Speech Input

Nick, 56 years old, Senior Software Architect – Nick has about every ergonomic keyboard and mouse available for purchase, but when his arthritis flares up, using a mouse or typing on a keyboard is just too painful. On really bad days, Nick will use dictation software.

Exercise: Use your voice to dictate a sentence with Dragon

The Dragon Bar should be visible at the top of the screen.

• Make sure the Microphone Button is On

On (green)

Off (red)

Put on headset. Position mic one inch from corner of your mouth.

1. To begin:
   • Say “open dragon pad”
   • Say “When the weather is rainy don’t forget your boots and umbrella period”
   • Say “correct rainy”
   • Say “rainy comma”
   • Say “go to end of line”
   • Say “new line new line”
2. To prepare the laptop for the next participant:
   • Say “select all”
   • Say “delete”
   • Say “close dragon pad”
   • You will be asked if you want to save changes. Say “tab”
   • Say “press enter”

Help! I’m Stuck! If you get stuck, use the mouse to get back on track.
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