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Dragon Dictation Basics Guide
Use this document to assist practicing navigation of the Dragon menu and
when correcting and editing in Dragon. This training material is intended to
be used to cover the basics of dictation and Dragon navigation. Not all menu
options are covered.
Note: This document can be printed or saved.
Dragon Toolbar
Profile Menu
When You Click:
Log In/Log out
Open User Profile
You Will Be Able To:
Log in or out of Dragon to enable
another user to log in
• View the current open Dragon
profile
•
Add a new source or vocabulary
Note: You will need to add a new
source if you use a headset in
training and then use a PowerMic II
the next time you log into Dragon.
Save User Profile
Exit Dragon
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Instructions on how to do this are
in the Dragon Dictation Basics
Course under Resources
Save content created in your session
Exit out of Dragon
Tools Menu
When You Click:
Dragon Pad
Dictation Box
Add New Command
You Will Be Able To:
Access a basic word processor pad
to use when dictating
Dictate in applications where voice
commands do not work properly
Create a new command
Note: This topic will be covered
during Epic Optimization
Manage and edit commands already
created
Edit the formatting of transcribed
text
• Edit the formatting of transcribed
text in the Correction tab
• View different Dragon Modes in
the View tab (Docked to Top is
the default which will display the
Dragon toolbar at the top of the
computer screen)
• Learn Hotkey keyboard shortcuts
in the Hotkeys tab (For example,
to turn the microphone on/off.
Press the + button on the
number pad)
• Learn PowerMic II action buttons
in Global mode and when using
the Dictation box in the PowerMic
II tab
Command Browser
Auto-Formatting Options
Options
Vocabulary Menu
When You Click:
Learn From Specific Documents or Emails
Add New Word or Phrase
You Will Be Able To:
Train Dragon to recognize your writing
style to improve accuracy. This includes
adding contact names from your email to
your vocabulary
Add new words to your vocabulary and
train them to help Dragon improve
accuracy when hearing and
understanding dictation
Import List of Words or Phrases
Manage Vocabulary
Example: Proper names
Import or export a list of words into the
vocabulary that you have saved on your
computer
View the vocabulary used when setting
up a voice profile or add a new
vocabulary/medical specialty
Modes Menu
When You
Click:
Normal Mode
Command
Mode
You Will Be Able To:
Dictate normally, using words, sentences, phrases, and voice
commands
Dictate only commands
Note: There are commands and templates included under the Tools
menu Command Browser that can be used
Simply speak the text under the MyCommand Name heading
Audio Menu
When You Click:
You Will Be Able To:
Hear a recording of your dictation using
your own voice recognition
Playback
Note: Place your cursor before the
sentence you want to hear
Hear a recording of your dictation using
system voice recognition
Read That
Check microphone
Improve recognition of word or phrase
Read text to improve accuracy
Note: Place your cursor before the
sentence you want to hear
Perform a volume check used during
setting up a voice profile
Train Dragon to recognize certain words
or commands that it frequently mistakes.
Remember to click the Train button!
Access general training where you will be
asked to read text so Dragon can improve
accuracy
Help Menu
When You Click:
Improve My Accuracy
Performance Assistant
Help Topics
Tutorial
Dragon Sidebar
You Will Be Able To:
Trouble-shoot issues when Dragon does
not understand what you say
Get help to increase the speed with
which Dragon NaturallySpeaking
recognizes your speech
Access resource information at your
fingertips for on-the-job assistance
Note: Click the + next to each book to
access topic information
Access information about:
• Getting Started
• Basic Dictation
• The Dragon Toolbar
• Get Help
Get quick answers/tips about commands
Common Dragon Commands
Say:
New Line or New Paragraph
Tab Key
Space Bar
Go To End Of Line
Go To Beginning Of Line
Go To Bottom
Insert before [word]
Insert after [word]
To:
Start a new line or paragraph
Press the tab key
Add a space to the dictation
Go to the end of a line of dictation
Go to the beginning of a line of text
Go to the bottom of the dictation
Insert additional dictation before a word
Insert additional dictation after a word
Dragon Punctuation Commands