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Importing Lists of Vocabulary Entries

You now know how to add words and phrases one by one in the Vocabulary Editor. If you have many entries to

add, this is not the most efficient method, particularly if you already have some relevant lists in electronic

form. Dragon’s Word Import feature allows adding many Vocabulary entries at once, even if they have Spoken

Forms.

Observe the sample import list in the illustration below, and identify the motivation behind each entry.

Steps to create and import one or more lists of “words” (i.e. Vocabulary entries):

Step 1: Create a document (or edit an existing document) listing entries to add to the Vocabulary. You can do

it in any word processor as long as you can save this document as plain text.

o Have each entry on a separate line.

o Make sure everything is spelled, capitalized and spaced correctly.

o To include a Spoken Form, follow the Written Form with a backslash (\), then the Spoken

Form: for example, Grb II\grab two.

Step 2: After saving this document as a plain text (.txt) file (F

ile > Save As -- then, depending on what word

processor was used, you will choose Text Document, Text Only, or Plain Text), close it.

Repeat as necessary with other lists (many find it convenient to make several lists, by category: a list

of friends, a list of professional contacts, a list of product names, a list of local landmarks…).

Step 3: Say import custom words or, on the DragonBar, click W

ords, Import.