A step-by-step guide for Dragon users
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Introduction (9 minutes)
Creating your Dragon user profile
Quick setup guide
Helpful hints
3 lessons
Loading and closing Dragon (3 minutes)
Turning the microphone on and off
Loading and closing Dragon
Accuracy tuning
3 lessons
Part 1 – Dictating text (18 minutes)
How to dictate
Key command 1 – correcting recognition errors
Key command 1 – modify (edit) the correction list
Key command 2 – capitalise
Key command 3 – Click
Bonus fourth command! Select and edit
The Dictation Box
7 lessons
The Dragon vocabulary (10 minutes)
Adding words or phrases to the Dragon vocabulary
Analysing your documents
Examples
3 lessons
What is a voice command? (1 minute)
Dictating commands
1 lesson
Proof reading (6 minutes)
Read That
Play That Back
Microsoft 365 – Read Aloud
3 lessons, 1 quiz
Part 2 – working hands free – Microsoft Word (32 minutes)
Formatting text as you dictate
Formatting text after you dictate
Moving the cursor
Punctuation
Selecting text
Deleting text
Abbreviations
Dictating dates and times
Smart format rules
Cut, copy and paste
Word properties
New line vs new paragraph
Working with tables
Controlling the Ribbon in Word
14 lessons, 1 quiz
Microsoft Outlook – Emails (9 minutes)
The Inbox
Creating emails – 1
Creating emails – 2
Creating emails – 3
Navigating and managing emails in Outlook
Attachments
6 lessons, 1 quiz
Microsoft Outlook – The Calendar (5 minutes)
Creating appointments
Deleting an appointment
Navigating to a particular date
Controlling the Ribbon in Calendar
4 lessons, 1 quiz
Google Chrome (8 minutes)
The Google Chrome Extension
Navigating web pages and accessing links
Accessing tabs
Web shortcut commands
4 lessons, 1 quiz
File Explorer (1 minute)
Navigating to files and folders
1 lesson
Microsoft Excel (6 minutes)
Excel
1 lesson
Working Hands Free (3 minutes)
Controlling windows, apps and dialogue boxes
1 lesson
An introduction to creating custom commands (7 minutes)
Autotext
Macro recorder
Step-by-step
Advanced scripting
4 lessons
What to do if things go wrong (13 minutes)
I'm unable to get Dragon to recognise a word or phrase
I'm dictating but no text is appearing in my document
The accuracy level has suddenly dropped – 1 check microphone
The accuracy level has suddenly dropped – 2 run Accuracy Tuning
The accuracy level has suddenly dropped – 3 Add words
I have a strong accent and Dragon doesn't recognise me
Dragon won't load
7 lessons
Dragon and disabilities (10 minutes)
Dragon and dyslexia
Dragon and arthritis
Dragon and other disabilities
3 lessons
Quiz and course summary
End of course quiz
Test dictation – try this for yourself and test your knowledge!
Your feedback on the course
3 lessons, 1 quiz
Part 2 – working hands free – Microsoft Word (32 minutes)
Controlling the Ribbon in Word
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