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That’s Not What I Said!
Sometimes, the program will type something that sounds
like what you said but isn’t quite right. But the computer
is not a person, so it won’t help to: YELL, t a l k
s l o w l y, or. say. only. one. word. at. a. time. In fact,
Dragon NaturallySpeaking®8software does better when
you say full sentences and speak in your “natural” voice.
In order to avoid the same recognition mistakes in the
future, you should correct them when they occur, as
described below.
Correcting Recognition Errors
You can correct mistakes in your text by using the
“Select <word or words> ” command.
For example, if you say:
“Let’s meet to discuss the Conzelmann contract.”
And the program types:
You can say: “Select Councilman”
You will see the Correction menu.
You can say “Choose1” to select the correct choice.
You can also click on the correct choice with the mouse.
Dragon NaturallySpeaking®8software will then correct the
text in your document and will learn from your correction.
Correction Tips
Here are some more tips on how to increase accuracy and
correct recognition errors. If you need more
•information, see the Dragon NaturallySpeaking®8 User’s
Guide, or find what you’re looking for in the online Help.
• You can also get the Correction menu to appear by•
selecting text with the mouse or keyboard and pressing
the correction hot key (by default, the minus [-] key on
your numeric keypad).
• If what you really said does not appear in the list, you
can say “Spell That” or just type in the correct text.
• If the text you are trying to select appears in your
document more than once and the computer selects the
wrong one, you can say “Select Again” and it will select
a different occurrence.
• If you find yourself frequently correcting small common
words, it is often more effective to select more than one
word. For example, say “Select going to” instead
of “Select to” even if “going” is the correct text.
• If you play back the text by selecting text and using the
“Play That Back”command, you can press the Correction
hot key at any time to correct the text that is currently
being played back. Once you choose an item from
the choice list, the correction will be made and
playback will resume. (Playback is available only in
Preferred Edition and Professional editions)
• If you want to go through your document and make
a series of corrections, you can bring up the Correction
menu, use the down arrow key to select a choice, then
use the right or left arrow key to make the correction and
navigate to the next correction.
• For more information on how to improve recognition
accuracy, from the Tools menu, click Accuracy Center.
Dictation Tips
• Pronounce each word clearly and distinctly and
say all punctuation, but speak with your natural
inflection, not in a monotone voice.
• Say commands without pausing between the
command words (for example, say “New Paragraph”)
BUT — do pause before and after a command
(for example, say “Select last 3 words” [pause]
“Bold That” ). This lets the program separate
commands from words to be typed.
• Be sure that your microphone is in the correct
position and check it every once in a while.
Quick Reference Card
SAY . . . TO . . .
Navigating / New Line, Paragraph
“New Line” Press the Enter key once
“New Paragraph” Press the Enter key twice
“Space Bar” Press the Space key
“Tab Key” Press the Tab key
“Go to Bottom” Move the insertion point to the
end of your document
“Insert Before.. . ” or Move the insertion point
“Insert After before or after certain text
<word or words>” to insert text there
Selecting Text
“Select <word Select a particular
or words>” word or words to replace,
correct, or format. Example:
“Select Mary had a little lamb”
“Select Again” Select the same word or words
again but in a different place
Formatting
“Bold That” Apply bold to selected text
“Italicize That” Apply italics to selected text
“Underline That” Apply underlining to selected text
“Restore That” Remove formatting from
selected text
“Cap <word> ” or Start the next word with a capital.
“Cap Next <word > ” Example: “Cap hot Cap dog”
= Hot Dog
“All Caps <word>” Type the next word in all capitals.
Example: “All Caps yikes”
= YIKES
SAY . . . TO . . .
Cutting / Pasting / Deleting Text
“Copy That” Copy selected text
“Cut That” Cut selected text
“Paste That” Paste cut or copied text
“Scratch That” Delete the last thing
you said
Inserting Basic Punctuation
“Period” or “Full stop” .
“Comma” ,
“Question mark” ?
“Exclamation mark” !
“Colon” :
“Semicolon” ;
“Hyphen” -
“Dash” —
“Open quote” “
“Close quote” ”
“Open parenthesis” (
“Close parenthesis” )
For more punctuation, see the online Help or
the Dragon NaturallySpeaking®8 User’s Guide.
Accessing Sample Commands
“What Can I Say?” Bring up a partial list of available
commands that work in the
active application
For more commands, from the Tools menu, click
Command Browser.
Common Voice Commands for Dragon NaturallySpeaking®8
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