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Dragon 13 Administrator Guide
BeforeyouusetheData Distribution Tool,youmustcreateadatadistributiondirectory.
Formoreinformation,seeCreatingDataDistributionDirectory.
Youmustfirsteitherexportwordsfromanexistinguserprofileorcreateatextfileofcustom
words(forexample,alistofnewdrugnames)beforeyoucandistributethemtoadifferent
installationofDragon.
Afteryouusensadmintoimportthecustomwords,youmustcloseyouruserprofiles,re-
openthem,andsavethemforthechangestobecomeavailable.
Create a text file that contains custom words
Perform one of the following actions before you distribute a set of custom words to a particular
installation of Dragon:
Createatextfilethatcontainscustomwords
(missingorbadsnippet)
Createatextfilethatcontainscustomwords
n 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"ExportCustom
Wordswindow"in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
network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.txtfile(new words.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.
1. Ifyouhavenotalreadycreatedit,createthedatadistributiondirectory.Formoreinform-
ation,seeCreating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Dis-
tributionTool.
4. IntheData Distribution Tool,maketheappropriateselectionstoaddthelistofwordsto
thedatadistributiondirectory.Formoreinformation,seeUsetheDataDistributionToolto
addcustomwords.
Use the Data Distribution Tool to add custom words
IfyouaddcustomwordstoaCommands Only vocabulary,whenyouupgradeauser,the
upgradeprocessdoesnotretainthecustomwords.Ingeneral,youshouldnotaddcustom
wordstoaCommands Only vocabulary.
1. OntheData Distribution Tool,selectAdd or remove words to share across vocab-
ularies.
2. (optional)Tochoosealocationforthecustomwordsonthelocalmachine,click
Advanced. IntheCustom directory textboxoftheAdvanced Settings dialogbox,
typethepathtothenewlocationforthecustomwords.Ifyoudonottakethisstep,Dragon
copiesthefilestothefollowingdefaultlocation:
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