Dragon NaturallySpeaking For Dummies

by Diamond, Stephanie

• ISBN13: 9781118083802
• ISBN10: 1118083806
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-10-04
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

Dragon NaturallySpeaking will introduce readers to everything they need to know to get started with this advanced voice recognition software. Readers will get the most up-to-date information on the latest version of the software. PART I: Hatching and Launching Your Dragon Software. Chapter 1: Preparing for Dragons. Chapter 2: Basic Training. Chapter 3: Launching and Controlling Your Dragon. PART II: Fire-Breathing 101. Chapter 4: Basic Dictating. Chapter 5: Selecting, Editing, and Correcting in the NaturallySpeaking Window. Chapter 6: Fonts, Alignment, and All That: Formatting Your Document. Chapter 7: Proofreading and Listening to Your Text. Chapter 8: Using Recorded Speech. Chapter 9: Mobile Edition and NaturallyMobile Recorder. PART III: Giving Your Applications Wings. Chapter 10: Dictating into Other Applications. Chapter 11: Controlling Your Desktop and Windows by Voice. Chapter 12: Using NaturalWord for Word and WordPerfect. Chapter 13: A Dragon Online. Chapter 14: Dragon Your Data Around. Chapter 15: Staying Organized on the Move. PART IV: Precision Flying. Chapter 16: Feeding Your Dragon: RAM, Disk Space, and Speed. Chapter 17: Speaking More Clearly to Your Dragon. Chapter 18: Additional Training and Vocabulary Building. Chapter 19: Improving Audio Input. Chapter 20: Dealing with Change. Chapter 21: Having Multiple Users or Vocabularies. Chapter 22: Creating Your Own Commands. Chapter 23: Taking Draconian Measures: Workarounds for Problems. PART V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 24: Ten Common Problems. Chapter 25: Ten Time-and-Sanity-Saving Tips. Chapter 26: Ten Mistakes to Avoid. Chapter 27: Ten Stupid Dragon Tricks.

Author Biography

Stephanie Diamond is a former marketing director for AOL and founder of Digital Media Works, Inc. With more than 20 years of marketing know-how, she is a skilled profit-builder and has developed several successful multimedia products. Stephanie is also the author of Prezi For Dummies.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part I: Installing and Understanding NaturallySpeaking 7

Chapter 1: Knowing What to Expect 9

Chapter 2: Installing Dragon and Basic Training 21

Chapter 3: Launching and Controlling Dragon 35

Part II: Creating Documents and Spreadsheets 51

Chapter 4: Simply Dictating 53

Chapter 5: Selecting, Editing, and Correcting in DragonPad 71

Chapter 6: Basic Formatting in Text-Editing Applications 85

Chapter 7: Proofreading and Listening to Your Text 95

Chapter 8: Dictating into Other Applications 103

Chapter 9: Dipping into Word Processing 117

Chapter 10: Working with Excel 133

Chapter 11: Using Recorded Speech 141

Part III: Communicating Online 155

Chapter 12: Sending and Receiving E-Mail157

Chapter 13: Working the Web 173

Chapter 14: Playing Media with the LifeStyle Speech Pack 183

Chapter 15: Dictating the Mobile Way 193

Part IV: Controlling Windows 211

Chapter 16: Controlling Your Desktop and Windows by Voice 213

Part V: Working Smarter 231

Chapter 17: Speaking More Clearly 233

Chapter 18: Additional Training for Accuracy 239

Chapter 19: Improving Audio Input 259

Chapter 20: Having Multiple Computers or Users 267

Chapter 21: Creating Your Own Commands 275

Chapter 22: Getting Help from Your Desktop and Online 287

Part VI: The Part of Tens 305

Chapter 23: Ten Common Problems 307

Chapter 24: Ten Time-and-Sanity-Saving Tips 315

Index 319