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Contents

Chapter 1: What's New in Dragon Version 12 15

Chapter 2: Installing Dragon 23

Installation and User Profile Creation 1 Dragon system requirements 1 What you should know before installing 4 Installation Prerequisites 5 Installing Software - Typical Installation 6 Installing Software - Custom Installation 7 Modifying application settings for all users 10 Modifying formatting options for all users 11 Creating your user profile 12 Setting up, positioning, and checking your microphone 14 Training a new user profile 15 Adapting to your writing style and scheduling tuning 17 How Dragon automatically configures user profiles 19 Upgrading User Profiles 19 Version 12 File Structure 21 Accessing log files, samples, and tools 23 Activating Dragon 24

Chapter 3: Getting Started 26

About Dragon 26 Using Dragon Help 27 About dictation 28 About the Results Display 29

Using the DragonBar 31

The DragonBar 31 The Text Control Indicator 35 Displaying the DragonBar 36 Controlling the DragonBar 37

Using the Microphone 39

Choose a speech device 39 Position your microphone properly 41

Using the Dragon Sidebar 43

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Using the Dragon Sidebar 43 The Dragon Sidebar tabs 46 Dragon Sidebar Tips 49

Chapter 4: Dictating Text 51

Dictation Basics 51 Undoing actions 52 Correcting text errors as you dictate 53 Dictation commands 54 Typing or spelling text 55 Spelling words 57 Dictating numbers 58

Using the Dictation Box 61

Using the Dictation Box 61 Using Dictation Box in unsupported applications 61 Turning off the Dictation Box 61 Unsupported applications 62 Transferring your text 62 The Full Text Control Indicator 62 Dictating in unknown text fields 63 Editing text in unknown text fields 63 Defining how the Dictation Box works in different applications 64 Unexpected behavior or text in the Dictation Box 64 Dictation Box Settings 64

Using DragonPad 67

About DragonPad 67 Changing the way text wraps on your screen 67

Chapter 5: Making Corrections 68

Correcting dictation - workflow 68 Using Smart Format Rules 71 Correcting text - quick reference 72 Choosing the correct text 73 Correcting misrecognized commands 74

Chapter 6: Revising Text 77

Using Direct Editing commands 78 Handling multiple text matches 79 Revising text - quick reference 83

Moving around in a document 86

Moving the insertion point 86 Moving to specific words 88

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Moving to the beginning or end of a document or line 88 Using "Go Back" to move the cursor 89

Selecting text 90

Selecting text - quick reference 90 Selecting characters and words 90 Selecting specific words or phrases 91 Selecting lines and paragraphs 92 Selecting text again 93 Changing an incorrect text selection 93

Deleting, Cutting, and Copying Text 95

Cutting, copying, and pasting 95 Deleting dictated text 95 Deleting characters, words, lines, or paragraphs 96 Deleting by backspacing 97

Formatting 98

Formatting text 98 Formatting numbers 100 Setting font name, size, and style 100 Aligning text 101 Adding new lines and paragraphs 101 Hyphenating words 102 Joining words 102 Setting Auto-Formatting Options 102 Using Smart Format Rules 103 Creating Word Properties 103

Chapter 7: Working in Programs 107

Scrolling in popular programs 108 Using the Microsoft Office ribbon 108

About spoken commands in word processing programs 111

About spoken commands in word processing programs 111 Dictating in your word processor 112

Working with Microsoft Word 113

Basic document commands in Microsoft Word 113 Selecting text 118 Formatting text in Microsoft Word 119

Email Programs 121

Supported e-mail programs 121 Working in e-mail programs 121 Dictating e-mail and Web addresses 123

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Dictating E-mail and Calendar commands 124 Commands for Microsoft Outlook Express, Windows Mail, and Windows Live Mail 127

Microsoft Outlook 129

Working with Microsoft Outlook 129 Reading and sending e-mail with Microsoft Outlook 130 Making appointments in Microsoft Outlook 131 Adding contacts in Microsoft Outlook 131 Writing notes in Microsoft Outlook 132 Using other Microsoft Outlook commands 132

Microsoft Excel 135

Working with Microsoft Excel 135 Dictating in Microsoft Excel with Full Text Control 135 Basic commands for Microsoft Excel 136 Formatting a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet 139 Working with cell contents in Microsoft Excel 140

Chapter 8: Working with Web applications 143

Using Rich Internet Application extensions 143 Browser requirements for Web application support 145 Enabling Web application support 146 How to tell if Web application support is active 148 Using Gmail 149 Using Hotmail 151 Editing text in a supported Web application 153 Using Dragon's Web capabilities without RIA 155 If you have problems using Web applicationsupport 155

Chapter 9: Working with Web browsers 159

Working with a Web browser 159 Searching the Web by voice 160 Web browser commands 164 Internet Explorer commands 167 Using tabs in Firefox 169

Chapter 10: Working on Your Desktop 171

Starting and exiting programs 171 Using Windows Desktop commands 173 Controlling menus 176 Selecting buttons and dialog box options 177 Selecting tabs in a dialog box 178 Resizing and closing windows 178 Selecting and opening icons 178

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Scrolling in windows and lists 179 Searching your Desktop by voice 180 Switching between programs and windows 181

Chapter 11: Controlling the Mouse and Keyboard 185

Controlling the keyboard 185 Moving the mouse pointer 187 Positioning the mouse pointer with MouseGrid 188 Clicking and dragging the mouse 189

Chapter 12: Improving recognition accuracy 191

Top 10 ways to improve accuracy 191 Using Smart Format Rules 193 Adjusting Speed vs. Accuracy 201

The Dragon Accuracy Center 202

Using the Accuracy Center 202 About the Accuracy Assistant 203 Running the Acoustic and Language Model Optimizer 203

Recognition Modes 206

Using Recognition Modes 206 Switching recognition modes 208

Teaching Dragon to Understand You Better 210

Training misrecognized commands 210 Training individual words and phrases 211 Using punctuation with written and spoken forms 211 Supplemental training 212

Personalizing your Dragon Vocabulary 214

About personalizing your Vocabulary 214 Adding words or phrases to your Vocabulary 215 Using punctuation with written and spoken forms 216 Learning from specific documents 216 Importing lists of words or phrases 218 Adding words with the Spelling window 218 Learn From Sent E-mails 218 Adding contact names to the Vocabulary 219 Deleting words 220 Using the Don't Recognize That Word Command 222

Managing Vocabularies 223

About Vocabularies 223 Opening Vocabularies 224 Adding a Vocabulary to a User Profile 225

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Deleting Vocabularies 226 Renaming Vocabularies 226 Importing Vocabularies 227 Exporting Vocabularies 228

Chapter 13: Using the Command Browser 229

About the Command Browser 229 Opening the Command Browser 230 Finding commands in the Command Browser 231 Training commands in the Command Browser 233

Chapter 14: The Dragon Glossary 235

Active vocabulary (definition) 235 AutoTranscribe Folder Agent (definition) 235 Backup dictionary (definition) 235 Correction-only mode (definition) 236 Dictation Source (definition) 236 Rich Internet Application (RIA) extensions (definition) 236 Scripting (definition) 236 Web application support (definition) 236

Index 237

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Chapter 1: What's New in

Dragon Version 12

Here is a list of new features in Dragon 12. You'll find the information under the following categories:

n Dragon is now easier to use n Changes that make Dragon faster and more accurate n How you'll be more productive with Dragon n And there's more

Dragon is now easier to use

Smart Format Rules: Set up auto-formatting and word properties on the fly

When you make a correction related to formatting, such as abbreviations, titles, units of measure, or alternate written forms, Dragon displays its Smart Format Rules box, offering to change one of its Auto-Formatting Options or Word Property settings.

You can change settings yourself from the Auto-Formatting Options dialog box or the Vocabulary Editor, as in previous versions. The Smart Format Rules feature simply "reaches out" to you, making it quick and easy for you to adjust the settings you care about.

Here is an example of the Smart Format Rules dialog box:

For more information, see Using Smart Format Rules.

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Rich Internet Application support: Enhanced experience for Gmail and Hotmail

In addition to its existing functionality for Web browsers, Dragon 12 includes browser extensions – also known as plug-ins or add-ons – for the popular Web-based applications Gmail and Hotmail. These extensions give you Full Text Control in text fields, and enable spoken commands for important tasks.

Important: In Dragon 12.0, this feature works with

n Internet Explorer9 (32-bit) n Mozilla Firefox12 or higher, and n Google Chrome16 or higher

For more information, see Using Rich Internet Application extensions.

Require "Click": Always, sometimes, or never

Now you say "Click" by default

To distinguish commands from dictation, Dragon now waits for you to say "Click <menu name >" or "Click <tab name>" to open menus or tabs on the

Microsoft Office ribbon, or "Click <button name or list box name>" to select

dialog box controls. For example, to open the Home tab on the ribbon, you would say "Click Home" rather than just "Home."

Now you can require "Click"for menus or controls separately

Also, the former combined Require "Click"option has been divided to give you finer control. In previous releases, this feature controlled both menu and control commands – now you can turn off either option individually.

For example, you could set up Dragon to require that you say "Click" before opening a File menu and have it turned off inside dialog boxes. See Require "Click" to select menus and Require "Click" to select buttons and other controls in the Dragon Help.

The Dictation Box: It's there when you need it

When you start to dictate in an unknown text field, a text area where Dragon doesn’t have Full Text Control, such as in Microsoft PowerPoint, Dragon now automatically opens the Dictation Box, where you do have Full Text Control. Once your text is ready, you use the box’s Transfer button, and Dragon closes the box and inserts your content into the text field where you started.

The option to automatically open the Dictation Box can be turned on and off in the Options dialog box, Miscellaneous tab.

Note: If this option is disabled, you can open the Dictation Box using its hotkey or by saying "show Dictation Box."

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Wireless dictation with Android devices: Use your Android as a microphone

The Remote Microphone app released with Dragon 11.5 for iPhone and other iOS devices is now available for Android. Once the app is installed on the Android device, you can set up your device with Dragon and use it as a wireless microphone over Wi-Fi.

In Dragon Premium and higher editions, you can add the device to an existing user profile. See Adding a mobile device to your user profile in the Dragon Help.

Otherwise, you can create a new profile for your Android device. See Using a mobile device as a wireless microphone and Creating a User Profile in the Dragon Help.

Setting up a smart device is faster with a barcode

When you set up an Android or iOS smart device for use as a wireless microphone, Dragon offers a barcode, so you can just point your device’s camera at the computer screen to capture the information that the Dragon Remote Microphone Application needs. See Preparing for communication in the Dragon Help.

Open Top Website: A new command to find the most popular web sites

The new command "Open Top Website for <keywords>"directly opens the topranked page for the keywords you include when you dictate the command. See

Searching the Web by voice.

DragonBar in the System Tray: New command opens the menu

If you like to set the DragonBar to display from the Tray Icon only, now you can display it by voice as well. Just say "Open Dragon’s tray menu.” See Controlling

the DragonBar.

Changes that make Dragon faster and more accurate

Disable unused voice commands: Turn off what you're not using and Dragon runs faster

If you don't use commands to open programs and folders, or to control menus, buttons, and other controls in your programs, now Dragon has options to turn them off. With Dragon no longer listening for those types of commands, the speed of dictation recognition increases.

n To turn off control of Start menu and Desktop items, on the DragonBar go

to Tools> Options>Commands, and turn off and Enable launching from the Desktop.

n To turn off control of menus, buttons, or other controls in one or more pro-

grams, on the DragonBar go to Tools> Options>Miscellaneous > Voiceenable menus, buttons, and other controls. You can turn off control of all programs or selected programs on the list, which includes Microsoft Outlook, Lotus Notes, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Word and WordPad,

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Microsoft Excel, WordPerfect, Notepad, and Dragon NaturallySpeaking for Windows.

Optimization reminders: Give your vocabulary a tune-up

Dragon can now help you to improve its accuracy and speed by using a new reminder window that prompts you to scan your local computer system and adapt your vocabulary based on words and writing styles in typical documents and your sent e-mail messages. By learning words and typical phrasing that you use, dictation can be faster and more accurate. See Let Dragon learn from documents and messages in the Dragon Help.

Also, the two Dragon Vocabulary tools that you'll be using to make these improvements – the former Increase Accuracy From E-Mail and Add Words From Documents tools – are renamed in this release as "Learn From Sent Emails" and "Learn From Specific Documents." In addition to the reminder option, you can click Tools on the DragonBar to run them when you choose.

Optimizing the Language model: Make Dragon smarter

Dragon also provides an option to save language model information when you save your user profile. The Acoustic and Language Model Optimizer accumulates this data from session to session and Dragon prompts you to save your language model periodically. The first prompt appears the day after you create your profile and then a week later.

BestMatch V speech model: Maximize your computer's resources

If you have a computer with two or more processors and other required resources, Dragon automatically selects the BestMatch V speech model for you when you create your user profile. BestMatch V performs two recognition passes in parallel and, for U.S. English profiles, assigns the Medium vocabulary. See About speech and acoustic models in the Dragon Help.

Enhanced Bluetooth wireless support: Dragon supports the best new devices

Dragon now takes advantage of wideband Bluetooth to provide higher wireless accuracy compared to 8 kHz Bluetooth.

If you plug in the USB adaptor for a certified wideband Bluetooth microphone, such as the Plantronics “Calisto II” BT-300, before you open Dragon, the list of audio sources on the New User wizard and the New Dictation Source dialog box will contain the option “Enhanced Bluetooth.”

NOTE

If you are upgrading a user profile for use with a 16 kHz Bluetooth microphone, you must add the microphone to the profile as a new dictation source.

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Please see Using multiple dictation sources with a single User Profile in the Dragon Help.

See Begin profile upgrading and Creating a User Profile.

How you'll be more productive with Dragon

Exporting custom words with their properties: The flexibility of XML

You can choose to export word properties in XML format when you export custom word lists for reuse in other user profiles. Exported word lists do not include trained pronunciations.

For more information, see Export Custom Words window and Import list of words or phrases in the Dragon Help.

List all windows: Now includes Dragon

Dragon's "List All Windows" command now includes Dragon windows (Dictation Box, Vocabulary Editor, Command Browser, and others). And if you want to see just the Dragon windows, you can say "List windows for Dragon," like you can say "List windows for Internet Explorer." See Switching between programs and

windows.

AutoTranscribe Folder Agent: Better file formats and e-mail notifications

The AutoTranscribe Folder Agent, which automatically schedules transcriptions of recordings found in a particular folder into text files, formerly offered only .TXT as an output format. Now output is available in .DOC and .RTF formats.

Administrators can also now set up automatic e-mail notification from the command line when a transcription job completes, as explained in Dragon NaturallySpeaking Administrator's Guide. Say "Switch to DragonBar" then "Help" then "User Documentation."

Remote Desktop Connection: Install Dragon on a server and dictate from anywhere

Now Dragon Professional and Dragon Legal support remote dictation on Windows computers running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Ultimate Server. Use remote dictation when you need to connect to a remote computer to enter your dictation over a Remote Desktop Connection, and Dragon is installed there instead of on your local computer. Multiple instances of Dragon can run simultaneously on the remote computer if it is a server.

See the Dragon NaturallySpeaking Administrator's Guide. Say "Switch to DragonBar" then "Help" then "User Documentation."

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And there's more

Faster restores of user profiles: Automatic backups

If Dragon was unable to open your user profile, it presents the Launch Restore window, where you can choose from available automatic backups.

See Dragon couldn't open your user profile in the Dragon Help.

The interactive tutorial: Make friends with your Dragon

Dragon now features an interactive tutorial, which provides short, progressive simulations so that you can practice the basics of dictation, correction, spelling, and editing. The interactive tutorial is automatically presented at the end of profile creation. You can also access it at any time from the DragonBar’s Help menu.

To provide an optimal environment for beginners, some of Dragon’s usual capabilities are disabled in the interactive tutorial. For instance, you cannot use your voice to click buttons.

Say or click "Switch to DragonBar," then "Help," then "Interactive Tutorial."

More helpful Help menu: Find everything you need in one place

The DragonBar’s Help menu provides access to many Help tools, including the Accuracy Center, the Performance Assistant, Dragon's Help, the Tip of the Day, the Sidebar, and the tutorials. You'll also find Web links for software updates, the main Dragon page on the Web, Technical Support pages, and for online registration.

The Help menu also includes a link for User Documentation, where you can find user guides, including the Dragon Administrator Guide, the Dragon Workbook, cheat sheets, and instructional videos. You can access the Help at any time by saying "Give me help."

Note: at any time, you can also say "Search the help for <xyz>" to directly open the Help window and launch a search for a word or phrase of your choice. For example: “Search Dragon Help for open quote dictation box close quote”.

See Using Help.

Change the Sidebar font size

Now you can change the size of text in Dragon's Sidebar – make the text smaller if you want to make the Sidebar thinner and prevent the text for the commands from wrapping, or you can make the text larger to reduce eye strain. See Using the Dragon Sidebar.

Enhanced Performance Assistant: More helpful if you need to speed up Dragon

The Performance Assistant, a Help tool you can use to boost Dragon's and your computer's speed, is now linked from the Accuracy Center and includes

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many new options for turning off commands you may not need, such as

See Welcome to the Performance Assistant in the Dragon Help.

Tip of the Day: Bigger and better

The Tip of the Day, which displays by default when you open a Dragon user profile, and is available from the Help menu and Sidebar, is now more readable, and its redesigned window adds a Back button so that you can browse through the tips in either direction.

User Profile properties: See all your dictation sources

The User Profile Properties dialog box now lists multiple dictation sources, such as if you use both a headset and a smart device as a microphone or recorder.

New text-to-speech voices: More choices, more natural

Dragon now provides more natural text-to-speech voices. To try it, select some text in an editable document and say "Read That."

The feature is not intended for non-editable text, such as news text on a Web page.

See Using text-to-speech in the Dragon Help. You can set options in The Options dialog box Playback/Text-to-speech tab.

Multiple text matches: Option to turn it off

Dragon's multiple text matching feature enables you to apply changes to multiple instances of matching text in your documents. Dragon now includes an option to turn the feature off as required. See Enable multiple text matches and

Handling multiple text matches.

Removed and changed commands:

The following commands have been removed or changed in Dragon V12:

n "Find a Web site (on | about | for ) [the] <specific topic or Web site>"

You can continue to use "Open top Web site (on | about | for ) [the] <specific topic or Web site>" command.

For more information, see Searching the Web by voice.

n The e-mail commands “mail it to…”, “send this to…”, and “forward that

to…” have been removed.

You can continue to use “e-mail the selection to…” command.

For more information, see Dictating E-mail and Calendar commands in the Dragon Help.

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Chapter 2: Installing

This section contains the following topics:

Dragon

Installation and User Profile Creation

Introduction

This chapter presents how to install and set up Dragon, and then how to train Dragon to understand your voice.

The installation process checks to make sure your system meets the minimum system requirements needed for Dragon. These system requirements are listed in the information that came with your copy of Dragon. If your system does not meet these requirements, Dragon will not be installed.

Multiple users on one computer

Dragon is licensed on a “per individual” basis. You are permitted to install the software on more than one computer (such as on a desktop and a laptop computer, or on a work and a home computer), but you cannot use the software concurrently on more than one computer. You are permitted to create multiple voice profiles, so long as each voice profile is for you. If someone else wants to create a voice profile, that person must purchase a separate Dragon license.

Volume license agreements are available.

Plugging in the microphone

To use Dragon, you will need to plug in your microphone.

If you are not sure how to plug in your microphone, consult the documentation that came with your microphone.

Note:

If you already have speakers for your computer, you can also use these to playback recorded speech instead of your headphones.

Dragon system requirements

During the installation process, the software checks that your system meets the following requirements. If they are not met, Dragon will not be installed. Note that at least 1GBof RAM is required for installation in Windows XP and at least 2GB of RAM are required for other supported operating systems. See Operating systems

and RAM, below.

When you create a User Profile, Dragon recommends the Vocabulary that best fits your computer's speed and memory. You can choose a smaller Vocabulary if you are using a General Vocabulary, and you want faster recognition of your dictation and do not need to use a Large Vocabulary.

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Note

This edition of Dragon does not support dictation directly into Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Systems. For EMR support, please use Dragon Medical Edition.

Core Processor

Minimum

Intel® Pentium® 1GHz or equivalent AMD processor or 1.66 GHz Atom® processor (SSE2 instruction set required).

Recommended

Intel Pentium 2.4 GHz (dual 1.8 GHz core processor) or equivalent AMD processor.

Note

Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSE) are not supported.

Processor cache

Minimum: 512 KB

Recommended: 2 MB

Operating systems and RAM

Operating system 32-bit 64-bit

Windows7

√ √ 2 GB 4 GB (SP1 or higher)

Windows

√ √ 1 GB 2 GB Vista (SP2 or higher)

Windows XP

√

x Home (SP3 or higher)

Windows XP

√

x Professional (SP3 or higher)

RAM

Minimum Recommended*

1 GB 2GB

Windows

√ √ 2GB 4 GB Server 2008 SP2

Operating system 32-bit 64-bit

RAM

Minimum Recommended*

Windows

N/A √ 2GB 4 GB Server 2008 R2 (SP1 or higher)

Notes

Windows Vista, Windows XPSP2 and Windows XP 64-bit, Windows Server 2008 SP1, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows Server 2003 are not supported and installation is blocked on those systems.

* If your computer has less than the recommended RAM, Dragon will install but displays a message recommending that you install additional RAM for optimum performance.

Your computer and Dragon's speech model selection

If Dragon sets your speech model to BestMatch III, it also may turn off Natural Language Commands (please see ) and sets the for Fastest Response, which reduces the number of words or phrases examined during speech recognition, displaying results faster but with less accuracy.

If your computer has two or more processors and other required resources, Dragon selects the dual-pass BestMatch V speech model during user profile creation.

For the list of available speech models, see Advanced - Choose Models in the Dragon Help.

Free hard disk space

n 2.5 GB minimum for custom installations in English versions where you

install only the program files and one set of speech files. Installations can range from 800 MB (Standard Edition) to 2.5 GB (Medical Edition).

n 2.8 GB minimum for non-English versions.

Microphone

Nuance-approved noise-canceling headset microphone. For a complete listing of Dragon-compatible audio input devices, visit the Hardware Compatibility

List on the Dragon Support Web pages.

Sound card

Sound card capable of supporting 22 kHz 16-bit audio recording.

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Screen resolution

The following minimum screen resolutions are recommended for optimal display of Dragon on your Windows Desktop:

Computer class Minimum Resolution

Desktop 1024 x 768

Laptop 1024 x 768

Netbook 1024 x 600

For Windows Vista and Windows 7, the maximum recommended display magnification is 150 per cent.

Other requirements

n Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or higher (free download available at www.m-

icrosoft.com).

Note: To use Web application support, Dragon requires Internet Explorer version 9 (32-bit mode only).

n DVD-ROM drive required for installation. n An Internet connection for product activation.

What you should know before installing

Installing Dragon to a custom location

The default installation directory for Dragon is:

C:\Program Files\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking12

During the installation procedure, you can choose to install Dragon to a different directory or drive on your machine.

Choosing a different directory during installation only installs the Dragon program files to that location.

Regardless of where you install the Dragon program files, Dragon always installs the languages and vocabularies that you selected during the installation to the C: drive, as well as creating the location where your users profiles will be created. These profiles can consume a large amount of disk space on your C: drive. For more information on the Dragon installation directories, see Version 12 File Structure.

You can customize your installation to reduce the amount of disk space used on your C: drive by not installing unwanted languages and vocabularies. For more information, see Installing software — Custom Installation.

Installing on Windows Vista/Windows 7

Dragon Version 12 is compatible with all editions of Windows Vista.

If you upgrade a machine from a previous version of Windows to Windows Vista/Windows 7 and that machine has Version 10.x or 11.x of Dragon installed, that version of Dragon will not work after upgrading to Windows Vista. All your user profiles from these previous versions remain intact and can be upgraded when you install Dragon Version 12 or higher.

Coexistence with other Dragon products

Coexistence with previous versions of Dragon

You can have only one version of Dragon installed on your system.

Note:

Running Version 10.x, 11.0, or 11.5 concurrently with Version 12 is not supported.

Coexistence with the Dragon SDK Client Edition

You can install Dragon SDK Client Edition 12 on the same machine where Dragon 12 is installed. In addition, Dragon 12 and Dragon SDK Client Edition 12 can share users and vocabularies.

You can only run one product at a time. For example, if you are running Dragon, you cannot run any of the SDK Client tools or samples.

Note:

Coexistence of Version 12 with Dragon SDK Client Edition Version 10.x, or 11.x is not supported.

Installation Prerequisites

Before installing the software

1. Close all open applications.

2. Turn off or disable antivirus software; the installation process can sometimes trigger a false virus report.

Note: You must have Administrator rights to install or uninstall Dragon on Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7. Administrator rights are not required to create a user profile or use the software after installation.

On Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 systems, if as an administrator you want to create a Dragon user profile for a Windows limited user (user with restricted privileges), you must log on using that Windows limited user account before creating the Dragon user profile.

If you create a Dragon user profile for a limited user while logged in as a Windows administrator, the limited user will not be able to access that user profile. These restrictions also apply to an upgrade installation.

3. Choose the type of installation to carry out.

Dragon 12 Installation and User Guide

Choose whether to install the entire product or only particular features of the product, as explained in the next section.

You can also carry out an MSI installation. Refer to the online Dragon System Administrator Guide PDF or Help file for details.

Choosing type of installation

When you install Dragon, you can either do a complete (typical) installation or a custom installation. Nuance recommends you do a complete installation unless you are experienced with the product. The table below tells more about each installation type.

TYPE DESCRIPTION

Typical/ Complete

Installs all options and speech profiles. Requires the maximum disk space.

Custom Lets you select particular options and vocabularies to install. Can

greatly reduce the disk space required. During a custom installation, in the Professional and Medical editions, you can modify settings that are then applied to all user profiles created with this installation, including Windows limited account users.

Note

If you decide not to install some Dragon components by selecting Custom installation, you can install them later by running the Setup program again and choosing Modify.

If you are installing the product for multiple users, you should choose a Custom installation rather than a Typical/Complete installation. To carry out a custom installation, proceed to Installing software — Custom Installation. Otherwise, proceed with Installing software — Typical Installation.

Installing Software - Typical Installation

To install all features of Dragon:

1. Insert the Dragon DVD into your DVD drive.

If the installation does not start automatically, use Windows Explorer to find and double-click setup.exe on the DVD.

Note: Windows Vista: When you start the installation on Windows Vista, you may see the message saying A program needs your permission to continue. Click Continue to start the installation.

2. After the Windows Installer begins, it installs:

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3. After the Wizard begins, click Next to proceed to the License Agreement page. Read the text and select I accept the terms..., then click Next.

4. Enter your User Name and Organization, and the Serial Number supplied to your installation.

5. (Optional) When the Setup Type page appears, click the Change button and choose where to install the product.

If no earlier versions of Dragon are installed on your system, the default directory is:

C:\Program Files\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking12

For a list of directories created by installation, see Version 12 File Structure.

6. While you are still on the Setup Type page, select Typical.

7. Click Install to start the installation.

8. When prompted, click Finish to complete the installation. (If you are prompted to restart your computer, restart it now.)

9. Select Start > All Programs > Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12 > Dragon Nat- urallySpeaking 12. The DragonBar appears on your desktop.

10. (optional) If you have users from Version 10.x or 11.x that you would like to upgrade before proceeding, refer to Upgrading User Profiles.

11. If you have no previously existing users, the Profile Creation wizard starts immediately after you run the product. Proceed to Creating your User Profile to set up a User Profile, then continue as instructed, to train that user profile.

You are now ready to create a User Profile, as explained under Creating your User Profile.

Installing Software - Custom Installation

To install portions of Dragon or to install it for multiple user profiles:

1. Insert the Dragon DVD into your DVD drive.

If the installation does not start automatically, use Windows Explorer to find and double-click setup.exe on the DVD.

Note: Windows Vista: When you start the installation on Windows Vista, you may see the message saying A program needs your permission to continue. Click Continue to start the installation.

2. After the Windows Installer begins, it installs:

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