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Key points about controlling whether Dragon “listens”
 Dragon “listens” whenever its microphone is on. Remember to turn the microphone off (or put it into its
sleeping state if appropriate) when you are not dictating, like before answering the phone, speaking to
someone, or clearing your throat; this is a simple but important habit you should develop quickly.
 Pressing its hot key is usually the fastest and most convenient way to turn the microphone on and off; you
can also click the microphone icon on the DragonBar or in the System Tray.
 You can change any of Dragon’s default hot keys, including the microphone’s, in its Options dialog (say
open options dialog, then click hot keys).
 You can turn the microphone off by saying microphone off, but then the mouse or keyboard need to be
used to turn it back on. You can say go to sleep or stop listening to put the microphone into a sleeping
state and then say wake up or listen to me when you wish to dictate again.
 Microphone off, stop listening, go to sleep, listen to me and wake up are voice commands. In order
for Dragon to recognize and execute the desired action, you must pause slightly before and after but not
in the middle of the command.
 When using the Remote Microphone app as your source, you cannot use Dragon’s microphone button on
the DragonBar or the tray icon, or the microphone hotkey.