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 If you have the inability to use their microphone to dictate a Dragon Note, test the microphone in Windows
Sound Recorder to confirm the microphone is configured properly.
To use Dragon Notes:
1. Click the Dragon Notes tool ( ) from the Comment Toolbar.
2. A dialog will appear that prompts you to select the location for the annotation and then start to dictate the note.
3. Click “OK” on this dialog (optionally, select the “Do not show this message again” option to disable this
reminder).
4. Select the area to insert the annotation and drag the mouse to manually size the Note, or just click the mouse
once to insert an auto-sized Note.
5. The “Dragon Notes Status” dialog appears in the top left corner to inform you that dictation is currently being
accepted:
Additional information on Dragon Notes:
 Auto-detection works best when dictating in a quiet environment with little background noise.
 The Author Name and Time Stamp will always be displayed in the Note when inserting a new Note in a PDF
file. By default, the Author Name will be the Windows User Name.
 To edit a specific Note’s Author Name, right click on the Note and select “Properties”, and then adjust the
“Author” field on the “Author and Subject” tab.
 Dragon Notes options can be found under “Edit > Preferences > Speech > Dragon Notes”.
 Here is where you can specify the dictation language that should be used, to enable/disable the auto-detection
of dictation endings and also to Reset the Profile. If poor accuracy occurs while using Dragon Notes, try
resetting the profile and if accuracy improves.