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What’s New in Version 13.0?
Web experience
The Dragon Web extension now gives Full Text Control in Chrome and Firefox as well as in Internet Explorer, in
most websites. In order to use Dragon in the supported browsers, you must enable this add-on. Note: There are
some differences in functionality between browsers. When you are in Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Chrome, see
the Learning Center for commands you might want to say, as well as tips.
Enhancing Accuracy
In addition to higher out-of-the-box accuracy, Dragon 13 introduces enhancements to what you can do to increase
your accuracy:
The Learn From Sent Email tool now also works with Web-based email such as Gmail and Yahoo Mail, so
you have more potential sources from which to let Dragon familiarize itself with the words and phrases you
might write.
The Vocabulary Editor now has a Search field and lets you search on more than just written forms. Also, it
makes it easy to add a custom Dictation Command.
Note: the Word Properties dialog box (which is accessed through the Vocabulary Editor) now uses the term
“printed form” instead of “alternate written form.”
For Canadian customers: when creating a profile, you can now pick Canada as your region so that Dragon's
vocabulary will contain spellings such as "honour" instead of "honor."
Compatibility Alerts
If its add-in for a supported application (such as Microsoft Word) becomes disabled, Dragon now displays a
warning, with a link to Help on how to solve the issue. (These add-ins enable Full Text Control; they are known as
“compatibility modules.”) This option can be turned off on the Miscellaneous tab of the Options dialog.
New DragonBar
Dragon now includes a redesigned DragonBar. The New DragonBar can be dragged to a different location as well
as expanded or collapsed by clicking on its left edge. To take up less space on your screen, it automatically
collapses when you’re not using it. You can use its DragonBar menu to turn off the auto-collapse, if you wish, or
to exit Dragon. The DragonBar from version 12 is still available.
Learning Center
The Learning Center is the new name of the Help menu item previously called the Dragon Sidebar (a narrow
window listing commands and advice, so you can refer to it as you work). In Dragon 13, it has been redesigned
and enhanced. It now contains panels you can open or close by clicking on their heading; the top panel, open by
default, contains essential commands and advice.
By default, this window is set to Floating but in a shorter height, to cover less of any window that may be under it.
Interactive Tutorial enhancements
The Interactive Tutorial has been redesigned and augmented. Its short, progressive simulations now also
introduce the DragonBar, the Learning Center, the Vocabulary Editor, and important options, as well as basic