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Dragon 13 Administrator Guide
Check for product updates at startup
AutomaticallylooksontheNuanceWebeverytimeyoustartDragon.Anychangetothis
optiondoesnottakeeffectuntilyourestartDragon.
Do not allow restricted users to add or modify commands
SelectthischeckboxtopreventrestrictedWindowsusersfromaddingormodifyingDragon
commands.Selectingthisoptionallowsonlyend-usersloggedonwithadministrator
privilegestoaddormodifycommands..
Disable use of Macro Recorder Commands
Selectthisboxtopreventend-usersfromusingmacrorecordercommands.End-userscan
stillrunthecommands.
Disable use of Step-by-Step Commands
SelectthisboxtopreventUserProfilesfromusingstep-by-stepcommands.End-userscan
stillrunthecommands.
Disable use of Advanced Scripting Commands
SelectthisboxtopreventUserProfilesfromusingadvancedscriptingcommands.End-users
canstillrunthecommands.
Do not allow restricted users to modify Vocabularies
SelectthisboxtopreventrestrictedWindowsusersfrommodifyingDragonVocabularies.
Selectingthisoptionallowsonlyend-usersloggedonwithadministratorprivilegestomodify
Vocabularies.
Record wave data between utterances
Selectthisoptiontocapturealldictation,preservingallaudioincludinganypauses,filler
speechlike"ums"and"ahs",extraneousnoises,andanythingelsethespeakermaydolike
coughorlaugh.
Correction Only Mode (nodictationavailable)
SelectthisoptiontoenableCorrectionOnlyMode.
CorrectionOnlyModeallowstranscriptioniststoplaybackaspeaker'sdictationwithout
havingtheirUserProfileloaded.Notethatdictationisdisabledifyouselectthisoption.
Note: YoumustdisableCorrection Only modebeforerunningtheAcousticandLanguage
ModelOptimizer.
Disable automatic acoustic model selection in the Acoustic Optimizer
RunningtheAcoustic Optimizer updatesyourUserProfileswithaccumulatedacoustic
datafromanycorrectionsandadditionaltrainingend-usersmayhavedone.Running
AcousticOptimizationincreasesyouroverallaccuracy.Intheprocessofincreasingyour
accuracy,AcousticOptimizationmayselectadifferentacousticmodelforyourUserProfile.
Forexample,ifyouchoseaGeneralaccentduringUserProfilesetup,Dragonmaychangeit
ifyourspeechmorecloselymatchesanotheraccent.Formoreinformation,see"About
speechandacousticmodels"intheDragonHelp.
SelectthisoptiontodisabletheAcousticOptimizerfromselectingadifferentacousticmodel
whenrun.
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