13.0

Step 4: The next step is the

microphone check.

Read the boxed

text in a clear

voice, the way you

plan to speak when

working with

Dragon. Here,

punctuation is

recommended but

not required.

When Dragon lets

you know it has

heard enough, click

Next.

It’s best to read the boxed text exactly as it is written. However, if you cannot read it, feel free to speak

some sentences of your choice for about 30 seconds.

Dragon then verifies that your sound system is acceptable for speech recognition. (For details, see Help

and, if needed, the Knowledgebase at support.nuance.com.) Note:

 If you chose as source the Dragon Remote Mic app, Dragon’s wizard will present a screen to help

ensure that your smartphone (or other Wi-Fi-enabled device) “finds” your profile on your computer.

Also, instead of the microphone check, it will present a short sentence to read aloud for calibration.

 Some computers offer several places for you to plug in your microphone. If you get poor results with

one, consider the other(s) -- and if you use a docking station, you may get better results if you

connect the microphone to a port on your laptop itself, not on the station. Once you’ve identified

which port works best, aim to always use that port for your microphone. (You may wish to mark it with

a piece of tape.)

Step 5: The wizard will give you the opportunity to schedule periodic data collection, which helps improve

future update of Dragon by collecting usage data anonymously. See the Help for details.

Before your profile opens — caution with desktop icons

After you exit the profile creation wizard, Dragon will automatically bring up its Interactive Tutorial, which contains

short progressive simulations on important aspects of Dragon usage. We recommend that all users take

advantage of it.

After you exit the Interactive Tutorial, the Learning Center (formerly called Learning Center) will open.

IMPORTANT : By default, the Learning Center (a thin resizable window that presents commands and tips)

is set to open automatically when a profile opens. In Dragon 13, it is set to “Floating” by default (in Dragon 12.0, it

was set to dock to the right). If you typically keep desktop items on the right side of your screen, the Learning

Center can move them, like other Windows Learning Centers would. For this reason, you may wish to rearrange

your desktop items before the Learning Center opens, or set your desktop to Auto-arrange. (See the Learning

Center’s Help about its options including Auto-Hide.) The automatic opening of the Learning Center can be

disabled from the Miscellaneous tab of Dragon’s Options dialog.