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# Shortcuts Preferences Pane

The Shortcuts Preferences pane lets you set global keyboard shortcuts (hot keys) for four Dragon Dictate actions. They are:

- Toggle Microphone. Turns the microphone on or off.

- Select Speech Mode. Cycles through the modes: Dictation mode, Spelling mode, Numbers mode, and Command mode.

- Show Recognition Window. Shows and hides the Recognition window.

- Dismiss MouseGrid. Hides the MouseGrid.

Important Note: OS X includes built-in dictation that can cause conflicts with assigned hot keys. You should not assign keys F9 through F12 to Apple's hot key sequence for dictation. You should also never assign any hot key sequence in Dragon Dictate that is the same as the one for that operating system's built-in dictation.

In addition, before using F-key keyboard shortcuts in Dragon Dictate, you should double-check your settings in the Keyboard preference pane. The default setting for this option is to have the checkbox unchecked, which means you need to add the fn (Function) to your Command-F-key presses in Dictate. If you check that box, you don’t need to use the fn key with your Command-F-Key presses in Dictate, but you do need to use the fn key when trying to access the features printed on the F keys, such as the volume controls found on F10, F11, and F12 on most Mac keyboards.

To set a shortcut:

- Click in the oval shortcut region and type the desired shortcut.

To delete a shortcut:

- Click the “X” at the right end of the oval shortcut region.

To revert to a previous shortcut:

- Click the curved arrow at the right end of the oval shortcut region.