This step-by-step online course is a complete guide to using Dragon Professional.
It is on the list of approved products for Student Finance England and is available for DSA students and Access to Work. It is also CPD certified.
This video shows one of the three key Dragon voice commands, helping to make it easier to learn when you first start using the app.
The course currently consists of 98 modules, each about 3-5 minutes long and totalling over three hours of material that would normally be covered in two or three half days of face-to-face training!
With this course you will learn…
- how to install and configure Dragon
- how to quickly dictate text and use the three key voice commands essential for writing
- how to customise the Dragon Vocabulary (adding course specific words for DSA students or professionals)
- how to work hands free in Microsoft Word
- how to work in Microsoft Outlook
- how to search the web in Google Chrome
- how to use voice commands in Microsoft Excel
- use Dragon with Gmail or Google Docs
- how to control Windows File Explorer with your voice
- how to use the proof reading tools in Dragon
- how to create simple custom commands to automate repetitive tasks and save time
- how to back up your Dragon profile
As you follow the course you will find quizzes to test your knowledge. The pass mark is 60% for all but the end of course quiz, which is 75%, but you may retake each quiz if necessary!
A CPD certificate can be provided when you complete the course.
Questions and suggestions for improvement are always welcome and you will find a ‘contact the teacher’ button in each lesson.