13.0

Starting to Dictate: Controlling the Microphone

When ready to dictate, you must ensure that Dragon NaturallySpeaking is able to hear you. Your microphone

must be connected and positioned correctly, and Dragon also needs to know whether to “listen.” This lesson

shows ways to turn Dragon’s microphone or on off and introduces the DragonBar.

Note: If you are using a Bluetooth microphone, make sure that it is not only powered up, but also active

(that is, in “call mode”). Please see your microphone’s user guide for details.

The DragonBar and the microphone icon

In Version 13, the New DragonBar is docked to the top of the screen and collapsed by default. If you move your

mouse over it, it expands. (If you wish to disable this auto-collapse, see the DragonBar menu.)

Be sure to explore, in the Options dialog’s View tab, the ways you can modify the DragonBar’s appearance to suit

your preferences, including switching back to the Classic DragonBar from version 12.

If you are already familiar with Dragon and you wish to save space on your screen, set the DragonBar to Tray

Icon only.