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Dragon NaturallySpeaking User’s Guide 103
6
Working With Your
Desktop and Windows
n the previous chapters, you learned how to use Dragon
NaturallySpeaking to enter text.
You can also use Dragon NaturallySpeaking to control your computer.
For example, you can start programs, open menus, and click buttons by
using your voice rather than the mouse and keyboard.
This chapter describes how to:
■ Start programs
■ Open documents and folders
■ Switch between open windows
■ Copy text to other programs
■ Open and close menus
■ Select buttons, tabs, and options
■ Select icons on the desktop
■ Resize and close windows
■ Scroll in windows and list boxes
■ Press keyboard keys
■ Move the mouse pointer and click the mouse
You can start and control most programs by voice. (If you can’t control a
particular program by voice, it’s probably not designed for “hands-free”
use.) If you’re using Windows NT
® , you will need Service Pack 6 or later
to use the voice commands described in this chapter.
Active Accessibility is required to control Microsoft Office 97 and Office
2000 (including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and
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