Options dialog box—Commands tab

DragonBar>Tools>Options>Commands tab

Use the Commands tab to set options that control how Dragon interprets commands. Changing these options affects only the current user profile.

Option Description
Pause required before commands

Changes the length of time that Dragon requires you to pause before you speak commands. Nuance does not recommend changing this setting.

Note: Changing this setting does not affect dictation commands, such as "New Line".

Default value: 250 milliseconds (.25 second)

Enable mouse motion commands

If selected, enables mouse motion commands, such as "Move Mouse Left".

If deselected, mouse motion commands are disabled.

Click the Speed button to select mouse movement speed. The default value is 2.

Note: If you do not require mouse movement by voice, Nuance recommends deselecting this option to improve Dragon's performance.

Default value: Selected

Enable HTML Support

If selected, allows Dragon to work with Internet Explorer and Chrome. You must select this option to use web browser commands when the Dragon Web Extension is installed.

If deselected and the Dragon Web Extension is installed, you cannot select web page elements by voice or dictate directly in web page fields.

Default value: Selected

Enable commands in HTML windows

If selected, enables commands for use with Internet Explorer and Chrome. You must select this option to use voice commands in some Microsoft Outlook dialog boxes when you create or edit messages in HTML format. These dialog boxes appear with the Internet Explorer symbol in the left corner of the window header.

If deselected, disables some Internet Explorer and Chrome commands, and voice commands in some Microsoft Outlook dialog boxes.

Default value: Selected

Require "Click" to select hyperlinks in HTML windows

If selected, Dragon requires that you say "Click" before saying the link text to click in HTML windows, such as web browsers. For example, "Click Contact Us". This option prevents Dragon from clicking links unintentionally during dictation.

If deselected, you can just say the link text to click. For example, "Contact Us".

Default value: Selected

Require "Click" to select menus

If selected, Dragon requires that you say "Click" before saying the drop-down menu or right-click menu to click. For example, "Click View". This option prevents Dragon from clicking menus unintentionally during dictation.

If deselected, you can just say the menu to click. For example, "View".

Default value: Selected

Require "Click" to select buttons and other controls

If selected, Dragon requires that you say "Click" before saying the button name or other control to click. For example, "Click OK". This option prevents Dragon from clicking menus unintentionally during dictation.

If deselected, you can just say the button or control to click. For example, "OK".

Default value: Selected

Enable recognition mode switching commands

If selected, enables you to switch recognition modes by voice. For example, you can say "Start Dictation Mode" or "Dictation Mode On".

If deselected, you must switch recognition modes using the DragonBar.

Default value: Selected

Enable Web search commands

If selected, enables Web searching commands that are based on natural speech. For example, "Search the web for weather in Seattle".

If deselected, disables web searching commands.

Default value: Selected

Enable Desktop search commands

If selected, enables Desktop searching commands that are based on natural speech. For example, "Search Computer for time sheets".

If deselected, disables Desktop searching commands.

Default value: Selected

Display search text before performing search

If selected, Web and Desktop search commands appear in the Edit Search Keywords dialog box before Dragon performs the search. Use this option to edit the search terms or insert special characters.

If deselected, Dragon performs Web and Desktop searches without allowing you to edit the search terms.

Default value: Selected

Enable E-mail and Calendar commands

If selected, enables Microsoft Outlook commands that are based on natural speech. These commands allow you to create email, appointments, meetings, and tasks. For example, "Create appointment about dental appointment".

If deselected, disables the natural-language Email and Calendar commands.

Default value: Selected

Enable Cut shortcut commands

If selected, enables the Cut shortcut command. Use this option to cut text by simply saying "Cut <xyz>".

If deselected, you must first select the text and then say "Cut That".

Default value: Deselected

Enable Delete shortcut commands

If selected, enables the Delete shortcut command. Use this option to delete text by simply saying "Delete <xyz>".

If deselected, you must first select the text and then say "Delete That".

For more information, see Inserting, replacing, and deleting text.

Default value: Selected

Enable Copy shortcut commands

If selected, enables the Copy shortcut command. Use this option to copy text by simply saying "Copy <xyz>".

If deselected, you must first select the text and then say "Copy That".

For more information, see Cutting, copying, and pasting text.

Default value: Selected

Enable multiple text matches

If selected, enables Dragon to find multiple matches to your text when you use text matching commands. For example, when you say "Bold September" and there are multiple instances of "September" in your text, numbers appear next to each instance. You can then choose a specific instance to bold, or all instances.

If deselected, Dragon updates only the matching text instance closest to your cursor position.

For more information on text matching, see Working with multiple text matches.

Default value: Selected

Enable launching from the Start menu

If selected, you can open applications on the Start menu by voice using direct commands, such as "Open Microsoft Word".

If deselected, you must open applications by saying the full Start menu path, such as "Click Start", then "Click All Programs", then "Click Microsoft Word".

For more information, see Opening and closing applications.

Default value: Selected

Enable launching from the desktop

If selected, you can launch applications, open folders, and click shortcuts on your desktop by voice using direct commands, such as "Open My Documents".

If deselected, you cannot launch from your desktop by voice.

For more information, see Working on your Desktop.

Default value: Selected

Left variable delimiter

Right variable delimiter

Determines the delimiters used to indicate variable fields in Auto-Text commands. You can specify delimiters up to five characters long. You cannot specify the same value for each delimiter.

Note: If you change the default delimiters, Dragon uses the new delimiters for Auto-Text commands, but ignores variables in square brackets when you use the Accept Defaults and Clear Variable Delimiters commands.

Default values: left bracket ([) and right bracket (])

Enable Automatically Select First Field

If selected, Dragon places the cursor in the first form field automatically when you dictate in an application with form fields.

If deselected, you must place your cursor in the first form field manually when you dictate in form fields.

This option is available only when NMS mode is enabled. For more information on NMS mode, see Administrative Settings dialog box—NMS Settings tab

Default value: Selected

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Restoring default Commands tab options

Click Restore defaults.

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Additional information

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