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Instructional Videos
The following videos provide instructions and important tips to help you get the most out of Dragon. These brief videos demonstrate everything from installing Dragon and creating a user profile to creating custom commands and using Dragon with a digital voice recorder. Select a topic from the tabs below to launch the video.
Installing Dragon NaturallySpeaking
Preview the installation process, including the required product activation.
Creating a User Profile
Learn how to create a customized User Profile that best reflects your voice, the words you use, and your specific audio input device(s).
Run the Acoustic and Language Model Optimizer
Increase your overall accuracy by updating your user profile with acoustic data from your corrections and additional training you have performed.
Adjust Speed vs. Accuracy
Use the Speed vs. Accuracy slider to increase product speed or increase recognition accuracy.
Use the Vocabulary Optimizer
Run the Vocabulary Optimizer to improve recognition accuracy by adapting Dragon to your writing style.
Change Word Properties in Vocabulary
Use the Vocabulary Editor to change the spacing, capitalization and other formatting properties of a word.
Format Street Address
Use the Formatting window to have Dragon automatically format street addresses.
Format to Abbreviate Titles
Use the Formatting window to have Dragon automatically abbreviate titles.
Format Phone Numbers
Use the Formatting window to have Dragon automatically format phone numbers rather than typing a string of non-formatted numbers.
Use Basic Commands for Microsoft Excel
Voice commands can be used to create a new workbook or spreadsheet, or to save files.
Using Dragon with Email
Voice commands can be used with email applications to launch the default email program, check for new mail, and create a new message, and more.
Moving the Insertion Point within Text
Voice commands can be used to move the cursor to the top or bottom of a document or before/after a specific word or phrase.
Creating Simple Boilerplate Commands
Text-and-Graphics commands can be used to pre-define content for Dragon to enter whenever you utter the command.
Expand Commands in the Command Browser
View lists of voice commands in the Command Browser.
Mark and Drag Objects Using MouseGrid Voice Commands
The MouseGrid is used to move the mouse using voice commands.
Move and Copy Objects
Commands such as “mouse click” and “mouse drag” provide the ability to move and copy objects.
Disable Commands to Move the Mouse
Disable the ability to dictate commands that control the movement of the mouse, such as “move mouse left.”
Resume Dictation at Another Location in the Text
The Resume Dictation command allows you to back up if you misspeak or change your mind after dictating a phrase.
Error Message: Error 1330
During installation, this error message may appear, indicating the need for a flat-file Dragon installation.
Error Message: 1722 – Dragon NaturallySpeaking Fails to Install
During installation, this error message may appear, indicating the need to disable Data Execution Prevention before installing Dragon.
Error Message: Pdm.dll
During installation, this error message may appear, indicating the need to adjust the Microsoft Windows Process Debug Manager file.
Using the Calisto Wireless Microphone with Dragon
Review how to use Dragon with the Calisto (a Bluetooth wireless microphone that comes with some editions of Dragon).
Using a Digital Recorder with Dragon
This video provides a basic overview of portable transcription, including tips to “enroll” your recorder and dictate into it with best results.
Change Text-to-Speech Options
Adjust text-to-speech playback attributes including volume, pitch, speed and voice type.
Change Toolbar View for DragonBar
Adjust the view of the DragonBar to show more options.
Reduce the Amount of Speech Data Saved
By default Dragon stores speech date from approximately 30 minutes of dictation that can be played back or saved with your text.
Improve Performance by Decreasing the Vocabulary Size
By selecting a smaller vocabulary for Dragon to use, your dictation will be transcribed faster.