User guide

Chapter 2: Installing Dragon

If you skipped training earlier to open a user profile, from the DragonBar menu, select Pro-

file > Open User Profile and select your name in the list; then click Open to proceed. Since

you have not completed training, options for Training appear.

To train a new user

1. When the Read text aloud to train Dragon page of the wizard appears, choose from these

training options:

n Show the text with prompting

n Show the text without prompting

n Skip training (not recommended)

2. In the Read Training Text page of the wizard, click Go.

3. If you chose the first training option (Show text with prompting):

n A yellow arrow showing you where to start reading appears.

n Click Go and begin reading the text. To take breaks while you’re training

the program, click Pause.

Note: To advance through the first two screens, you must say the sentences without

pausing. For the rest of the screens, it’s okay to pause in the middle of a sentence.

n When the words change color, it means the computer has heard and rec-

ognized them.

n If you need to re-read the same words, click Redo, then re-read them. If

the computer still doesn’t get it, just click Skip. Otherwise, click Next to

continue.

4. If you chose the second training option (Show text without prompting):

n In the Read Training Text page, under Choosing text to read, choose a text to

read aloud and click Next.

n When the Text Display page appears, choose how you want to read the

text, from the screen or from a printed page. If you choose to read from

a printed page, click Print to print the text.

n Click Next to continue.

n If you chose to read the text from the screen, the Speaking to the computer

page appears and advises you to position your microphone.

n After you position your microphone, click Train to begin.

n In the Speaking to the Computer popup, click Begin Training and read the

text in the box.

n Click Next page to proceed from page to page.

5. When the list pops up, choose a text to read aloud and click OK.

You need to read for only about 5 minutes to train Dragon to recognize your voice.

You can take breaks during this training by clicking Pause. Don’t worry if you make mis-

takes or laugh. You should try to read exactly what you see on the screen, but it’s okay if