Turns the Microphone indicator Green. Puts Dragon into a Listening mode so that everything the Microphone hears is treated as a possible command or dictated text.
The command: “Listen to Me” will also work.
Turns the Microphone indicator Blue. Puts Dragon into a not listening mode. When the microphone is sleeping, everything that is said within range of the microphone is monitored. Keeping the microphone in Sleeping state while a lot of talking and general background noise is going on will affect system resources on any computer.
The command: Stop listening will also work.
Turns the Microphone indicator Red. Turns the microphone off so that it isn’t listening at all. If you are leaving the computer and Dragon running, but you are in the room doing other tasks, particularly talking to others or on the phone, use this option.
When the microphone is off it cannot be turned on with a voice command, you have to click the Microphone indicator.
Minimize all Windows and get to the Desktop
For example: Start MS Word or Start Google Chrome
To Exit from a program
To make the app window take up the whole screen
To make Desktop visible and leave all apps still running
To move just the current app window to the Task Bar
Switch the current window from taking up the entire screen to its default size
To open the Window Menu for searching or selecting an app to run
This turns the computer all the way off. It takes about a minute to complete.
Used to switch between running programs
Used to switch in reverse order between running programs
To type out a word that Dragon does not understand
Dragon will be listening for both dictated words and commands
Dragon will only be dictating text and will ignore anything that is a command
Dragon will be listening only for Commands and will not dictate any text. This is useful when you want the microphone left on for dictating but you are not ready to have things you say put into the document you are working on.
If the app has a Menu it can be controlled with Dragon by saying for example: Click Edit Menu. This will pull down the Edit Menu and then you can say: Click Find for example.
In a Dialog Box or Webpage form to go to the next control on the screen.
In a Dialog Box or Webpage form to go to the previous control on the screen
In a Dialog Box or Webpage form to go from one control to the next
In a Dialog Box or Webpage form to go backwards from one control to the previous one
Display the items in a pull down list box
Move cursor to the TOP of the document
Move the cursor to the BOTTOM of the document
To cancel the LAST text that was dictated or changed. If you say this again, it will undo the second to last text that was dictated.
– Move cursor to the TOP of the document
– Move the cursor to the BOTTOM of the document
– To cancel the LAST text that was dictated or changed. If you say this again, it will undo the second to last text that was dictated. Strike that can also be used.
- To cancel the (x number) of perviously dictated text
- This can be used to type symbols or force any key on the keyboard to be typed. For example: Say: Type Dollar Sign.
- Used to get Dragon to press the spacebar for you when dictating text or clicking buttons on a webpage or in a dialog box.
- Types Left or Right Parenthesis around text
- Moves the cursor to the BEGINNING of the current line
- Moves the cursor to the END of the current line
- Moves the cursor to the LEFT one character
- Moves the cursor to the LEFT one word
- Moves the cursor UP one line
- Moves the cursor UP one paragraph. A paragraph is any text between one time when the ENTER key is pressed and the next. Blank lines may be treated as a paragraph.
- Moves the cursor to the Left the number of Characters commanded
- Moves the cursor to the LEFT the number of Words commanded
- Moves the cursor UP the number of Lines commanded
- Moves the cursor UP the number of Paragraphs commanded
- Moves the cursor to the RIGHT one Character
- Moves the cursor the RIGHT one Word
- Moves the cursor DOWN one Line
- Moves the Cursor DOWN one Paragraph. A paragraph is any text between one time when the ENTER key is pressed and the next. Blank lines may be treated as a paragraph.
- Moves the cursor to the RIGHT the number of Characters commanded
- Moves the cursor to the RIGHT the number of Words commanded
- Moves the cursor DOWN the number of Lines commanded
- Moves cursor to the NEXT Paragraph
- Moves the cursor UP the number of Lines commanded
- Moves the cursor to the PREVIOUS Paragraph
- This refers to the Character that the cursor is on, including spaces
- This refers to the Word that the cursor is on, including spaces
- This refers to the Line that the cursor is on, not the sentence.
- Deletes from the location of the cursor to the LEFT the number of Characters commanded
- Deletes from the location of the cursor to the LEFT the number of Words commanded
- Deletes from the location of the cursor UP the number of Lines commanded
- Deletes from the location of the cursor to the RIGHT the number of Characters commanded
- Deletes from the location o the cursor to the RIGHT the number of Words commanded
- Deletes from the location of the cursor DOWN the number of Lines commanded
- Presses the BACKSPACE key the number of times commanded
- Creates a new Line in a word processing document
- Creates a new Paragraph in a Word Processing document
- Selects the Character that the cursor is on
- Selects the Word that the cursor is on
- Selects the Line that the cursor is on
- Selects the Paragraph that the cursor is on
- Selects all of the text of the current document or current text field
- Selects to the RIGHT one Character
- Selects to the RIGHT the number of Characters commanded
- Selects to the RIGHT one Word
- Selects to the RIGHT the number of Words commanded
- Selects DOWN one Line
- Selects DOWN the number of Lines commanded
- Selects the next Paragraph DOWN.
- Selects the next Paragraphs commanded in the DOWN direction in the document
- Selects the Character to the LEFT of the cursor
- Selects the number of Characters commanded to the LEFT of the cursor
- Selects the Word to the LEFT of the cursor
- Selects the number of Words commanded to the LEFT of the cursor
- Selects the Line ABOVE the Line the cursor is currently on
- Selects the number of Lines commanded ABOVE the Line the cursor is currently on
- Copies the Selected Text to the Clipboard
- Removes the Selected Text from the document or text field, and puts it on the Clipboard
- Takes the most recently Cut or Copied Text from the Clipboard and inserts it at the location of the cursor
- Deletes the Selected Text
- Capitalizes the first letter of each word of the Selected Text
- Puts all of the Selected Text into All Caps
- Puts just the Selected Text into Boldface
- Underlines just the Selected Text
- Deletes the Selected Text
– Clicks the Left Mouse Button on the current item
- This is a Left Double Click on the item that the pointer is on
- Put a numbered grid on the screen to narrow in on an item to be clicked if you do not know the name of that item. Mouse Grid is a useful tool for controlling the mouse pointer and allowing you to use Dragon instead of the mouse itself. Say the Number you want to move to. Say Click when the pointer is where you want to click
– Puts the Mouse Grid on just the current window. This is good to use when you have several windows open and taking up different parts of the whole screen.
- For example: To click a Cancel button the command is: Mouse Click Cancel or Click Cancel.
- Moves the mouse pointer on the screen in the direction and speed indicated in the command. For example: Say: Mouse Move Up Very Fast to move the pointer from its current position on the screen UP quickly. Remember to say Mouse Stop to get the mouse to stay in a desired location.
- Clicks the Right Mouse Button on the current item
- For example, to System Tray say: Mouse Right Click System Tray
- Moves the mouse pointer DOWN the number of times commanded
- Moves the mouse pointer DOWN the number of Characters commanded
- Moves the mouse pointer DOWN the number of Lines commanded
- Moves the mouse pointer UP the number of times commanded
- Moves the mouse pointer UP the number of Characters commanded
- Moves the mouse pointer UP the number of Lines commanded
- Moves the mouse pointer LEFT once
- Moves the mouse pointer LEFT the number of Characters commanded
- Moves the mouse pointer RIGHT once
- Moves the mouse pointer RIGHT the number of Characters commanded
- Move the mouse pointer diagonally toward the LOWER LEFT
- Move the mouse pointer diagonally toward the LOWER RIGHT
- Moves the mouse pointer to the BOTTOM of the screen
- Moves the mouse pointer to the BOTTOM of the DOCUMENT scrolling down automatically
- Moves the mouse pointer to the END of the DOCUMENT scrolling down automatically
- Moves the mouse pointer to the END of the current Line
- Moves the mouse pointer to the START of the current Line
- Moves the mouse pointer to the NEXT FIELD. Remember to Say Mouse Left Click to get into that field
- Moves the mouse pointer to the PREVIOUS FIELD. Remember to Say Mouse Left Click to get into that field
- Moves the mouse pointer to the TOP of the screen
- Move the mouse pointer diagonally toward the UPPER LEFT
- Move the mouse pointer diagonally toward the UPPER RIGHT
- Dictation Box is a text editor that is built into Dragon. Use it to create text and then select and copy and paste it into other applications. It is often more accurate than dictating directly into a program such as a webpage form. Once you have the text dictated into the Dictation Box say: Click Transfer to have that text typed into the place where you left off. This can be used for email, word processing and when filling in webpage forms.
1. Say “No Caps On” to turn no capitals on.
2. Dictate the words you want to appear in all lowercase.
3. Say “No Caps Off” to turn no capitals off.
1. Select the text you want to change.
2. Say “Capitalize That,” “Cap That,” or “All Caps That,” or “Uncapitalize That,” “Uncap That,” or “No Caps That.”
Dragon automatically formats them for you. Dictating email and web addresses in the Dictation Box is preferable.
Here are some guidelines for dictating e-mail and Web addresses:
Select the word you want to correct using “Select Word”
Give the Correction command: “Correct That”
A dialog box will open providing choices for correcting the text. When you decide which one you want in place of the selected word say: “Choose x”
Select the word or phrase you want to change using Select Forward (x up to 20) Words
Say: “Delete That” to remove the unwanted words (just the ones selected)
Say the phrase you want in that place.
Saying the word “Click” in front of an item, such as an icon or button, will cause Dragon to put the mouse on that item and perform a Left Single Click.
A handy use for this is when a dialog box or message box appears on the screen and you need to click the Cancel Button. You will say: “Click Cancel”
If something needs to be Double-Clicked the phrase “Double Click X” will be used.
If your style of working on the computer involves keeping several windows, applications, open simultaneously then it will be important to know how to get Dragon to switch between them. A good first command to learn is:
“List All Windows”.
From this list you will be able to choose, by number, the window that you need to work in next.
Here are a few to remember:
Letters of the alphabet and number keys work with this command as well. Saying: Press g will type a g in your document. Saying: Press SHIFT plus g will type a Capital G
- Dictate the address such as: www.cnn.com or dictate the phrase you want to search for
- Scroll up to the Top of the webpage
- Scroll to the Bottom of the webpage
- The page scrolls slowly from current location toward the bottom
- The page scrolls slowly from current location toward top
- Used to slow the scrolling of the page
- Used to speed up the scrolling of the page
- Stops the page from scrolling
- Used to move the page one line at a time going down
- Used to move the page one line at a time going up
- Goes back to the page that was linked from
- Goes to the page that was previously loaded
- Reloads the page if it isn’t loaded properly.
- Used to move forward between controls such as Links and Form Fields.
- Used to move backward between controls such as Links and Form Fields.
Use Choose “number” to click on the desired item. For example, saying: Click Text Area will assign a number to each available text field on the screen. Then you will say: “Choose 3” to choose the third text field. Note: This feature is not as useful on a very busy webpage as it is on a cleaner one if you are a visually impaired Dragon user.
Say:
One way to get to Links on a webpage is to say: “Press TAB Key” until the focus lands on the link you want to click on. Once there you can get Dragon to either open that Link in a New Window or a New TAB using the following commands. Opening a Link in a new TAB will always be preferable to clicking it and opening it in the same window.
- Closes all of the open TABS except for the one you are working in
- Leaves the webpage TAB you are working in open and makes a new one for a different topic or search
- Closes the TAB you have currently open and moves the focus to the prior one
- Switches to the TAB that is to the LEFT in the TAB BAR of the one you are currently working in.
- Switches to the TAB that is to the RIGHT in the TAB BAR of the one you are currently working in.
- Opens the Home Page that is set up in your browser.
- If you are using Google Chrome use the Bookmark Page command. If you are in Microsoft Edge use Add this Webpage to My Favorites
- Moves the focus of attention to the Address/Search field
- Searches the currently loaded webpage for the word or phrase you commanded
- Moves the focus to the Menu Bar of an app, particularly helpful if it is an app with a hidden Menu Bar
- Moves focus to the Inbox folder
- Refreshes the Messages List with any new messages that have come in
- Moves the focus DOWN through the list of messages
- Moves focus DOWN through the list of messages the number of times commanded
- Moves focus UP through the list of messages the number of times commanded
- Opens the currently selected message from the Messages List
- Closes the currently open message and returns focus to the Messages List
- Creates and email that is addressed to the identified Contact. Remember that this only works if you have included the email address in Contacts
- The focus in a new email message is in the To: field ready for the email address. There are a couple of suggestions that work for entering the email into the To: field accurately: Try saying: Switch to Spell Mode and then dictate the address character by character. It will be very accurate and save time redoing it. You can dictate the email address into the Dictation Box first, giving you a more effective place to edit it and also to create a string of email addresses with semi-colons between for sending to multiple people. Again, this suggestion improves accuracy. Once the address(es) are dictated in the Dictation Box, say: Click Transfer. This puts you back in the To: field of the message. Then say: Paste That. No more editing should be needed as you would have done it all within the Dictation Box.
Send Message
Reply to email
The cursor will be positioned in the body of the reply. If you want to make sure the cursor is at the top of the message, above the text you are replying to, say:
Go to Top
Forward email
The cursor will be positioned in the To field of the message ready for you to dictate an address. Use the information above about dictating email addresses accurately.
Delete Message
Say: Click Attach File
In the Insert File Dialog Box, say: Press Shift TAB and then say: Press SHIFT TAB again.
Now you will be in the list of available files in the Documents folder.
Navigate to the file as you would within File Explorer
Once you have the file you want attached highlighted, say:
Click Insert
Now you are ready to send the email with the Send Message command
Say: Mouse Grid
Use the numbers within the grid to narrow down to the attachments list that is just above the body of the message
When the mouse is pointing at the name of the attachment that you want to open say: Mouse Double Click.
The attachment will open in the program that is the default choice on your computer for opening that file type.
Say: Save Attachment
This puts the Save Attachment dialog box on the screen
Say: Click OK
Now the focus is in the Save As dialog box where you will confirm that you know where you are saving the attachment and that you have given it a name that is appropriate.
Say: Click OK
Move Message to Folder
This results in the Move Message dialog box appearing on the screen. Use the Move Down X Lines and Move Up X Lines to highlight the folder you want to move the message to and then say: Click Ok.
Copy Message to Folder
It is good practice to move or copy messages from the Inbox list rather than when the message is open.
Open Contacts
Open Inbox
New Contact - You do not need to be in the Contacts screens to do this.
Open Calendar
New Appointment - You do not need to be in the Calendar screens to do this.
Within the New Appointment screen you can say: Location Field to get to the Location after dictating the subject of the appointment.
To get to the Start Time and End Time say: Click Start Time and Click End Time respectively.
To move from the Start Date or End Date portion of these fields it is most efficient to say: Press TAB.
Once all of the details are in the appointment say: Click Save and Close.
Navigating to an appointment to edit it requires that you say: Open Calendar. Then say: Click Home if the focus isn’t already on the Home ribbon at the top of the screen. Then say: Click Month to see an overview of all appointments going on in the current month.
Month is used in this example, say: Press TAB. The focus will only move from one appointment to the next when the TAB key is used. This works in all view options.
Press ENTER.
Appointments are edited in the same screen that was used to create them. Just say: Click Save and Close when you are done to save changes.
The command for moving between Days is CTRL + LEFT and CRL + RIGHT ARROW. To accomplish this in the Outlook Calendar, say: Press Control Left Arrow or Press Control Right Arrow. This works on the Day, Week and Month views.
Press Control G. Then dictate the date you want to go to and say: Click OK. This will move to the desired date without changing the current view.
There are keyboard shortcuts that can be assigned to control the Microphone. Using these will prevent having to find the Dragon Bar to check the status of the microphone so often. Use the Dragon / Tools / Options to learn and change these keyboard shortcuts.
– When a new Window or Document is opened, say: “Maximize Window”
Keep the Zoomtext Cursor and Pointer Enhancements turned On to help with locating Cursor and Mouse Pointer when switching windows and the like.
Use “List All Windows” to switch to another running application.
“Start” is the keyword to use prior to the name of the program or window that you want to open. For example, you can say: “Start Documents” if you want to get to the list of all of your files.
- Speak the character of the name of the document you want to move to for getting there more quickly.
When the document you want to Open is highlighted, say: “Press ENTER” to open it.
“Switch to Next Window” than say: “Switch to Previous Window”
“Press Control Shift B”
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