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and click Next. Personalizing the vocabulary is very important , but you will have
various ways to do it later, to ensure Dragon learns the words and phrases you use
(you can import lists of custom words, let Dragon analyze specific documents, and
more; see the Accuracy Center ).
6. Dragon then offers to schedule automatic runs of Accuracy Tuning (to refine
your profile based on your usage) and Data Collection (to help improve future
versions of Dragon). Pick a time when your computer will be on (not sleeping, not
hibernating) but Dragon will not be running.
Step 4: The Wizard indicates your User Profile is ready
Before you start dictating, we strongly recommend taking a moment to explore
what is on Dragon’s toolbar (especially the Help menu) as well as how you can indi-
cate your preferences for Dragon’s appearance and behavior. In particular, see the
Auto-Formatting options and the Accuracy Center .
MAKING RECORDINGS FOR SPEECH RECOGNITION—A FEW TIPS:
• Keep the recorder’s microphone at the same distance from the corner of your
mouth. Many users find that it’s helpful to rest their thumb on their jaw , and some
users connect an external microphone to their recorder.
• If your recording was very “rough”, or if it contained voices other than yours, con-
sider the practice of “ echoing ” (you dictate while listening to the recording, pausing
it as needed). Dragon is speaker-dependent software (it requires a user profile), so
you cannot transcribe interviews or meetings directly.
• Remember to speak clearly—and say punctuation! When dictating into a recorder,
it’s easy to forget since you don’t have immediate feedback from your screen. (For
the full list of spoken forms for symbols and punctuation, see the Vocabulary Editor. )
• Aim to dictate in long phrases or sentences , rather just a few words at a time. This
gives Dragon the kind of context it uses to decide between words that sound alike.
• If you need to hesitate, get into the habit of doing it silently.
• Explore what commands you find most useful, such as “ scratch that ” and “ resume
with ” (saying “resume with” immediately followed by a word or phrase you recently
said lets you back up to that spot, which is useful if you just misspoke or changed
your mind). Also important are the dictation commands, including “ new line ,” “ cap ,”
“ all caps ,” “ no caps ,” “ caps on ” and “ caps off ” (see the Help).
• It’s a good idea to avoid very long files ; if you need to dictate a lot on the same topic,
consider creating separate files.
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