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Web navigation and use of Web-based email. It is automatically presented at the end of the profile upgrade as
well as after a new profile is created.
Note: In the simulations that contain the punctuation “period” one can use the pronunciation “full stop” instead.
Shorter Profile Creation Process
For the first profile, the profile creation wizard simply assigns the profile a name rather than asking you to enter a
name (if you want to rename the profile later, use the Manage Profiles dialog).
The step where Dragon proposed reading a text aloud is now omitted. (As before, you can read a training text
after creating your profile; see the Accuracy Center.) Similarly, the step where Dragon offered to adapt its
vocabulary based on documents and sent emails is now omitted, and you can launch the analysis of documents
and emails once your profile is created.
Simplified Audio Setup
Dragon now detects audio devices better. In most cases, when Dragon presents the list of detected devices, you
can just pick the device it shows as recommended and continue. In addition, the Microphone Check is now just
one screen and its text is easier to read.
Important: Using more than one input device is now done by picking Manage Dictation Sources on the
DragonBar’s Profile menu. If you add multiple audio sources in your profile, you benefit from your profile’s
refinements (such as changing an option, correcting an error, or analyzing emails to personalize the vocabulary)
whenever you use Dragon, regardless of what audio device you’re speaking into (for instance, you could create
your profile with a built-in microphone and later add a Bluetooth headset microphone as a source in that same
profile.
Open-ended custom commands (Professional and Legal editions only)
In the Professional and Legal editions, Dragon now offers new flexibility for custom command types that support
variable names: the ability to end the command’s name with any word or phrase in the vocabulary, as opposed to
a word or phrase from a defined list of command variables. This can allow users to have, for instance, commands
that search for given words within their company’s intranet (similar to the built-in search commands like “search
Wikipedia for…”).
Always replaces Ask Me as the default for deferred correction (Professional and Legal editions only)
The option to automatically create a recording (DRA file) along with your dictated document (available in the
Professional and Legal editions only) is now set to Always, by default.
If you wish, you can change it to Never or Ask Me on the Data tab of the Options dialog. DRA files can be large,
so once you no longer need them you may want to delete them. Note: The option ‘Always preserve wave data’
has been removed from the Options dialog (it was on the Data tab, under Advanced).
Operating System support
Support for Windows 8 is enhanced. The New DragonBar can be used in both of Windows 8's interfaces (the
modern interface formerly known as Metro, as well as the desktop interface).
Professional and Legal editions only: The Remote Desktop Connection feature (to dictate from a networked
computer on which Dragon is not installed) is now supported for Windows Server 2012, in addition to Windows
Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 Ultimate Server.