Hints: Forcing Recognition of Dictated Words

Dragon has three major modes of dictation recognition:

• Normal: Recognizes both commands and dictations
• Dictation: Translates almost all phrases into dictation, and generally does not recognize commands
• Command: Recognizes all dictated phrases as commands

To force Dragon into dictation mode, hold down the Shift key while dictating.

To force Dragon into command mode, hold down the CTRL key while dictating.

To dictate normal, do not hold down either key.

Dictation mode may be faster at recognizing words than Normal or Command mode.

If you are holding either the shift or CTRL key, your buttons on the SpeechMike handset will be work.  Let up on the shift or CTRL key to enable the handset keys.