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Chapter 8: Customizing a User Profile
Before you use the Data Distribution Tool , you must create a data distribution directory. For
more information, see Creating the Data Distribution Directory.
You must first either create a text file or export words from an existing user's installation of Dragon
before you can distribute the words (for example, a list of new drug names) to a different instal-
lation of Dragon.
After you use the nsadmin utility to import the custom words, you must close your User Pro-
files, re-open the User Profiles, and save them for the changes to become available.
Createa text file that contains custom words
Perform one of the following two actions before you distribute a set of custom words to a par-
ticular installation of Dragon:
Create a text file that contains custom words
1. Create a text file.
2. In the text file, add each word or phrase that you want to add to the vocabulary. Make sure each
word or phrase uses correct spelling and is on a separate line.
l To add a multiple-word phrase, such as "Mayberry Tribune", type it on one line.
l To include a spoken form of a word, type the word followed by a backslash (\) and the
spoken form of a word. For example, to have Dragon enter "Robert F. Kennedy"when you
say "RFK", type Robert F. Kennedy\RFK in the text file.
Create a text file that contains custom words
1. If you have Dragon available on another computer, you can use it to create custom words and
export the words to a .txt file. For more information, see the main Dragon Help file.
Add custom words to a shared location
When you use nsadmin , you can enter paths as complete local paths, relative paths, mapped net-
work drives, a UNC path, or the path to removable media such as a CD-ROM or ZIP drive. For
more information, see Using paths with nsadmin.
You must create a .txt file ( newwords.txt in the following examples) that contains custom words
before you perform the following steps. For more information, see "Createa text file that contains
custom words" above.
1. If you have not already created it, create the data distribution directory. For more information,
see Creating the Data Distribution Directory.
2. On each computer that a user uses for dictation, map a network drive to the location of the data
distribution directory. As an alternative, you may reference the network UNC address of the
location of the nsadmin utility.
3. Start the Data Distribution Tool . For more information, see Starting the Data Distribution
Tool.
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