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Dragon12InstallationandUserGuide
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Numbers-Dragonlistensfordictationofnumbers,commands,andpunctuationonly.
Nothingyoudictateisinterpretedaswords(exceptcommands) orindividualletters.
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Spelling-Dragonlistensfordictationofindividualletters,commands,andpunc-
tuationonly.Nothingyoudictateisinterpretedaswords(exceptcommands) or
numbers.
ThetablebelowprovidesabriefoverviewoftheRecognitionmodesicons.Clickthelinks
formoreinformationaboutusing
the
Recognition
modes
.
Drag-
onBar
Mode
icons
Rec-
ognition
modes
Whattheydo
Normal
Mode
Dragon'sdefaultmodeofdictation.InNormalMode,
Dragondistinguishesdictationfromwords,numbers,and
commandsbyanalyzingwhatyousaybetweenpauses.
Say"StartNormalMode"or"NormalModeOn."
Dictation
Mode
ArestrictedrecognitionmodethatcausesDragontointer-
preteverythingyousayasdictationandnothingisinter-
pretedasacommand.DictationModecanbehelpfulifyou
wanttodictateasquicklyaspossible,ordictatewithout
lookingatthewordsDragontranscribes.Say"StartDic-
tationMode"or"DictationModeOn."
Command
Mode
ArestrictedrecognitionmodethatcausesDragontointer-
preteverythingyousayasacommandandnothingisinter-
pretedasdictatedtext.Say"StartCommandMode"or
"CommandModeOn."
Numbers
Mode
ArestrictedrecognitionmodethatcausesDragontorec-
ognizeonlynumbers.Ifyouaredictatingonlynumbers
(includingcurrencies),workinginthismodeincreasesrec-
ognitionaccuracy.Say"StartNumbersMode"or"Numbers
ModeOn."
Spell
Mode
ArestrictedrecognitionmodethatcausesDragontorec-
ognizeonlyletters,numbers,commands,andpunctuation.
Spellmodeisusefulfordictatingunpronounceablealpha-
numericstrings,suchaspartnumbersandlicenseplate
numbers,andothertermsyouanticipateDragonwon’t
know,suchasWebaddresses,wordsinaforeignlan-
guage,orunusualproductnames.Say"StartSpellMode"
or"SpellModeOn."Youcanstillusecommandswhilein
SpellMode.
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