

Say the word, saying "Hyphen" at the appropriate place. Dragon hyphenates the word automatically. You can add hyphens to other words by saying "Hyphen".

Most common hyphenated words are already in Dragon's vocabulary. Result: James is going to Boston tomorrow. Say: James is going to Boston tomorrow period Dragon capitalizes the name automatically. For more information, see Adding words and phrases to your vocabulary. If you frequently dictate a proper name that Dragon doesn't recognize, you can add it to Dragon's vocabulary. Most common names are already in Dragon's vocabulary. Say: Copyright sign Nuance Communications 2015 Say the special characters at the appropriate places in your dictation. For more information, see Vocabulary Editor dialog box. If you don't know the spoken form for a specific special character, open the Vocabulary Editor and search for it. Most special characters are already in Dragon's vocabulary. Result: My Mom said, "my kids are my life". Sample text: My Mom said, my kids are my life. Result: "Don't find fault, find a remedy." Example 2 Say: Don't find fault comma find a remedy period You can put quotes around text using the "Quote That" or "Quote Selection" commands. Result: We're going to the park, then for ice cream. Say: We're going to the park comma then for ice cream period would you like to come question mark

Note: You can automatically add periods and commas as you dictate by selecting the Automatically add commas and periods option in the Auto-Formatting dialog box. If you don't know the spoken form for specific punctuation, open the Vocabulary Editor and search for it. Say the punctuation at the appropriate places in your dictation. For more information, see M圜ommands Editor-Auto-Text. If you dictate specific text frequently, you can create custom Auto-Text commands to insert a specific block of text into your dictation. For more information, see About Auto-Formatting rules and Auto-Formatting dialog box. The procedures for many text types below assume you have configured Auto-Formatting options. Click inside the window or field where you want to dictate.
#DRAGON DICTATE WINDOWS#
Say "Scratch That" to delete the last thing you said.You can use Dragon to dictate text into most Windows applications in just three steps. Say:įor example, if you tell Dragon to bold a word in your text but you immediately change your mind, say "Undo That" to remove the bold formatting.įor example, you might dictate the words "Yes, you can borrow my car any time" and then change your mind. You're going to make mistakes or change your mind. To include punctuation with your dictation, just say what you want, where you want it.įor most dictation, just say “period,” “comma,” and “question mark” in the appropriate places as you dictate.įor example, to dictate "The deadline for that is next week, no later than Thursday." say "The deadline for that is next week comma no later than Thursday period." Fixing mistakes This is the same as pressing the Tab key. Dragon automatically capitalizes the next word you speak.Įnter a wide space, usually to align text. Start a new paragraph, including space to offset it from the previous one. This is the same as pressing the Enter key once When you are dictating, you can use Dragon commands for common formatting: Say: Tutorial: How can I correct my mistakes? Adding lines and spaces Tutorial: How can I make my dictation more accurate? Tutorial: How do I get Dragon to include punctuation? Tutorial: Is there a "right" way to dictate?
