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# Welcome to Dragon Dictate

Dragon Dictate is a speech recognition application. You speak, and Dragon Dictate does one of the following:

- Types what you said. This is dictation. Dragon Dictate can type into just about any application; it also comes with its own simple word-processing window (called a Note Pad window) that is optimized for dictation.

- Obeys what you said. This is a command. Dragon Dictate comes with many built-in commands, capable of controlling various applications; it also permits you to define your own commands.

- Produces a transcript of your speech captured in an audio file.

The information in this online help is structured, hyperlinked and searchable. Use these features to find your way around.

Each page concentrates on an individual topic. You can look up information about:

- Modes. As you use Dragon Dictate, what you can say depends upon which of five modes you are in.

- Symbols. Dictate individual letters, punctuation, and numerals.

- Commands. Use your voice to perform actions.

- Windows. Explanations of the various windows in Dragon Dictate.

- Menus. A reference list of each Dragon Dictate menu and menu item.