User guide

Dragon 12 Installation and User Guide
Chapter 2: Installing
Dragon
This section contains the following topics:
Installation and User Profile Creation 25
Dragon system requirements 26
What you should know before installing 28
Installation Prerequisites 30
Installing Software - Typical Installation 31
Installing Software - Custom Installation 32
Modifying application settings for all users 34
Modifying formatting options for all users 35
Creating your user profile 36
Setting up, positioning, and checking your microphone 38
Training a new user profile 39
Adapting to your writing style and scheduling tuning 41
How Dragon automatically configures user profiles 43
Upgrading User Profiles 43
Version 12 File Structure 45
Accessing log files, samples, and tools 47
Activating Dragon 48
Installation and User Profile Creation
Introduction
This chapter presents how to install and set up Dragon, and then how to train Dragon to
understand your voice.
The installation process checks to make sure your system meets the minimum system require-
ments needed for Dragon. These system requirements are listed in the information that came
with your copy of Dragon. If your system does not meet these requirements, Dragon will not
be installed.
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