The following Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 Technical Notes have been posted by ScanSoft as of 7 November 2003.
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| TechNote | Date Posted | Fixed in 7.x Update? | Operational Problems | Larry Allen Comments/Suggestions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4730 | 6 Nov 2003 | no | Adapting Dragon NaturallySpeaking to your writing style | |
| 4729 | 6 Nov 2003 | no | The command "Lowercase [word]" may not work properly in Corel WordPerfect | |
| 4728 | 6 Nov 2003 | no | When issuing the command in Corel WordPerfect "Click Close" nothing happens | |
| 4727 | 6 Nov 2003 | no | Using the "Show/View WordPerfect help" command | |
| 4725 | 6 Nov 2003 | 7.2 ONLY | The command "Double Mouse Click" no longer works | |
| 4638 | 24 Oct 2003 | no | Unable to use Voice Editor 2 when logged on as a Power User | |
| 4637 | 24 Oct 2003 | no | Unable to create a user for a Sony Digital Recorder on XP | |
| 4617 | 20 Oct 2003 | no | The command "Switch To < application name >" does not work with "Windows Explorer" | |
| 4603 | 16 Sep 2003 | no | Unable to dictate into text field of Microsoft Outlook Express 5 and HTML message body field of Microsoft Outlook 2000 on a Windows ME | |
| 4600 | 16 Sep 2003 | Service Pack 1 for Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 (all English editions) | EXTREMELY IMPORTANT! | |
| 4525 | 12 Aug 2003 | “Go to beginning/end of paragraph” in an Internet Explorer 5 textbox may send the cursor to the beginning or end of the document | IE6.0 does not have this problem | |
| 4524 | 12 Aug 2003 | The “Go Back” command may not work properly | ||
| 4521 | 12 Aug 2003 | Using playback in non-standard text edits control windows | ||
| 4508 | 21 July 2003 | Some imported legacy commands may fail to be recognized | ||
| 4505 | 21 July 2003 | “Unable to find an application to view a document” error message when using the Vocabulary Builder | ||
| 4502 | 21 July 2003 | The commands “Insert after" and "Insert before" yield the same results | ||
| 4500 | 21 July 2003 | Dictating the legal symbol “section” or § | ||
| 4499 | 21 July 2003 | The first utterance in the body field of a Lotus Notes message may not be recognized properly | ||
| 4496 | 21 July 2003 | Stopping playback with AOL mail | ||
| 4495 | 21 July 2003 | Lotus Notes may not prompt user for password in Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 | ||
| 4494 | 21 July 2003 | Unable to access JAVA applet pop up menus by voice | ||
| 4492 | 21 July 2003 | Error: “An unexpected exception c0000005 (EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION) violation has occurred.” when writing to your writing style | ||
| 4491 | 21 July 2003 | The “Switch To” command will not work for the “Sample Commands” window | ||
| 4490 | 21 July 2003 | The “Format that spelled out” command does not format a number correctly | ||
| 4489 | 21 July 2003 | Dictation after using the “Find” dialog places text in the wrong location | ||
| 4485 | 21 July 2003 | "The planning for executing the Acoustic Optimizer has NOT been set" error after supplying username and password | ||
| 4484 | 21 July 2003 | Internet Explorer runs slowly after installing Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 | ||
| 4483 | 21 July 2003 | Partially fixed | 428">Unable to export user files with an active user | With SP1, still not able to export active user. |
| 4480 | 10 July 2003 | Yes | A dialog box is launched stating, “You need to increase the size of the acoustic archives” when trying to make a correction | |
| 4477 | 23 June 2003 | Unable to open a User in Dragon NaturallySpeaking after performing a “System Restore” | ||
| 4476 | 23 June 2003 | The “Play That Back” and “Automatic playback for correction” features are not grayed out for Command Only users | ||
| 4471 | 19 June 2003 | Some Applications may give an error when Dragon NaturallySpeaking is running | ||
| 4469 | 19 June 2003 | Difficulty dictating the number “4” | This applies to other numbers too! Also see comments on dictating numbers | |
| 4468 | 19 June 2003 | Unable to navigate through menus when mouse buttons are reversed | ||
| 4467 | 19 June 2003 | Correction causes "Next Page" and "Previous Page" scroll buttons to change in Microsoft Word | ||
| 4465 | 19 June 2003 | DMFC6.dll error message with Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 | ||
| 4296 | 7 May 2003 | Text-To-Speech does not use the preferred audio device for playback | Problem only with 2 sound systems or more. | |
| 4295 | 7 May 2003 | Yes | Sound files are saved when “never” save speech is selected | * Persons installing SP1 need to switch options. |
| 4294 | 7 May 2003 | Unable to say “Versus” as “vs.” | ||
| 4287 | 15 April 2003 | Unable to get "No." recognized as an acceptable abbreviation for "Number" in Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 | ||
| 4286 | 15 April 2003 | Yes | The Philips SpeechMike 6274 USB may not work with some editions of Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 | 2 of 2 Medical installations with this device are working fine. Fixed in Medical, not in Pro.. |
| 4282 | 15 April 2003 | Exception violation error when closing the Accuracy Center or Command Browser | ||
| 4281 | 15 April 2003 | Opening a Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 supported application while using the Vocabulary Builder tool may cause the other application to slow down | ||
| 4280 | 15 April 2003 | "Unable to find the file: C:\Windows\Speech\VCMD.exe" | ||
| 4279 | 15 April 2003 | Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 does not support pop-up objects in Internet Explorer | ||
| 4277 | 14 April 2003 | When using Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7, the cursor may disappear while editing in the Spell dialog box | ||
| 4276 | 14 April 2003 | "DVC File Not Found" or "DVC must be encrypted" message when launching Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 | ||
| 4275 | 14 April 2003 | When using a headset with a UK user profile, the error message "Utterance too long to process" may appear | ||
| 4274 | 14 April 2003 | Window-specific Advanced Scripting does not work in custom applications | * | |
| 4273 | 14 April 2003 | Using Dragon Naturally Speaking 7 with Visual Basic 6 commands | ||
| 4262 | 4 April 2003 | Unable to make the DragonBar align vertically along the left or right hand side of the screen | Perhaps a problem for Japanese DNS users? | |
| 4261 | 4 April 2003 | Unable to write audio settings to audio ini file error | Also Release 5, 6 problem | |
| 4260 | 4 April 2003 | Global dictation is enabled by default in applications using Dragon NaturallySpeaking API, version 7 | Mainly a problem for programmers | |
| 4257 | 3 April 2003 | Unable to use the Text-To-Speech functionality after upgrading from Dragon NaturallySpeaking 5 to version 6 to version 7 | ||
| 4256 | 3 April 2003 | You may be unable to rename a standard 15-minute training text stored on an iPaq-style device | ||
| 4255 | 3 April 2003 | The DragonBar might provide hints even when the user loaded has no use for them | Insignificant in 99.999% of cases. | |
| 4254 | 3 April 2003 | Information about using Playback with RTF files | ||
| 4252 | 3 April 2003 | Playback fails when opening a document in Microsoft Word | ||
| 4251 | 3 April 2003 | “Enable double-click to correct” option only selects a single word in applications other than DragonPad | No real change from prior releases. | |
| 4248 | 31 March 2003 | Focus is not set automatically to the first field in an Advanced Scripting userdialog | * This forces most Release 6 dialog functions to need change for Release 7. Changes can be made in Release 6 macros. Or, take an extra step to gain focus. | |
| 4246 | 21 March 2003 | Unable to launch Dragon NaturallySpeaking after running a “regclean” application | Seems like this is a Registry Cleaner problem, not a NaturallySpeaking problem! | |
| 4245 | 21 March 2003 | “Select < text >” commands may not work well in Command Prompt applications | If shift+arrow keys don't select text, selection commands will not work. | |
| 4244 | 21 March 2003 | Holding down the key when invoking a Step by Step command may result in unusual behaviour by the program | * | |
| 4243 | 21 March 2003 | The “Read/Play next/previous < n > words” command is not available in most applications | ||
| 4239 | 21 March 2003 | The cursor may be incorrectly inserted into an Outlook email message with a signature after correcting a recognition error | ||
| 4238 | 21 March 2003 | Dictation into number fields on dialog boxes | Want a digit? Then SAY "numeral x" where x is the digit. | |
| 4236 | 21 March 2003 | The command “Set this document to not bullet style” may not work properly | Who knew this was a command before reading this? | |
| 4234 | 21 March 2003 | Microsoft Word appears to hang while closing when the cursor is outside of the dialog box that prompts the user to save recorded speech data | ||
| 4233 | 21 March 2003 | “Select open quote” or “Select closed quote” may not select the desired quote | ||
| 4232 | 21 March 2003 | The Text-To-Speech functionality does not work in Outlook/Outlook Express unless the message is in "Edit" mode | ||
| 4231 | 21 March 2003 | The utterance “< n > days/weeks/months old” may be formatted incorrectly | Pediatricians beware! | |
| 4230 | 21 March 2003 | Display of path to password file is abbreviated in the Lotus Notes password prompt | * | |
| 4227 | 21 March 2003 | Transferring sound files for transcription from an iPAQ-style device cannot be interrupted | ||
| 4226 | 21 March 2003 | ‘Play that back’ from the DragonBar does not work when the cursor is at the end of the text | ||
| 4225 | 21 March 2003 | The command "playback faster" may not work correctly in non-standard edit controls | ||
| 4224 | 21 March 2003 | The cursor is automatically placed in the first line of the text when using the command “Read Window/Screen” in DragonPad | ||
| 4223 | 21 March 2003 | “Play from here” command, with one or more words highlighted, may not work consistently in all applications | ||
| 4221 | 21 March 2003 | Utterances that start with the word “red” may be understood as the command “read” | ScanSoft has good guidelines on naming commands. Perhaps they should be followed :-) | |
| 4219 | 21 March 2003 | The Help dialog in the Manage Users window appears behind a window | ||
| 4218 | 21 March 2003 | Unable to delete some words with properties from the vocabulary editor | ScanSoft says this is not an error. Depends on the words, application, etc. Probably only important in specialized applications, not general dictation | |
| 4217 | 21 March 2003 | Word Perfect hangs when reopening previously edited .rtf and .dra files | Update WP10 to SP2 or later | |
| 4215 | 21 March 2003 | Information on Postal Codes | Change option, then restart DNS to have it effective | |
| 4214 | 21 March 2003 | Changing the default location of user backup files may result in multiple copies of the files | Avoid problem by backing up in a directory other than the User directory. | |
| 4213 | 21 March 2003 | “Switch To” command restores the application window | Potential problem for some macros. | |
| 4212 | 21 March 2003 | “Press < key >” commands are not functioning properly | Require Natural Language commands for Press | |
| 4206 | 21 March 2003 | Unable to select multiple line items in the Command Browser’s manage mode | Mainly applies to Pro/Med/Legal 7 | |
| 4199 | 10 March 2003 | Information about using DNS with applications like Deep Freeze | Specific to SoundMax and certain motherboards? USB solves it. | |
| 4192 | 4 March 2003 | Unable to use commands or select text by voice in chat rooms | ||
| 4190 | 4 March 2003 | TTS/Playback in Lotus Notes can’t be stopped by the key or mouse click | ||
| 4189 | 4 March 2003 | Unable to Select vertical style text with Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 | ||
| 4187 | 4 March 2003 | WordPerfect only preserves DRA speech data for one document at a time, when more than one document is open | * | |
| 4186 | 4 March 2003 | When saying part of a phrase to follow a link on a Web page, the word(s) spoken may be recognized as a command but nothing seems to happen | ||
| 4185 | 4 March 2003 | Unable to use voice commands to open or save a document in Microsoft Word | Solution applies to other applications besides Word. | |
| 4182 | 4 March 2003 | Is there a limit to the number of words that can be added to a vocabulary in Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7? | Thanks, ScanSoft, for clarifying this in the April 14 update! | |
| 4179 | 4 March 2003 | The microphone turns off when canceling out of General Training in the Accuracy Center | Deadly for totally hands-free usage, as is anything that leaves the microphone off. Otherwise, a nuisance | |
| 4174 | 4 March 2003 | Unable to use voice commands for all actions within the Command Browser | While not convenient, so far I've found a way to do everything in the Command Browser by voice. | |
| 4172 | 4 March 2003 | When using the “Play that Back” option in the correction box, you must pause before responding with your choice | ||
| 4171 | 4 March 2003 | How can I find custom shortcuts in the Command Browser with DNS 7 Preferred? | Someone goofed... | |
| 4170 | 3 March 2003 | Unable to use voice commands to scroll through Help windows | Use Press Page Up/down, move up/down n, etc. to work around this. | |
| 4161 | 3 March 2003 | Unable to use the "Edit" and "Click Edit" commands in Outlook Express | Say "Edit Menu" | |
| 4160 | 3 March 2003 | Unable to close “Add Words from Document” dialog box | Click the Cancel button instead | |
| 4158 | 3 March 2003 | Unable to close the DragonBar by right-clicking | Right-click tray icon instead | |
| 4154 | 3 March 2003 | Importing and exporting users from the Manage Users dialog | Click Advanced button instead of following Help file instructions | |
| 4153 | 3 March 2003 | Unable to use the command "Add comment to cell" in Excel | ||
| 4152 | 3 March 2003 | Unable to access Internet Explorer Favorites by voice | Requires two commands, not one | |
| 4151 | 3 March 2003 | Unable to read email from the preview pane in Outlook or Outlook Express | Text to speech problem | |
| 4150 | 3 March 2003 | Unable to use the command “Sort inbox by …” in Outlook Express | ||
| 4149 | 3 March 2003 | Yes | “Reply to all with history” does not work in Lotus Notes 5 | |
| 4147 | 3 March 2003 | The DragonBar does not indicate if the Play Back or Read Back functionality is disabled | Learn where playback/read back works | |
| 4146 | 3 March 2003 | Switching between the different panes in Microsoft Outlook | Difficult by voice in some cases | |
| 4145 | 3 March 2003 | A space is inserted before the word being spelled after using the “No Spaces On” command | Only applies to using "Spell" | |
| 4144 | 3 March 2003 | The error message “Waol has caused an error in FLASHA.OCX” may appear when trying to launch AOL with the “Start America Online” command | Simple solution is provided | |
| 4143 | 3 March 2003 | The commands “Volume Up/Down” in AOL8 may select an item one above or below in a list box | ||
| 4142 | 3 March 2003 | Unable to use select-and-say with vertical text | I'd have NEVER thought to test that! | |
| 4141 | 3 March 2003 | Unable to make the command “Scratch That One Time” work | Just say "Scratch That" | |
| 4140 | 3 March 2003 | Unable to access JAVA applet pop up menus by voice | I'll bet ScanSoft fixes this long before Microsoft allows access of JAVA applets via Microsoft Speech :-) An inconvenience for hands-free browsing, but good instructions given to work around the problem. | |
| 4139 | 3 March 2003 | The “Check Names” command in Microsoft Outlook will not work when Microsoft Word is set as the email editor | ||
| 4138 | 3 March 2003 | “Go to beginning / end of paragraph” in an Internet Explorer 5 textbox may send the cursor to the beginning / end of the document | Say "move up/down nnn lines" to work around this. | |
| 4137 | 3 March 2003 | Unable to schedule the Accoustic Optimizer in Windows NT | ||
| 4135 | 3 March 2003 | A correctly recognized phrase may be formatted improperly when the ISO currency formatting option is turned on | ||
| 4134 | 28 February 2003 | Does Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 Preferred work with MS Outlook or Lotus Notes? | ||
| 4133 | 28 February 2003 | Dictating and selecting the words "A.M." and "P.M." | Check my hints item on AM/PM as well -- in this case, I don't think ScanSoft gave a complete answer. | |
| 4132 | 28 February 2003 | The Help screen launches behind the DragonBar and cannot be seen in its entirety even when clicking on it | ||
| 4131 | 28 February 2003 | "Page cannot be displayed" error message may appear when selecting Help from a dialog box within Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 2/28/2003 | ||
| 4129 | 28 February 2003 | The "numpad -" correction menu hotkey may not work in Microsoft Word tables | ||
| 4128 | 28 February 2003 | When selecting a correction from the Correction dialog box, the syntax "Choose Numeral X" is understood as dictation instead of a valid menu item | A change for long-time users. Just say "Choose n" instead of "Choose numeral n" | |
| 4127 | 28 February 2003 | Tips for using Natural Punctuation with Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 | I have one tip too -- turn this feature off if punctuation means anything to you. | |
| 4126 | 28 February 2003 | The microphone icon is green when the Acoustic Optimizer is running | You can't dictate anyway while AO is running, who cares what color the icon is? | |
| 4121 | 28 February 2003 | “Format that” command does not work on dictation in WordPad | ||
| 4119 | 28 February 2003 | "A program is trying to access e-mail addresses you have stored in Outlook. Do you want to allow this?" when attempting to analyze email | This is tied to Microsoft security with Outlook. | |
| 4114 | 28 February 2003 | Digital recorder software does not record when the iPaq recorder button is pressed | ||
| 4113 | 28 February 2003 | Can a “Commands Only” user change to other modes? | ||
| 4109 | 28 February 2003 | "A serious error occurred while initializing the NaturallySpeaking speech engine. Please try reinstalling to correct this problem." | ||
| 4102 | 28 February 2003 | New command keyword capitalization is not immediately recognized | ||
| 4101 | 28 February 2003 | Background noise when dictating with the IPAQ Recorder | ||
| 4100 | 28 February 2003 | There is no progress box when the Acoustic Optimizer is run via the Scheduler | ||
| 4099 | 28 February 2003 | COM error when opening Dragon NaturallySpeaking 5 | RELEASE 5 USERS TAKE NOTE! | |
| 4098 | 28 February 2003 | Unable to use the “Click Cc” command | ||
| TechNote | Date Posted | Fixed in 7.x Update | SETUP Problems (Installation, Enrollment, Tutorial, Audio Setup Wizard) | Comments |
| 4736 | 7 Nov 2003 | no | An error appears stating "No qualifying products found" when trying to upgrade to Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7.2 | |
| 4727 | 6 Nov | no | Using the "Show/View WordPerfect help" command | |
| 4726 | 6 Nov 2003 | Unable to launch Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 after installation is complete | ||
| 4720 | 6 Nov 2003 | n/a | Unable to complete the Audio Setup Wizard | information as well as problem-solving |
| 4719 | 6 Nov 2003 | no | Custom words may not be retained when upgrading to Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 | |
| 4601 | 16 Sep 2003 | no | Unable to upgrade Teen Users from Dragon NaturallySpeaking version 5 to version 7 | |
| 4520 | 12 Aug 2003 | “Error in function SdFinish, unable to create dialog”, when upgrading | ||
| 4507 | July 21, 2003 | Failure to pass the Audio Setup Wizard, or poor dictation accuracy | ||
| 4504 | July 21, 2003 | Information about Text-to-Speech for UK English version | ||
| 4503 | July 21, 2003 | Unable to install Dragon NaturallySpeaking 6 when version 7 is already installed on the system | ||
| 4501 | July 21, 2003 | An error message stating the sound level is too low appears | ||
| 4493 | July 21, 2003 | Unable to upgrade user with a period in the name | ||
| 4486 | July 21, 2003 | IKernel.exe Application Error at the end of Install or Uninstall Processes | ||
| 4470 | June 19, 2003 | Information on changing your computer’s sound system from USB device to soundcard and vice versa | ||
| 4464 | June 19, 2003 | Tips on using Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 with the Tablet PC | ||
| 4354 | 11 June 2003 | Error: 0x80040707 - Dll function call crashed: DD10SHRD.RgyCorrectCLSIDs | Very specific problem with a very specific fix, also works for at least one other DD10SHRD error with Error 0x80040707 | |
| 4301 | 14 May 2003 | Unable to select additional training with Voice Commands | ||
| 4298 | 7 May 2003 | Yes | Unable to create a new user with a digital voice recorder | |
| 4297 | 7 May 2003 | Unable to install Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7, does not meet system requirements | Fix: Plug in the computer | |
| 4292 | 7 May 2003 | Unable to create a new UK English user by default with UK regional settings | ||
| 4291 | 7 May 2003 | Installing Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 on Windows 98 may take longer than it would on other operating systems | ||
| 4288 | 15 April 2003 | Yes | Unable to create a user in Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 when the My Documents folder is empty | Skip the analysis of "My Documents" and this is avoided. |
| 4284 | 15 April 2003 | Sound input not detected for upgraded Dragon NaturallySpeaking 6 users to version 7 | ||
| 4283 | 15 April 2003 | Custom commands may not be available after upgrading from Dragon NaturallySpeaking 5 to 7 | ||
| 4272 | 14 April 2003 | User-specific options are not retained when upgrading to Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 | ||
| 4270 | 14 April 2003 | Poor recognition results when adding additional vocabularies to users | * | |
| 4267 | 14 April 2003 | Setup continually prompts to reboot the computer | ||
| 4266 | 14 April 2003 | Third Party Handler Error: Unable to load: dgnwp9.dll | ||
| 4263 | 4 April 2003 | Information about “Typical Install” of Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 | ||
| 4258 | 3 April 2003 | Unable to upgrade user files after uninstalling Dragon NaturallySpeaking 6 and installing version 7 | We suggest installing 7 into a new directory, upgrading user files into that new directory. Then Release 6 and 7 may coexist. (This works with limited upgrade testing.) | |
| 4253 | 3 April 2003 | Error when installing Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 Solutions on Windows XP | Not a common problem | |
| 4250 | 3 April 2003 | Installation returns a negative amount of memory | ||
| 4249 | 1 April 2003 | “Error: 0x80040707 – Description: Dll function call crashed: getVocVersionInfo” | ||
| 4237 | 21 March 2003 | The Corel WordPerfect installer may be inadvertently launched during the installation of Dragon NaturallySpeaking | ||
| 4229 | 21 March 2003 | Scheduling an Accoustic Optimizer session requires the user to enter a login and password | If you don't have a password, you can't use the scheduled Acoustic Optimizer. Run it at your convenience instead. No big deal. P.S. ScanSoft -- if you used DNS to dictate these reports, you wouldn't have spelling problems ;-) | |
| 4228 | 21 March 2003 | Unable to install Dragon NaturallySpeaking from a CD on an XP client with SMS service | May need administrator rights to install on some networks. | |
| 4222 | 21 March 2003 | The tutorial window does not have a title bar | Hmmm... another problem suggests using Windows Standard screen resolution, this suggests changing the resolution... | |
| 4216 | 21 March 2003 | Public Safety Solution not available in Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 | Switch to Pro | |
| 4210 | 21 March 2003 | Incorrect Splash Screen after upgrading to Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 | Trivial -- but nice of ScanSoft to acknowledge this | |
| 4207 | 21 March 2003 | The text in the Audio Setup Wizard may not be displayed properly | Potentially serious problem for visually impaired. | |
| 4203 | 10 March 2003 | Upgrading user files from previous versions of Dragon NaturallySpeaking to Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 | Really information, not problems, but better to know facts before installation. | |
| 4202 | 10 March 2003 | Installing and uninstalling on a Network | Uninstall isn't perfect -- name a significant program which is perfect at cleaning up upon an uninstall. | |
| 4200 | 10 March 2003 | Using different levels of users in Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 | Often you need ADMINISTRATOR rights to run NaturallySpeaking -- this is an important note for many users that do not control their own PC's. | |
| 4198 | 10 March 2003 | Is it recommended to install multiple versions of Dragon NaturallySpeaking on the same system? | ||
| 4191 | 4 March 2003 | Should the vocabulary optimizer be run when adding a vocabulary to an existing user? | ||
| 4188 | 4 March 2003 | Unable to access the hide option with a keyboard short cut | ||
| 4184 | 4 March 2003 | What vocabulary size should I select when creating a new user, and why? | Not the same as my advice... | |
| 4181 | 4 March 2003 | The Tutorial splash screen is not displayed in Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 | ||
| 4180 | 4 March 2003 | Unable to view the Tutorial properly in Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 | ||
| 4178 | 4 March 2003 | Error messages may appear when creating a new folder with too many characters from the Open User's dialog | Keep user names under about 30 characters | |
| 4173 | 4 March 2003 | Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 compatibility with the Sound Blaster Live card | Issue when using multiple users, multiple sound systems on same PC. | |
| 4169 | 3 March 2003 | The results dialog box may appear during training if the microphone is on and an editor program is opened or made active | nuisance | |
| 4167 | 3 March 2003 | Operation of Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 is very slow on an XP system with only 128MB RAM | Get 256MB MINIMUM, preferably 512MB! | |
| 4166 | 3 March 2003 | There is no Quit or Cancel option in the Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 Tutorial when in "Try It" mode | nuisance | |
| 4164 | 3 March 2003 | Predefined system names (like NUL) cannot be used as a user name | A problem if your name is "NUL", "IF", "THEN", "END", "ELSE", "GOTO" :-). | |
| 4157 | 3 March 2003 | Unable to resume training when disconnecting a USB microphone during General Training | nuisance | |
| 4148 | The New User Wizard dialog box may turn blank for a short period of time | Be patient -- 20 seconds is not a lot of time to spend once. | ||
| 4136 | Unable to upgrade user files or remove a previous installation during a network install of Dragon NaturallySpeaking | |||
| 4124 | 28 February 2003 | Using the Acoustic Magic Array microphone in Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 | ||
| 4123 | 28 February 2003 | Is there a Macintosh version of Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7? | No | |
| 4122 | 28 February 2003 | In the Command Browser, is there a way to show commands for only those applications that are installed? | Took me about 5 minutes to figure out how to do this impossible task :-) Let me try it in all versions before posting it. | |
| 4120 | 28 February 2003 | "Error extracting supporting files: Access is denied" | ||
| 4118 | 28 February 2003 | Tutorial is not available in UK English | Pro, Medical, and Legal. Perhaps this is why UK release is delayed a while for Preferred? | |
| 4116 | 28 February 2003 | Installing Dragon NaturallySpeaking on Windows NT 4.0, 2000, or XP | Must be administrator (or have administrator rights) to install. | |
| 4115 | 28 February 2003 | How can I select which words to add from a document? | Alternately, run vocbldr.exe for building your vocabulary. | |
| 4110 | 28 February 2003 | The DragonBar disappears after creating a new user profile in Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 | ||
| 4097 | 28 February 2003 | Unable to install Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 and receive 0x80070725 error | Been there, done that... the fix works. | |
| 4096 | 28 February 2003 | “Pdm.dll error” when installing Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 | ||
| 4095 | 28 February 2003 | “Application Error” when exiting out of Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 | ||
| 3022 | 5 March 2003 | Speech files will not be preserved when upgrading from Dragon NaturallySpeaking version 4 to version 6 or 7. | ||
| 3018 | 11 March 2003 | How do I completely uninstall Dragon NaturallySpeaking? | Sometimes you need to uninstall before installing. | |
| TechNote | Date Posted | Fixed in 7.x Update? | Information | Comments or short answer |
| 4605 | 16 Sep 2003 | Tips on using the command “Go to sleep” | ||
| 4602 | 16 Sep 2003 | Red arrow appears when selecting text to be played back | ||
| 4526 | 12 Aug 2003 | Tips for using the Help menu in Dragon Naturally Speaking 7 | ||
| 4523 | 12 Aug 2003 | Third-party transcription with the Olympus DS-330 Digital Recorder | ||
| 4506 | July 21, 2003 | Tips for using the “Read Back” feature within Dragon NaturallySpeaking | ||
| 4498 | July 21, 2003 | Using the “Double-click to correct” option | ||
| 4488 | July 21, 2003 | Tips on using Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 with Microsoft Excel | ||
| 4487 | July 21, 2003 | Microsoft Outlook 97 compatibility with Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 | ||
| 4319 | 15 May 2003 | Information on support for Advanced Scripting commands with Dragon NaturallySpeaking | * There is a major omission by ScanSoft. They failed to mention that one can learn more about Advanced Scripting by reading the book "Scripting for Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7" Perhaps I'm biased, but if you know a better reference, please let me know. | |
| 4300 | 14 May 2003 | Tips for adding words to the vocabulary | ||
| 4299 | 14 May 2003 | Tips for dictating abbreviations | Has anyone found this hint in the manual or the delivered Help files yet? Thanks for documenting it -- what other neat commands aren't documented? | |
| 4289 | 7 May 2003 | The “Shut Down Windows” and “Restart Windows” commands close down the computer without asking for confirmation from the user | ||
| 4285 | 15 April 2003 | Legacy commands that use “Wait” statements may not work properly in Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 | ||
| 4271 | 14 April 2003 | Upgrading user files from Dragon NaturallySpeaking version 6 to version 7 | ||
| 4268 | 14 April 2003 | Login required when scheduling the Acoustic Optimizer to run | ||
| 4265 | 14 April 2003 | Is it possible to view only multiple word entries in the Vocabulary Editor? | ||
| 4247 | 31 March 2003 | Enabling the Select-and-Say Capability in Other Applications for Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 | Long, detailed note good for DNS 5-7 | |
| 4211 | 21 March 2003 | Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking with Corel WordPerfect 9 | Consistent with advertising. WP8 not supported either. | |
| 4201 | 10 March 2003 | Is there additional information about the DTD of the XML format in Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7? | A note by a nerd, for nerds :-) | |
| 4199 | 10 March 2003 | Information about using DNS with applications like Deep Freeze | ||
| 4197 | 10 March 2003 | Information about using the CAP command | Hmmm... perhaps there are some problems causing this note to be posted. Stay tuned. | |
| 4195 | 4 March 2003 | Do ScanSoft applications make use of Intel’s Pentium IV Hyper-threading technology? | No | |
| 4183 | 4 March 2003 | Unable to use the Vocabulary Optimizer to scan email contacts and sent mail when creating a new user in Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 | Do it after enrollment, not during enrollment | |
| 4177 | 4 March 2003 | Tips on using the Command Browser | ||
| 4176 | 4 March 2003 | Minimum system requirements for Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 | ||
| 4175 | 4 March 2003 | Tips for using voice commands with multiple Internet Explorer windows | ||
| 4168 | 3 March 2003 | In what applications can the “Restore that” command be used? | Word, WP, Outlook using Word as e-mail editor | |
| 4165 | 3 March 2003 | How can I print a list of commands from Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7? | With great difficulty | |
| 4163 | 3 March 2003 | Will Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 work with screen readers? | Yes | |
| 4162 | 3 March 2003 | System requirements for Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7’s digital recorder software for the iPAQ PocketPC | ||
| 4159 | 3 March 2003 | What is the name of the Text to Speech engine for Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7? | L&H RealSpeak | |
| 4156 | 3 March 2003 | Can custom commands be used when dictating into a handheld recorder and transcribing from a .WAV file? | Yes -- gives directions. | |
| 4130 | 28 February 2003 | Is there a single command that will allow you to open an existing command and modify it in the Command Browser? | No | |
| 4125 | 28 February 2003 | Tips on making corrections in Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 | ||
| 4117 | 28 February 2003 | Is dictating into Visual Basic .NET supported with Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7? | Not very well. Use dictation box command. | |
| 4108 | 28 February 2003 | Combining selection and correction functions | Can't do that! | |
| 4107 | 28 February 2003 | Why does the Command Browser take such a long time to load? | Open it up, and then minimize it instead of closing it during a session. | |
| 4106 | 28 February 2003 | Should a "Commands Only" user run the Acoustic Optimizer? | No | |
| 4105 | 28 February 2003 | Command Browser filter is case sensitive | ||
| 4104 | 28 February 2003 | Does the Command Browser have a more simplistic view? | No -- ignore things you don't understand. | |
| 4103 | 28 February 2003 | How can I capitalize words when in the Spell mode? |
EMR Assistant: As a practical matter, the following tech notes apply only to the EMR Assistant, not to other DNS users:
| TechNote | Operational Problems |
|---|---|
| 4721 | Form templates may not display properly in Microsoft Word 2000 |
| 4723 | Installing ScanSoft EMR assistant for Microsoft Office |
| 4724 | System requirements for ScanSoft EMR Assistant for Microsoft Office |
The following problems have been noted as problems from various users:
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