Yes, in general Dragon is funtioning in Normal Mode, allowing both
dictation and basic commands.
I have had occasions where clients get switched to Dictation Mode,
and then commands don't work. They usually have been unable to tell
me how they got switched, but when I have them verify the mode, and
then switch back to Normal Mode, all is well.
It would be worth checking which mode you are in.
--Jim
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From: j-say-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [j-say-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] on
behalf of Judy Watford [judyw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 7:24 AM
To: j-say@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [j-say list] Re: Dragon not accepting commands
shouldn't it function with commands out of the box. It would take a great
deal of time to switch modes each time you wish to issue a command.
Judy
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From: j-say-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:j-say-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of James Honomichl
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 10:30 AM
To: j-say@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [j-say list] Re: Dragon not accepting commands
Anne:
It sounds like Dragon is probably in Dictation Mode. When in this mode, it
will only transcribe what you say, not perform any commands.
I don't know what the J-Say command is that allows you to check which Dragon
Mode you are in, but you can switch to Normal Mode by saying
"Normal Mode On"
J-Say/JAWS should echo the command switch (if you have command echo on).
Once in Normal Mode, you should be able to use the command functions.
Give that a try and see what happens.
For reference, the Dragon Recognition Modes are as follows:
Normal Mode - allows both dictation and command processing Dictation Mode -
only performs dictation Command Mode - only processes commands, will not
type anything Numbers Mode - only wants to hear numbers, other
dictation/commands will either not be processed or will be interpreted as a
number (usually with bizarre results) Spell Mode - only wants to hear
letters, other dictation/commands gives inaccurate results. I've found this
mode to be cumbersome, since if you pause in spelling, it inserts a space
wherever the pause is
Hope that helps.
--Jim
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From: j-say-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:j-say-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Ann Byrne
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 8:48 PM
To: j-say@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [j-say list] Dragon not accepting commands
I'm new to speech input, and assume I have something set wrong somewhere.
When I dictate, Dragon is happy. When I say 'move down one', Dragon types
it into my document. When I say "press control n"
it either ignores me or goes ting. How do I explain that I am
commanding????
Thanks,