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How to force Dragon to recognise what you say as text, rather than a command

5/10/2022

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Dragon will sometimes recognise what you say as a command, when you want text. There is a high risk of this happening when you use common command terms such as "select", "correct", "send" (in an email) etc.
Options for working around this conundrum:
  • Dictate your text without pausing. Dragon will only interpret what you say as a command if you pause before and after. Let's say for example you are dictating text in an email and you use the word 'send'. If you pause before and after, Dragon will interpret this as a command. If however you say "Here are the documents you asked me to send" without pausing, Dragon will write this as text.
  • Nominate the capitalisation. By doing this you are signalling to Dragon that you want text and not a command. For example you could say "here are the documents you asked me to no caps send". Other options — depending on your preferred capitalisation are "Cap send" (for Title Case) and "ALL CAPS send" (for upper case). Dragon will not interpret what you say as a command if you verbalise the capitalisation.
  • In the case of emails you could also consider typing the word 'send' by hand. Some Dragon users wait until they have finished dictating the text in the body field of a new email before addressing the email. This will prevent the email from sending prematurely if you accidentally say the word "send" on its own, without pausing.
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        • Tips for working smarter
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      • Information for OHS Case Managers & Rehabilitation Providers
      • Resources for Viva Voce customers
      • Resources for Viva Voce trainers
    • Dragon for Windows >
      • Installation and setup
      • Set-up checklist
      • System requirements / Computer specs
      • General tips for using Dragon for Windows
      • Using Dragon in Excel
      • Capitalising by voice
      • Technical FAQs
      • TROUBLESHOOTING
      • Creating macros
      • how to preserve your dragon customisations
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      • General information on transcription
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