Microsoft Word 2003 and Dragon Naturally Speaking 10 question
when I dictate e-mails, etc. --I use Microsoft Word 2003, and Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10. When I dictate -- I tend to open up Microsoft Word and dictating the word and then my Internet browser .
I have noticed this phenomenon that after I dictate three or four paragraphs or use Microsoft Word a couple times for small e-mails -- that all of a sudden it starts bogging down and I cannot cut-and-paste or do much of anything until Microsoft Word manages to catch up with my voice dictation. -- at least that's what it seems like.
does anyone know what's going on here? Anybody know better options for me? Or is there something else I can do to Microsoft Word or Dragon two make it so it Microsoft Word doesn't slow down and then sometimes hang or crash? It tends not to crash at his tends to hang.
Thanks a lot. You guys that are highly experienced have been so much help in the past.
Timv a.k.a. Voner
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Your profile is not filled out on here so I don't know how fast your computer is nor do I know how much RAM it has. It would help if we know that information.
Microsoft Word is a memory hog, pure and simple. It's not known for being fast on its feet. This alone may be a lot of the problem you're having.
My suggestion would be to use the DragonPad program instead of Microsoft Word as it has a lot of the features you will need to write an e-mail and it's a lot faster!
Word 2003 and Outlook
In Outlook you can configure it to use Word as the editor.
I also set Word to check grammar and spelling and it works fine in Outlook
I do not know if Outlook Express lets you configure it to use Word. If not, write in Word and Copy and then Paste in Outlook Express or the like.
Falsehat wrote: In Outlook
In Outlook you can configure it to use Word as the editor.
I also set Word to check grammar and spelling and it works fine in Outlook
I do not know if Outlook Express lets you configure it to use Word. If not, write in Word and Copy and then Paste in Outlook Express or the like.
Although we typically prefer and recommend using Microsoft Word as the e-mail editor in Outlook XP/2003, Voner will probably experience the same problem because his issue is with Microsoft Word.
You cannot use Microsoft Word from within Outlook Express but Outlook is basically Outlook Express on steroids.
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Falsehat wrote: In Outlook
In Outlook you can configure it to use Word as the editor.
I also set Word to check grammar and spelling and it works fine in Outlook
I do not know if Outlook Express lets you configure it to use Word. If not, write in Word and Copy and then Paste in Outlook Express or the like.
First, setting Microsoft Word to check grammar and spelling as you type slows down and tends to interfere with Dragon NaturallySpeaking. It is always recommended to turn that off. In Microsoft Outlook, you can simply tell it to check spelling before sending an e-mail. That is the most effective way to spell check in Outlook.
Second, Outlook express does not use Microsoft Word, or rather can't. Outlook express has its own editor because it is a part of Windows, not a part of Microsoft Office.
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WordPad or jarte or somesuch, not DragonPad
I wish I could answer your question (I have the same problem) but I would like to slightly amended the previous commentor's suggestion. Use something such as WordPad or jarte instead of DragonPad. I use DragonPad all the time out of habit, and the problem is when NaturallySpeaking crashes (as it occasionally does) you lose all of your unsaved work. I need to get out of the habit of using DragonPad because I have lost so much work by relying on it. The programs such as WordPad or some other low level editor won't lose your work if dragging crashes.
Of course none of this helps you if you need the features of Microsoft Word. But for dictating e-mails, WordPad should do.
Chuck and Lunis: thanks for
Chuck and Lunis:
thanks for your comments. I will try Chuck suggestion of turning off the "check spelling as you type" feature in Microsoft Word. I'll report back if it works to help improve the issue or not.
I use Microsoft Word to dictate into -- because of the combination of Microsoft Word and Dragon offers me the best voice dictation qualityand offers the best formatting features......... and as has been pointed out -- when it crashes at least your text is saved.
thanks again -- if anybody else has any ideas or suggestions to try -- I'd be glad to try them. It's kind of frustrating I'm going in and trying to edit by hand certain parts of my dictation ( and this is something I have an extremely limited ability to do -- so I want my actions to be efficient and have the intended results) and Microsoft Word just starts to go funky acting like it's on a memory overload or occupied doing something else.
Thanks again.
Timv a.k.a. Voner.
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