Dragon NaturallySpeaking Quick Start Guide
Updated for Dragon Professional Individual and Dragon Home 16 (2024). Focused on voice and basic dictation.
Starting and Stopping Dragon
- Start Dragon: Launch Dragon from Start Menu or Desktop.
- Turn Microphone On/Off: Say "Wake up" or "Go to sleep".
- Exit Dragon: Say "Close Dragon" or manually quit from system tray.
Basic Dictation Commands
- Dictate Text: Speak naturally — Dragon will transcribe into active text field.
- New Line: Say "New line".
- New Paragraph: Say "New paragraph".
- Correct Word: Say "Correct [word]".
- Delete Word: Say "Scratch that" (undo last action).
Basic Commands
- Open Application: Say "Open [Application Name]" (e.g., "Open Microsoft Word").
- Switch Applications: Say "Switch to [Application Name]".
- Click Button or Link: Say "Click [Button/Link Name]".
- Scroll Page: Say "Scroll down" or "Scroll up".
Working with Web Pages
- Activate a Link: Say "Click [link text]".
- Move to Next/Previous Field: Say "Next field" or "Previous field" (on forms).
Editing and Formatting
- Select Text: Say "Select [text]".
- Bold/Italic/Underline: Say "Bold that", "Italicize that", "Underline that".
Other Useful Commands
- Open Help: Say "What can I say?"
- Launch DragonBar: Use DragonBar for microphone control and menus.
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