Joan, you should be able to start the Dragon with the phrase "listen to me".
Dan T.
Richard Kratt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Is it possible to train the command
to something like "Begin Listening" or some other unique command?
Richard
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Naomi.
I use Dragon Naturally Speaking 9.1 on my desktop computer-which I have on my
bedside table right now since I am confined to bed for another six weeks-and I
use Microsoft Windows XP Pro. My new laptop has Microsoft Vista installed, and
as I have been talking to Dana about it, I like it very much. My only problem
with the speech recognition program that comes with Vista is with the extreme
sensitivity of the Start Listening command. Because it begins with an S, and
S is very common in everyday speech, it is constantly turning itself on.
Unless I notice it, it will execute 20 or 30 commands, and then be hopelessly
screwed up as far as I'm concerned! I am using a lapel microphone, which has an
on/off switch on the cord. We're going to install a pillow switch in place of
the on/off switch, and then I can just bump it and turn off the microphone.
When I am working in a quiet environment-not very often I might add-it speeds
right along and is a joy to use. They have added many new features that make
speech recognition a real workhorse. They also have installed, way too many for
my taste, security checks that will pop up and disable Speech Recognition.
However, one can just go into the control panel under security and take care of
the problem.
My son actually partitioned my laptop, so I have one part that works with
Vista and the built-in Speech Recognition, and the other partition has Windows
XP and Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9.1 installed. I was afraid I would not like
Vista because it was so new, and all the bugs hadn't been worked out, so I
wanted to be able to use the laptop with Windows XP. After three weeks, I have
not gone to that partition, and I am enjoying Vista.
The cost of the microphone and a pillow switch will be less than upgrading to
Dragon 9.5 I am sure. As I told Dana, try it you might like it.
Joan
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 5:34 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: FW: [QUAD-L] TV Shows on Computer
Merrill,
I was able to get the TV on my computer. I just needed the website. I
watched the CSI episodes that I missed. I just got a new laptop about a month
ago. It also has Windows XP Media Center. My husband was told to bring it
back with the receipt and they would install Windows Vista for free. I wasn't
sure about getting Vista, because I use Dragon Naturally Speaking 9.0 and I
heard that they weren't compatible.
Naomi
C-4 quad since July 2, 2005
Transverse Myelitis
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