Nuance ScanSoft Dragon Professional Installation Manual
Nuance Dragon Professional Individual for Mac, v6
Installation guide
For v6 of:
GuideDragon speech recognition
Contents
Dragon Professional for Mac Installation Guide 1
Preparing to Install Dragon Professional Individual for Mac 3
System Requirements 3
Installing Dragon Professional Individual for Mac 4
Enabling Accessibility 9
Activating Dragon Professional Individual for Mac 10
Register for Support 12
Upgrading to Dragon Professional Individual for Mac 16
All Upgrades 16
Upgrading from Dragon for Mac 5 16
Upgrading from Dragon Dictate 4 17
2
Preparing to Install Dragon Professional Individual for Mac
This section contains information on the prerequisites for installing Dragon, Dragon system requirements, and
information on which Dragon products you can install on the same computer.
System Requirements
Before you install Dragon Professional Individual for Mac version 6, make sure your system meets the following
requirements:
RAM: 4GB, 8GB+ recommended
CPU: Intel-based Mac computer (Minimum:2.4 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo. Intel Core i3, i5 or i7 recommended.)
Free hard disk space: 4GB (installation disc); 8GB (downloaded installer)
Supported Operating Systems: OS X El Capitan (10.11) or higher
You will also need:
l An Internet connection for automatic product activation (a quick anonymous process) and access to
onlinehelp.
l A built-in Mac microphone or a Nuance-approved microphone. See
http://support.nuance.com/compatibility/default.asp for details on supported microphones.
Before installing, modifying, or upgrading Dragon:
l Make sure your OS User is an administrator on your computer.
l Close all open applications.
3
Installing Dragon Professional Individual for Mac
1. First, close any Web browsers that are currently running on your Mac.
2. Start the installer:
l If you have a DVD, insert it.
l If you've downloaded Dragon for Mac, you should see a Dragon for Mac.dmg file in your Downloads
folder. Double-click this file.
In both cases, a new window opens.
3.
Double-click Install Dragon.
4
The Installer opens.
4.
Click Continue.
The Read Me screen appears.
5.
Read the information on the screen. Click Print… or Save… if you would like a copy of this information. If
not, click Continue.
5
The Software License Agreement screen appears.
6.
Read the Software License Agreement. Click Print… or Save… if you would like a copy of this agreement.
If not, click Continue.
A confirmation dialog appears.
7.
Click Agree.
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