteriskkey)onthenumerickeypad
Putthemicrophonetosleeporwake
itup
Press/(forwardslashkey)onthenumerickeypad
Press-to-talk ThereisnodefaultkeyforPress-to-talk
OpentheDictationBox PressCTRL + SHIFT + D
MovetoNextfield PressCTRL + SHIFT + N
Playback PressSHIFT + -Minuskey(-)onthenumerickeypad
FastPlayback PressSHIFT + *(Asteriskkey)onthenumerickeypad
Note
YoucanvieworchangethecurrentassignmentsforhotkeysontheOptionsdialogboxHot
keystab.
Using the Dragon NaturallySpeaking Learning Center
UsetheLearningCentertoseeonthesideofyourscreensamplecommandsandtips
relatedtotheprogramyouarecurrentlyusing.Itscontentchangesasyouswitchbetween
programsandwindows.(SeeLearningCentercontexts.)
TheLearningCenterappearsautomaticallywhenyouopenaProfile(youcanchangethis
fromtheMiscellaneoustaboftheOptionsdialogbox).IftheLearningCenterisclosed,you
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