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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction to Dragon NaturallySpeaking
- Getting started with Dragon NaturallySpeaking
- What's new for administrators
- Auto-saving end-user recognition history data
- Creation and management of the recognition history log files
- Contents of the recognition history log files
- Enabling or disabling the logging of recognition history for an end-user
- Removing the recognition history log files
- Enable auto-saving of recognition history during a Dragon push installation
- Supporting Web applications
- Enabling Web application support in a supported browser
- Troubleshooting web applications
- Managing Smart Format Rules
- Hiding Dictation Box confirmation
- Sending a notification when the AutoTranscribe Folder Agent completes a trans...
- The Dragon Support Packager
- Creating Windows shortcuts to User Profiles and Vocabularies
- Using multiple acoustic models with a User Profile
- Installing, modifying and upgrading Dragon
- Troubleshooting silent install errors
- Chapter 2: Preparing to Install Dragon
- Chapter 3: Installing Dragon
- Installing Dragon on a single computer
- Enable or disable tutorials during a custom Dragon installation
- Sample custom installation of Dragon
- Post Installation Tasks
- Cleaning up after uninstalling Dragon NaturallySpeaking
- Dragon file structure
- Turning off Dragon's use of Microsoft Active Accessibility Service
- Enhancing the privacy of patient data
- Chapter 4: Upgrading Dragon
- Upgrading Dragon
- What you should know before upgrading from a previous version
- Installing on or upgrading to Windows 7 or Windows 8
- Upgrading multiple User Profiles
- Upgrading Roaming User Profiles: Overview
- Preparing to upgrade Roaming User Profiles
- Upgrading master Roaming User Profiles
- Upgrading end-user systems
- Upgrading User Profiles that use third-party vocabularies
- Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI)
- Overview of Installing Dragon using the Windows Installer (MSI)
- Overview of the Network Installation of Dragon from a Server
- Modifying Roaming User Profile, Miscellaneous, Schedule Settings in the INI File
- Understanding and applying the Roaming User Options
- Editing Miscellaneous and Scheduled Task Settings in nsdefaults.ini File
- Understanding Network and Connection Settings in roamingdef.ini File
- Carrying Out an Administrative Installation with .bat File
- Install Dragon on an initial computer and choose the default settings
- Extracting MSI/MST Files from the Dragon setup.exe
- Using .MSI/.MST Files for Custom Installations Example
- Installation using the Dragon installation process
- Install the same Dragon configuration on multiple computers
- Creating Custom Installation Using Microsoft Custom Install Wizard
- Installation using the Dragon command line
- Natspeak.exe command line reference
- Other Actions You Can Take on Command Line
- Modifying Default Installation Directory
- Configuring Installation of Product Updates
- Suppressing Reboot of the computer After Installation
- Installing the same Roaming User Profile Configuration on Additional computer(s)
- Revising Day/Time of Scheduled Tasks (Optional)
- Configuring Local or On-Demand Install of Vocabularies/Text-to-Speech (Optional)
- Upgrading Your Dragon Installation from the Command Line
- Step-by-Step Process for Upgrading Roaming User Profiles
- Major and Minor Upgrades: Silent Upgrade
- Using setup.exe for Upgrades
- Step-by-Step Command Line Installation with msiexec.exe
- Additional Options for Installations with msiexec.exe
- Additional Options for Silent Installations
- MSI Options Specific to Dragon
- MSI Options for Installing Dragon Features/Advanced Options
- MSI Options for Roaming User Profile, Tuning, and Data Collection Setup
- Feature Variables to Set Through the ADDLOCAL or ADVERTISE Properties
- Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles
- Setting up the Roaming feature
- Overview of the Roaming feature
- Setting up the Roaming feature
- Creating a network storage location for the Master Roaming User Profiles
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- Storage space required for the Master and Local Roaming User Profiles
- How Dragon Synchronizes Master and Local Roaming User Profiles
- Estimating Network traffic caused by synchronization
- Enabling the Roaming feature on each computer where an end-user will dictate
- Administrative Settings: Roaming tab
- Administrative Settings: Roaming User Network Location
- Setting up HTTP Connection: HTTP Settings
- Setting up secure web server connection: SSL Settings
- Testing and troubleshooting an HTTP connection
- Setting and selecting Roaming User Profile options
- Creating a Roaming User Profile on the local computer
- Creating and training a new Roaming User Profile
- Converting a non-roaming local User Profile into a Roaming User Profile
- Dictating with a Roaming User Profile
- Opening a Roaming User Profile
- Using multiple dictation sources with a single User Profile
- Running the Acoustic and Language Model Optimizer for Roaming User Profiles
- Controlling access to User Profiles
- Configuring Internet Information Services and WebDAV for HTTP Roaming
- Configuring Internet Information Services and WebDAV
- Configuring Dragon internet roaming
- Upgrading Roaming User Profiles: Overview
- Preparing to upgrade Roaming User Profiles
- Upgrading master Roaming User Profiles
- Upgrading end-user systems
- Chapter 7: Using Dragon through a remote desktop connection
- Using Dragon through a remote desktop connection
- Overview of using Dragon on a remote computer through a remote desktop connec...
- Overview of configuring Dragon and the Remote Desktop connection feature
- Configuring the remote computer
- Configuring Remote Desktop Connection for Windows Server 2008 R2 Part 1
- Configuring Remote Desktop Connection for Windows Server 2008 R2 Part 2
- Configuring Remote Desktop Connection for Windows 7 and Windows 8 that run Dr...
- Configuring the client computer to connect to Dragon through a remote desktop...
- Updating earlier versions of Dragon to support audio redirection
- Using the PowerMic II through a remote desktop connection
- Keyboard keys you can assign to PowerMic II buttons
- System Requirements for using Dragon through a remote desktop connection
- Chapter 8: Customizing a User Profile
- Adding words, commands, or Vocabularies to User Profiles
- Using the Data Distribution Tool
- Creating the Data Distribution Directory
- Starting the Data Distribution Tool
- Adding and removing custom words
- Adding and removing vocabularies
- Adding and removing custom commands
- Nsadmin utility for new words, Vocabularies, and commands
- Starting the nsadmin command line utility
- Adding custom words from a command line
- Adding and removing custom Vocabularies from a command line
- Adding custom commands from a command line
- Using paths with nsadmin
- Chapter 9: Maintaining a Dragon installation
- Maintaining Installations
- Using Acoustic and Language Model Optimizer and Scheduler Tools
- Removing One or More Optimization Schedules
- Exporting and Importing User Profiles
- Backing up and restoring a User Profile
- The Dragon log file
- Handling Dragon Error Messages
- Working with the Usability Log
- Accessing the Dragon Knowledge Database
- Managing end-user administrative privileges
- Chapter 10: Working with Custom commands
- Chapter 11: Commands that perform actions based on the application state
- Chapter 12: Configuring administrative features in Dragon
- Glossary
Chapter 2: Preparing to Install
Dragon
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.
Preparing for an installation or upgrade
Beforeinstalling,modifying,orupgradingDragonNaturallySpeaking:
n Closeallopenapplications.
n Turnoffordisableanyantivirussoftware;installationcansometimestriggerafalsevirus
report.
n LookatthesuppliedInstallationChecklist.
Installation restrictions
n BesureyoursystemmeetsthehardwarerequirementsbeforeattemptingtoinstallDragon
NaturallySpeaking.SeeDragonsystemrequirements
n AdministratorrightsarenotrequiredtocreateaUserProfileorusethesoftwareafter
installation.
n Theserestrictionsalsoapplytoanupgradeinstallation:OnWindows7,Windows8,,
WindowsServer2008R2,andWindowsServer2012,ifyouwanttocreateaDragon User
ProfileforaWindowslimiteduser(withrestrictedprivileges),youmustlogontoWindows
usingthatlimiteduseraccount,thencreatetheDragon UserProfile.IfyoucreateaDragon
useraccountforaWindowslimiteduserwhileloggedinasaWindowsadministrator,the
limiteduserwillnotbeabletoaccessthatuseraccount.
n DragonNaturallySpeakingislicensedona“perindividual”basis.Youarepermittedtoinstall
thesoftwareonmorethanonecomputer(forexample,onadesktopandalaptopcomputer,
oronaworkandahomecomputer),butyoucannotusethesoftwareconcurrentlyonmore
thanonecomputer.
YouarepermittedtocreatemultipleUserProfiles,solongaseachUserProfileisfora
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