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Step 3: When you are ready, start the application in which you dictated the document and open the document.

You can now use Playback and correct as usual.

Once you have finished correcting misrecognitions in your dictated document, you may delete the associated

.DRA file. (You will no longer be able to use playback on this document but you will still be able to edit and

format the text.)

IMPORTANT When using a .dra file, it is best to proceed in order, from the top of the document.

Note: One of the services an experienced Dragon trainer can provide is establishing optimal options and

workflows including the management of .dra files. This can be particularly useful if another person will be your

“Correctionist.” (See the option “Correction Only” available in the higher editions.)

Making Corrections to Someone Else's Dictation

The Save Recorded Dictation feature allows you to have someone else use Playback and Correction in your

dictated text documents. There are several ways to take advantage of it, particularly if Dragon’s Roaming

feature is used—details are available in the Help and the IT Administrator’s Guide.

The following is an example of third-party correction: Jane has tasked her assistant, Bob, with performing

Correction on her dictated documents, using his own computer.

IMPORTANT: The dictator’s profile must be accessible from both computers. If the profile is in a Roaming

configuration, its master copy resides on the network, making the profile usable from any connected computer.

Step 1: Jane dictates her reports. When she is finished, she saves the documents to a network location Bob can

access from his computer. When Dragon asks whether she wants to save the audio, she chooses Yes. If

she wishes, she can now exit Dragon and/or her word processor, and shut down her computer.

Step 2: On his own computer, Bob starts Dragon; when prompted to open a User profile, he chooses Jane's.

Step 3: Bob starts the word processor Jane used, and opens the first report. He is now ready to perform

Correction in this document.

Step 4: Starting from the top, Bob looks for “abnormal” text and highlights it manually. On the expanded

DragonBar, he clicks the Playback icon (Bob should NOT use his voice here.)

Step 5: Watching the screen, Bob listens and as soon as he hears an error, he clicks the Correction button or

presses the Correction hot key, which brings up the Spell dialog.