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Topics Covered:
Capitalization Punctuation Controlling menus by voice Saving documents Working in dialogue boxes
Key Commands
[Cap] [Cap That] [All Caps That] [Click] [Press F4] or [Open List] [Spell That] [No Caps That] [Save Document] [Tab key] [Press Tab key]
Practice 5.1
If you really want the prize, you will win the race. Where theres a will, theres a way. Take advantage of the current situation. Strike while the iron is hot. Dont buy the car until you have the money. Dont count your chickens before theyre hatched. Best Practices Pronouncing carefully and speaking in a consistent and even tone of voice helps Dragon understand you better.
Capitalization
There are a few different ways to capitalize words and title using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. However, Dragon will automatically capitalize the first words in a sentence, days of the week, months of the year, some holidays, and some proper names. 5-1
Best Practices Remember to pause after a command to give Dragon a chance to interpret what you have just said.
Practice 5.2
Dictate these sentences and note the words that are automatically capitalized. It is important to identify when the computer makes a mistake and you have to correct it. Otherwise, if you dont fix the mistake on Monday, it will make the same mistake on Friday. At this college, students begin classes in August and January. She likes music by the Beatles and the Grateful Dead. Have you ever been to Disneyland? My brother, Bob, and I went to Mendocino when he was visiting from Texas. In the Bay Area of Northern California, there are colleges in Sonoma County, Marin County, San Francisco, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County and Alameda County, to mention a few! Notice how Dragon will capitalize the first word in a sentence without you commanding it.
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The [Cap That] Command Use After Dictation Dictate these sentences then go back, select the word that needs a capital letter, and say [Cap That]. My friend is superintendent of schools in cool, California. [Select superintendent of schools] [Cap That], [Select cool] [Cap That] [Go to Bottom] Have you seen the new movie, cars? [Select cars] [Cap That] [Go to Bottom] Using [Cap That] with Titles Dictate these book and movie titles by saying the movie or book title in one phrase. Pause after dictating the movie or book title and then use [Cap That] to capitalize each word of the title. Pirates of the Caribbean [Colon] Dead Mans Chest (Pause) [Cap That] was released in July. This summer I read (Pause) The Rabbit Hole [Cap That]. Use the [All Caps That] command This command capitalizes every letter of the word or phrase. GRUMPY (Pause) [All Caps That] and (Pause) SLEEPY (Pause)[All Caps That] are two of Snow Whites seven friends. The CHEESECAKE FACTORY has every type of cheesecake you can imagine. [Select Cheesecake Factory] (Pause) [All Caps That] (Pause) [Go to Bottom]
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Best Practices If you get words capitalized that you dont want capitalized, select them and use the command [No Caps That].
Practice 5.3
Dictate the following sentences, using the various techniques to dictate capitals. Be sure to turn the capitalization function off when you are finished. MASH is one of my all time favorite television shows. When my mom was a kid, she listened to THE LONE RANGER on the radio. Have you ever gone swimming in the Russian River? Wow, that dog was really HUGE and scary! I was REALLY impressed with the movie I saw recently, The Constant Gardener.
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Punctuation
Here are some punctuation marks that you might not know. Practice dictating them.
Practice 5.4
Character : ; ! s / ( ) @ & Dictate as Colon Semicolon Exclamation Point or Exclamation Mark Hyphen Apostrophe S Slash or Forward Slash Open Quote or Begin Quotes Close Quote or End Quotes Open Paren Close Paren At sign And Sign
Practice 5.5 That movie was great! It was pretty high-tech! Sam & I went "body surfing." Her address has this symbol in it: @. When (if ever) will they come? The man said, Dont forget to have enough gas in your car before you cross a bridge!
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