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Dragon Naturally Speaking is a commercial speech recognition software for Windows, currently sold by Nuance.

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How do I remove all proper nouns from the Dragon Naturally Speaking dictionary?

I would like to get rid of all proper nouns, and just add the few that I actually use. The best I have found so far is to display only words containing capitals letters as the screenshot below shows ...
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Keep getting the error 'Internet Explorer has stopped working...' when scrolling down a page using Dragon voice recognition software

My friend is using Dragon Naturally Speaking 10 on Windows Vista. Whenever she uses Dragon Naturally Speaking to scroll down a page in Internet Explorer 7, the browser gives this error: Restarting ...
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Why does audio dictation software like Dragon work only from the speaker's side?

I don't want my laptop or mobile to just dictate/type down what I say, but instead write what the caller on the other end of the line says. Why doesn't Google or Nuance enable that functionality? Is ...
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Manually set the microphone volume in Dragon NaturallySpeaking

Is it possible to manually set the microphone volume in Dragon NaturallySpeaking? The Dragon NaturallySpeaking Audio Setup Wizard automatically determines the supposedly best microphone volume (some ...
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Are there any problems using Dragon NaturallySpeaking in a VirtualBox Windows guest, Linux host?

I would like to set up Dragon NaturallySpeaking on a Windows XP guest, on an Ubuntu Linux host. Will this work? Are there any issues that I should be aware of? Thinkpad T61p Ubuntu 9.10 host Windows ...
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How can I prevent Dragon NaturallySpeaking capitalizing a word each time after I click?

Each time I click somewhere, Dragon NaturallySpeaking capitalizes the next word I dictate (just the first letter). How can I to avoid that? I use Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12.5, Windows 7 SP1, and ...
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Dragon Naturally Speaking 11: installing a non-standard language pack

I've installed Dragon Naturally Speaking 11, and it's running perfectly in English. I've been asked to get it to recognize Afrikaans (a local South African language), but I'm having trouble - as far ...
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How can I prevent Dragon NaturallySpeaking capitalizing a word each time after I hit ctrl+left?

Each time I hit Ctrl+←, Dragon NaturallySpeaking capitalizes the next word I dictate (just the first letter). What can I do to prevent this from happening? Note that if I hit ←, Dragon ...
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How can I export my voice commands in Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12.5 when the microphone configured for the profile isn't plugged in?

How can I export my voice commands in Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12.5 when the microphone configured for the profile isn't plugged in? The "Open Vocabulary Editor" menu is a greyed out when the ...
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Dragon NaturallySpeaking: Speak the punctuation while training?

When performing the general training in Dragon NaturallySpeaking, the user must read from passages of text such as from "2001: A Space Odyssey". When reading these passages, should the user pronounce ...
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Launch CMD here for Dragon NaturallySpeaking

I'm a heavy speech recognition user, due to issues with my hands causing much pain. I've been trying to get a command written for Dragon that will launch the Command Prompt in the currently active ...
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Opening a user profile by default in Dragon NaturallySpeaking

Is there any way to open a user profile by default in Dragon NaturallySpeaking? To put it otherwise, when I launch Dragon, I don't want to have to choose which is a profile to open like in the ...
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Uac interaction for people with physical disabilities (no keyboard, mouse or foot pedals)

Is there any way for a user to interact with a uac prompt for admin privileges despite not being not able to use a physical keyboard, mouse or foot pedal? I use both voice and eyetracker software, ...
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Why does Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12.5 think that Chrome is an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) program?

If I go to http://wikicfp.com/cfp/servlet/event.showcfp?eventid=73992&copyownerid=86856 on Chrome, then try to turn on Dragon, I get the error message: Program not supported. "EMR restriction" ...
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Can I disable Dragon Professional Individual's automatic capitalization in some programs?

Can I disable Dragon Professional Individual's automatic capitalization in some programs? I.e., in some programs, I would like Dragon to let me decide when to capitalize a letter. E.g.,: if I say ...
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How I can get Dragon NaturallySpeaking to talk into my Linux virtual machine with VMware?

I run Ubuntu 13.10 as a guest in VMware Workstation 10.0.1. (update 2017-10-25: I still have the issue, now with Kubuntu 16.04 LTS x64 + VMware Workstation Pro 14.0.0.). The host OS is Windows 7 SP1. ...
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Dragon NaturallySpeaking takes a few secs to transcribe the first utterance after turning the mic on, but is fast to transcribe the other utterances

Dragon NaturallySpeaking takes a few seconds to transcribe the first utterance after turning the microphone on, but is fast (<0.5s) to transcribe the following utterances, as long as I don't turn ...
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Dragon Naturally Speaking 10 enters bad characters in certain text editors in Windows XP

I use DNS 10 in Win 7 without any problems for dictating in office XP and office 2007. I have installed it too on a computer under WinXP and there, with office XP and office 2003 it enters wrong ...
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Dictating in unsupported applications with Dragon NaturallySpeaking 13 without going through the dictation box

I use Dragon NaturallySpeaking 13 with Windows 7 SP1 x64 Ultimate. Unlike Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12.5, there was an option not to use the dictation box if the application I was dictating into was ...
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Sending the enter key located on the lower right of the numeric keypad in Dragon NaturallySpeaking

A typical qwerty keyboard has two ENTER keys: With Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12.5, if I say "press enter", it will send the green enter key. How to send the red enter key? (i.e., the enter key ...
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How can I make voice command recognition as fast as possible in Dragon NaturallySpeaking?

I have defined a couple of voice commands in Dragon NaturallySpeaking, which I need to use very often. As a result, I would like that the latency in recognizing those voice commands to be as low as ...
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Do either Dragon or Windows Speech Recognition use a dedicated graphics card or GPU when one is available?

Dragon and Windows Speech Recognition are two popular programs used for voice-to-text dictation and operation of a computer by voice. On my well appointed but 7-year-old laptop, both of these ...
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Disabling voice commands in Dragon NaturallySpeaking 15

Is there a way to (preferably permanently) disable all voice commands in Dragon NaturallySpeaking 15 (so that all voice input is interpreted as text)? There was a menu option in an earlier version, ...
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Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12.5 losing focus on Windows 10

Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12.50.000.065 Professional very often loses focus when I dictate on Windows 10 Enterprise. E.g., if I say "Dragon NaturallySpeaking", then it might happen that only "Dragon ...
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Dragon NaturallySpeaking can only send commands to Microsoft Word: dictation doesn't work

From time to time, Dragon NaturallySpeaking can only send commands to a Microsoft Word document, and doesn't allow me to dictate in the Microsoft Word document. What could be the issue? I use Dragon ...
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Voice-Pressing keys in Dragon NaturallySpeaking: which symbol can it types?

In Dragon NaturallySpeaking, one can type symbols with the voice command press [symbol name]. For example, press t, press dollar sign, or press F5. Where can I get the list of all symbols / keys that ...
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Telling Dragon NaturallySpeaking not to consider the next word as a command

From time to time, I want to dictate a single word that happens to also be a voice command. Is there any way to tell Dragon NaturallySpeaking not to consider the next word as a command, without having ...
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Can I install Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12.5 and Dragon 14 professional side-by-side?

I wonder whether I can install Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12.5 Professional and Dragon 14 professional side-by-side, on Windows 7 SP1 x64 Ultimate.
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Is there any way to permanently disable capitalization in Dragon for Mac?

I have been using versions of Dragon/NaturallySpeaking for a decade. I've just started using Dragon for Mac. I know how to get specific characters to appear in lowercase, but I do this so often that ...
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Exporting the names of all custom voice commands in Dragon NaturallySpeaking

How can I export the names of all the voice commands I have defined in Dragon NaturallySpeaking? I don't want to explore the voice commands themselves (which can be done following these instructions)...
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Removing all abbreviations from Dragon NaturallySpeaking's dictionary

Is there any way to remove all abbreviations from Dragon NaturallySpeaking's dictionary? I would like to get rid of all of them, and just add the few ones that I actually use. I use Dragon ...
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How can I see when a word has been added to the vocabulary?

Is there anyway to see when a word has been added to the vocabulary? Ideally I would like to list the custom words sorted by add date. I use Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12.5 Professional with Windows 7 ...
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How can I edit a word in the dictionary in Dragon NaturallySpeaking?

I would like to edit word in the dictionary in Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Right now I delete it and create a new entry. Is there any way to edit the word directly instead? I use Dragon ...
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Dragon NaturallySpeaking writes "{Gauche 13}{Maj+Droite}{Maj+Gauche}..." when I select a word

This 15-second video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTdWTsFmzQE shows the issue. I say "we are going to eat", then I want to select "going" and Dragon writes the following: we are going to eat.{...
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Is there a way to set Dragon Naturally Speaking 11 to dictate to an unfocused application?

Does anyone know of a way in which to instruct Dragon to remain focused on a designated application regardless of its focus status instead of following focus changes? The primary use case we have is ...
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How can I force the spelling mode in Dragon NaturallySpeaking to only recognize the NATO phonetic alphabet?

Is there any way to configure Dragon NaturallySpeaking so that the spelling mode only recognizes the NATO phonetic alphabet to dictate alphanumeric characters?
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How can I give 2 names for the same voice command in Dragon NaturallySpeaking?

How can I give 2 names for the same voice command in Dragon NaturallySpeaking? I.e., I want to be able to use two different names for the same voice command. I know I can use one of these two ...
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Does BestMatch V still have performance issues with Natlink in Dragon NaturallySpeaking? [closed]

http://explosionduck.com/wp/introduction-to-voice-programming-part-one-dns-natlink/ says: BestMatch V has performance issues with Natlink. The article was written over two years ago, and the ...
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dragon naturally speaking footnote

I use Dragon Nat. Sp. version 13. How do I put in a footnote indicator, I. e. a little number right after the relevant word, slightly up? I can't find one command. Can anyone tell me?
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What does "19:40:25 LOG (Perf): DgnSAPI paused -> BeginUtt = 158 msec" indicate in Dragon NaturallySpeaking's log?

In Dragon NaturallySpeaking's log (in my case located in C:\Users\Joey\AppData\Roaming\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking12\Dragon.log), I can see statements such as: 19:40:25 LOG (Perf): DgnSAPI paused -> ...
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Why is Dragon NaturallySpeaking sometimes sending a mouse clicks after I wake it up?

From times to times, after I wake up Dragon NaturallySpeaking, and right between the time I start taking and the time Dragon starts transcribing, Dragon sends a mouse click. What could be the reason ...
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Computer Keeps Restarting Every 5 Minutes

My computer has randomly started to restart, usually around at around 10 minute intervals. It happens while using Microsoft Word for work. So far it's only happened today (around 6 times), and each ...
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Dragon Dictate adding extra characters

It seems that often at the end of the It there will be an extra character or two. Often this is just some random letter. For example the S following the sentence was added by Dragon dictate. Is there ...
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Dragon NaturallySpeaking special character entry - arrows

In my notes, I often use special characters such as ↑ ↓ → α β among others. Is it possible to make Dragon enter these characters? For example if I said up arrow Dow Jones Dragon would produce ↑ Dow ...
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Commands are written down instead of being executed in Dragon NaturallySpeaking

From time to time commands are written down instead of being executed in Dragon NaturallySpeaking. What can account for this issue? Examples: when I say the built-in command "Backspace", instead of ...
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Speech-to-noise ratio in Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11+

The speech-to-noise ratio was changed to Pass/Fail in Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11 in the Audio Setup Wizard (Microphone Check). Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10: Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11: Is there ...
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Certain Dragon NaturallySpeaking voice commands not working in Word, Excel

I am running Windows Vista, with MS Office 2007. I used to have Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10, and I noticed that certain commands, such as "Undo That, Italicize that, Bold that," etc. no longer worked,...
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Play sound when microphone is turned on

Is there any way to configure Dragon NaturallySpeaking so that whenever the microphone is turned on some sound is played? I use Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12.5 Professional with Windows 7 SP1 x64 ...
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Dragon Naturally Speaking 10 enters bad characters in MSOffice 2007 in Windows 7

I had a similar problem in Win XP, that I was not able to solve but now all of a sudden this happens in Windows 7 with MSOffice 2007. What is most disconcerting is that this happens all of a sudden, ...
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Dragon NaturallySpeaking: Application-specific voice commands don't work with Eclipse

Application-specific voice commands don't work with Eclipse with Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12.5. I have defined a few voice commands for Eclipse, I tried to maintain available for Eclipse by editing ...
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