Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking 13.0 User guide

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AdministratorGuide

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DragonNaturallySpeaking

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Version13

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Dragon 13 Administrator Guide

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Dragonversion13.

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Contents

Contents 5

Chapter 1: Introduction to Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11

GettingstartedwithDragonNaturallySpeaking 12

What'snewforadministrators 12

Auto-savingend-userrecognitionhistorydata 15

Creationandmanagementoftherecognitionhistorylogfiles 16

Contentsoftherecognitionhistorylogfiles 16

Enablingordisablingtheloggingofrecognitionhistoryforanend-user 17

Removingtherecognitionhistorylogfiles 17

Enableauto-savingofrecognitionhistoryduringaDragonpushinstallation 18

SupportingWebapplications 18

EnablingWebapplicationsupportinasupportedbrowser 20

Troubleshootingwebapplications 21

ManagingSmartFormatRules 22

HidingDictationBoxconfirmation 22

SendinganotificationwhentheAutoTranscribeFolderAgentcompletesatranscriptionjob 23

TheDragonSupportPackager 25

CreatingWindowsshortcutstoUserProfilesandVocabularies 27

UsingmultipleacousticmodelswithaUserProfile 29

Installing,modifyingandupgradingDragon 31

Troubleshootingsilentinstallerrors 32

Chapter 2: Preparing to Install Dragon 34

Preparingforaninstallationorupgrade 34

Installationchecklist 35

Dragonsystemrequirements 37

StoragespacerequiredforUserProfiles 38

CoexistencewithotherDragonproducts 40

Chapter 3: Installing Dragon 42

InstallingDragononasinglecomputer 42

EnableordisabletutorialsduringacustomDragoninstallation 45

SamplecustominstallationofDragon 47

PostInstallationTasks 62

CleaningupafteruninstallingDragonNaturallySpeaking 62

Dragonfilestructure 62

TurningoffDragon'suseofMicrosoftActiveAccessibilityService 63

Enhancingtheprivacyofpatientdata 64

Chapter 4: Upgrading Dragon 68

UpgradingDragon 68

Contents

Whatyoushouldknowbeforeupgradingfromapreviousversion 69

InstallingonorupgradingtoWindows7orWindows8 69

UpgradingmultipleUserProfiles 70

UpgradingRoamingUserProfiles:Overview 73

PreparingtoupgradeRoamingUserProfiles 75

UpgradingmasterRoamingUserProfiles 76

Upgradingend-usersystems 80

UpgradingUserProfilesthatusethird-partyvocabularies 81

Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI) 84

OverviewofInstallingDragonusingtheWindowsInstaller(MSI) 84

OverviewoftheNetworkInstallationofDragonfromaServer 86

ModifyingRoamingUserProfile,Miscellaneous,ScheduleSettingsintheINIFile 87

UnderstandingandapplyingtheRoamingUserOptions 88

EditingMiscellaneousandScheduledTaskSettingsinnsdefaults.iniFile 95

UnderstandingNetworkandConnectionSettingsinroamingdef.iniFile 100

CarryingOutanAdministrativeInstallationwith.batFile 102

InstallDragononaninitialcomputerandchoosethedefaultsettings 104

ExtractingMSI/MSTFilesfromtheDragonsetup.exe 104

Using.MSI/.MSTFilesforCustomInstallationsExample 107

InstallationusingtheDragoninstallationprocess 108

InstallthesameDragonconfigurationonmultiplecomputers 109

CreatingCustomInstallationUsingMicrosoftCustomInstallWizard 111

InstallationusingtheDragoncommandline 117

Natspeak.execommandlinereference 121

OtherActionsYouCanTakeonCommandLine 122

ModifyingDefaultInstallationDirectory 122

ConfiguringInstallationofProductUpdates 123

SuppressingRebootofthecomputerAfterInstallation 123

InstallingthesameRoamingUserProfileConfigurationonAdditionalcomputer(s) 124

RevisingDay/TimeofScheduledTasks(Optional) 124

ConfiguringLocalorOn-DemandInstallofVocabularies/Text-to-Speech(Optional) 125

UpgradingYourDragonInstallationfromtheCommandLine 127

Step-by-StepProcessforUpgradingRoamingUserProfiles 128

MajorandMinorUpgrades:SilentUpgrade 133

Usingsetup.exeforUpgrades 136

Step-by-StepCommandLineInstallationwithmsiexec.exe 136

AdditionalOptionsforInstallationswithmsiexec.exe 138

AdditionalOptionsforSilentInstallations 138

MSIOptionsSpecifictoDragon 143

MSIOptionsforInstallingDragonFeatures/AdvancedOptions 146

MSIOptionsforRoamingUserProfile,Tuning,andDataCollectionSetup 150

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FeatureVariablestoSetThroughtheADDLOCALorADVERTISEProperties 152

Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles 158

SettinguptheRoamingfeature 158

OverviewoftheRoamingfeature 160

SettinguptheRoamingfeature 164

CreatinganetworkstoragelocationfortheMasterRoamingUserProfiles 165

WheretoinstallandconfigureDragonNaturallySpeaking13 167

StoragespacerequiredfortheMasterandLocalRoamingUserProfiles 169

HowDragonSynchronizesMasterandLocalRoamingUserProfiles 170

EstimatingNetworktrafficcausedbysynchronization 173

EnablingtheRoamingfeatureoneachcomputerwhereanend-userwilldictate 178

AdministrativeSettings:Roamingtab 181

AdministrativeSettings:RoamingUserNetworkLocation 183

SettingupHTTPConnection:HTTPSettings 185

Settingupsecurewebserverconnection:SSLSettings 187

TestingandtroubleshootinganHTTPconnection 189

SettingandselectingRoamingUserProfileoptions 191

CreatingaRoamingUserProfileonthelocalcomputer 195

CreatingandtraininganewRoamingUserProfile 196

Convertinganon-roaminglocalUserProfileintoaRoamingUserProfile 196

DictatingwithaRoamingUserProfile 197

OpeningaRoamingUserProfile 197

UsingmultipledictationsourceswithasingleUserProfile 198

RunningtheAcousticandLanguageModelOptimizerforRoamingUserProfiles 199

ControllingaccesstoUserProfiles 200

ConfiguringInternetInformationServicesandWebDAVforHTTPRoaming 202

ConfiguringInternetInformationServicesandWebDAV 202

ConfiguringDragoninternetroaming 203

UpgradingRoamingUserProfiles:Overview 204

PreparingtoupgradeRoamingUserProfiles 205

UpgradingmasterRoamingUserProfiles 207

Upgradingend-usersystems 211

Chapter 7: Using Dragon through a remote desktop connection 214

UsingDragonthrougharemotedesktopconnection 214

OverviewofusingDragononaremotecomputerthrougharemotedesktopconnection 215

OverviewofconfiguringDragonandtheRemoteDesktopconnectionfeature 217

Configuringtheremotecomputer 221

ConfiguringRemoteDesktopConnectionforWindowsServer2008R2Part1 221

ConfiguringRemoteDesktopConnectionforWindowsServer2008R2Part2 226

ConfiguringRemoteDesktopConnectionforWindows7andWindows8thatrunDragon 227

ConfiguringtheclientcomputertoconnecttoDragonthrougharemotedesktopconnection 229

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UpdatingearlierversionsofDragontosupportaudioredirection 233

UsingthePowerMicIIthrougharemotedesktopconnection 233

KeyboardkeysyoucanassigntoPowerMicIIbuttons 236

SystemRequirementsforusingDragonthrougharemotedesktopconnection 237

Chapter 8: Customizing a User Profile 240

Addingwords,commands,orVocabulariestoUserProfiles 240

UsingtheDataDistributionTool 240

CreatingtheDataDistributionDirectory 241

StartingtheDataDistributionTool 242

Addingandremovingcustomwords 242

Addingandremovingvocabularies 244

Addingandremovingcustomcommands 245

Nsadminutilityfornewwords,Vocabularies,andcommands 247

Startingthensadmincommandlineutility 247

Addingcustomwordsfromacommandline 248

AddingandremovingcustomVocabulariesfromacommandline 250

Addingcustomcommandsfromacommandline 252

Usingpathswithnsadmin 253

Chapter 9: Maintaining a Dragon installation 254

MaintainingInstallations 254

UsingAcousticandLanguageModelOptimizerandSchedulerTools 254

RemovingOneorMoreOptimizationSchedules 258

ExportingandImportingUserProfiles 258

BackingupandrestoringaUserProfile 259

TheDragonlogfile 260

HandlingDragonErrorMessages 261

WorkingwiththeUsabilityLog 262

AccessingtheDragonKnowledgeDatabase 262

Managingend-useradministrativeprivileges 263

Chapter 10: Working with Custom commands 264

ManagingandSecuringCustomCommands 264

UsingtheConvertXMLtoDATtool 264

UsingtheMyCommandsProtectionUtility 265

Chapter 11: Commands that perform actions based on the application state 268

AboutStructuredCommands 268

StructuredCommandsSamples 269

ImportingStructuredCommands 271

Chapter 12: Configuring administrative features in Dragon 272

SummariesofAdministrativeSettingsDialogBoxes 272

AdministrativeSettings:Roamingtab 272

AdministrativeSettings:RoamingUserNetworkLocation 275

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AdministrativeSettings:Miscellaneoustab 276

AdministrativeSettings:ScheduledTaskstab 278

Glossary 280

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Chapter 1: Introduction to Dragon

NaturallySpeaking

The Dragon NaturallySpeaking Administrator guide is intended for administrators

that deploy and manage installations of:

n Professionaledition

n Legaledition

n DragonMedicalPracticeEdition

The administrator guide refers to these products generically as Dragon

NaturallySpeaking. We will mention when a feature applies specifically to one or

more of these products editions.

Use the Dragon Administrator guide to install Dragon NaturallySpeaking, and to

configure and manage the many features, tools, and User Profiles in Dragon

NaturallySpeaking. To install Dragon NaturallySpeaking and perform the tasks in

this guide, you must have administrator access to the workstations in your network.

Dragon NaturallySpeaking contains new features and improvements that enhance

the ability to talk to, control, and interact with a computer. This section contains

general information about Dragon and the exciting new features of Dragon

NaturallySpeaking.

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Dragon 13 Administrator Guide

Getting started with Dragon NaturallySpeaking

What'sNewforadministrators

DragonontheWeb

TheNuancewebsite(www.nuance.com)givesyouaccesstomanyresources,

includingfrequentlyaskedquestions,usagetips,customerstories,customerservice

information,technicalsupportcontent,andadetailedcomparisonbetweenDragon

editions.

Installing,modifyingandupgrading

DragonNaturallySpeakingandInstallationchecklists

Viewinformationonthedifferentwaystoinstall,modify,andupgradeDragon

NaturallySpeaking.

SettinguptheRoamingfeature

TheRoaming featureletsend-usersdictatewithDragonNaturallySpeakingfrom

differentnetworklocationsanddifferentcomputerswithouthavingtocreateandtrain

individualUserProfilesateachlocation.

Addingwords,commands,or

vocabulariestoUserProfiles

Youusethensadmin commandlineutilityandtheData Distribution Tool when

youwanttomakenewwords,customizedvocabulariesornewcommandsavailable

toallUserProfiles

onaparticularDragon NaturallySpeaking

installation.

UsingtheConvertXMLtoDATtoolandtheMyCommandsProtectionUtility

UsingStructuredCommands

Dragon Professional, Medical,and Legal editions - includeanextensiontoText-and-

Graphicscommandsthatletyoutosetthevaluesofvariablesintextblocksbasedon

voiceinput.

DragonNaturallySpeakingSystemrequirements



What's new for administrators

YoucanupgradefromDragonNaturallySpeaking11.xand12.xtoDragon

NaturallySpeaking13.

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New features

Updates to vocabularies and speech models

DragonNaturallySpeaking13doesnotincludesupportforBluetooth-specificspeech

modelsorEnhancedBluetooth.

Canadian vocabulary

ForCanadiancustomers:Whencreatingaprofile,youcannowpickCanadaasyour

regiontohaveDragon'svocabularysupportstheuniquespellingsofCanadianEnglish.

Forexample,"honour"insteadof"honor."

Managing audio sources

InDragonNaturallySpeaking13,youcannotdeleteanaudiosource.

Web experience

TheDragonWebextensionnowgivesFullTextControlinChromeandFirefoxaswellas

inInternetExplorer,inmostwebsites.InordertouseDragoninthesupportedbrowsers,

youmustenablethisadd-on.

Therearesomedifferencesinfunctionalitybetweenbrowsers.WhenyouareinInternet

Explorer,Firefox,orChrome,seetheLearningCenterforcommandsyoumightwantto

say,aswellastips.

Formoreinformation,see'EnablingRichInternetApplicationsupport'intheDragon

Help.

Compatibility Alerts

Ifitsadd-inforasupportedapplication(suchasMicrosoftWord)becomesdisabled,

Dragonnowdisplaysawarning,withalinktoHelponhowtosolvetheissue.(Theseadd-

insenableFullTextControl;theyareknownas“compatibilitymodules.”)

ThiscanbeturnedoffontheMiscellaneoustaboftheOptionsdialog.

Fordetails,see'TheOptionsdialogboxMiscellaneoustab'intheDragonHelp.

Shorter Profile Creation Process

Forthefirstprofile,theprofilecreationwizardsimplyassignstheprofileanamerather

thanaskingyoutoenteraname(ifyouwanttorenametheprofilelater,usetheManage

Profilesdialog).

ThestepwhereDragonproposedreadingatextaloudisnowomitted.(Asbefore,you

canreadatrainingtextaftercreatingyourprofile;see“ReadtexttotrainDragontoyour

voice”intheAccuracyCenter.)

Similarly,thestepwhereDragonofferedtoadaptitsvocabularybasedondocuments

andsentemailsisnowomitted,andyoucanlaunchtheanalysisofdocumentsandemails

onceyourprofileiscreated.

Simplified Audio Setup

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Dragonnowdetectsaudiodevicesbetter.Inmostcases,whenDragonpresentsthelist

ofdetecteddevices,youcanjustpickthedeviceitshowsasrecommendedandcontinue.

Inaddition,theMicrophoneCheckisnowjustonescreenanditstextiseasiertoread.

Important:UsingmorethanoneinputdeviceisnowdonebypickingManageDictation

SourcesontheDragonBar’sProfilemenu.Ifyouaddmultipleaudiosourcesinyour

profile,youbenefitfromyourprofile’srefinements(suchaschanginganoption,correcting

anerror,oranalyzingemailstopersonalizethevocabulary)wheneveryouuseDragon,

regardlessofwhataudiodeviceyou’respeakinginto(forinstance,youcouldcreateyour

profilewithabuilt-inmicrophoneandlateraddaBluetoothheadsetmicrophoneasa

sourceinthatsameprofile.

Fordetails,see'UsingMultipleDictationSourceswithaSingleUserProfile'inthe

DragonHelp.

Open-ended custom commands (Professional and Legal editions only)

IntheProfessionalandLegaleditions,Dragonnowoffersnewflexibilityforcustom

commandtypesthatsupportvariablenames:theabilitytoendthecommand’snamewith

anywordorphraseinthevocabulary,asopposedtoawordorphrasefromadefinedlist

ofcommandvariables.

Thiscanallowuserstohave,forinstance,commandsthatsearchforgivenwordswithin

theircompany’sintranet(similartothebuilt-insearchcommandslike“searchWikipedia

for…”).

Fordetails,see'Creatingopen-endedcustomcommands'intheDragonHelp.

Always replaces Ask Me as the default for deferred correction (Professional and

Legal editions only)

Theoptiontoautomaticallycreatearecording(DRAfile)alongwithyourdictated

document(availableintheProfessionalandLegaleditionsonly)isnowsettoAlways,by

default.

Ifyouwish,youcanchangeittoNeverorAskMeontheDatataboftheOptionsdialog.

DRAfilescanbelarge,soonceyounolongerneedthemyoumaywanttodeletethem.

Fordetails,see'Correctingdictationlater'intheDragonHelp.

Note:Theoption‘Alwayspreservewavedata’hasbeenremovedfromtheOptionsdialog

(itwasontheDatatab,underAdvanced).

Operating System support

SupportforWindows8isenhanced.TheNewDragonBarcanbeusedinbothof

Windows8'sinterfaces(themoderninterfaceformerlyknownasMetro,aswellasthe

desktopinterface).

ProfessionalandLegaleditionsonly:TheRemoteDesktopConnectionfeature(todictate

fromanetworkedcomputeronwhichDragonisnotinstalled)isnowsupportedfor

WindowsServer2012,inadditiontoWindowsServer2008R2andWindows7Ultimate

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New features

Server.

Fordetails,seeUsingDragonthrougharemotedesktopconnectionandDragonsystem

requirements.

Updated system requirements

Updatestothesystemrequirementsincludesupportfor:

-Microsoft

®

InternetExplorer9orhigherorthecurrentversionofChromeorFirefoxfor

OnlineHelp

-Office2010andOffice2013

Fordetails,seeDragonsystemrequirements.

The default value for the "Save recorded dictation with document" option is

'Always'

Youcansavedictationwithyourdocumentifyouselecteither"Always"or"Askme"from

theSave recorded dictation with documentlistontheOptionsdialogbox-Datatab.

Ifyousaveyourspeechdata,youcanreopenthedocumentatalatertimeandplayback

yourdictation.Ifyoudonotsaveyourspeechdata,yourdictationisnotavailableatalater

time.

Fordetails,seetheDragonHelp.

Updates to the Dragon log file

InDNS13,theDragonlogfileisstoredinanewlocationandusesanewfileformat.

Fordetails,seeTheDragonlogfile.

Changes to Dragon client features

Thefollowingfeatureshavebeenremoved:

-TipoftheDay

-Theabilitytoreadatrainingtext“withprompting”

-Thenon-interactiveTutorial

-TheAudioBar

FormoredetailsaboutDragonclientend-userfeatures,seetheDragonHelp.

Auto-saving end-user recognition history data

InDragonNaturallySpeaking,youcanconfigureDragontoauto-saverecognitionhistory

dataforDragonend-users.ThisfeaturecreatesanondisktranscriptofDragonuseforeach

Dragonend-user.Thesetranscriptscanthenbeusedtomonitorandhelpend-usersduring

pilotandtrainingprograms.

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Dragonwritestheend-userrecognitiondataintotworecognitionhistorylogtextfiles.Dragon

alwaysstorestherecognitionhistorylogfilesintheend-user’slocalUserProfiledirectoryon

theDragonclientcomputer.Dragonstoresthefilesinthislocationregardlessiftheend-user

isaroamingornon-roamingend-user.

YoucanonlyconsiderthedataintherecognitionhistorylogfilesasvalidwhentheUser

Profileisnotloaded.Dragononlyallowstworecognitionhistorylogfilestoexistatanyone

time.

Therecognitionhistorylogfilescontainprivateinformation.Youmustimplementappropriate

securitymeasurestoprotectandcontrolaccesstothelogfiles.

Seethefollowingtopicsformoreinformation:

n Creationandmanagementoftherecognitionhistorylogfiles

n Contentsoftherecognitionhistorylogfiles

n Enablingordisablingtheloggingofrecognitionhistoryforanend-user

n Removingtherecognitionhistorylogfiles

n Enablingtheauto-savingofrecognitionhistoryduringaDragonpushinstallation

Creation and management of the recognition history log

files

Dragoncreatesandmanagestworecognitionhistorylogfiles:

n RecogLog.txt:Thecurrentrecognitionhistorylogfile.Dragonsavesnewrecognition

historydataintothisfile.

n RecogLog_<year_month_day>.txt:Anolderrecognitionhistorylogfile.Dragonno

longersavesdataintothisfile.Thenameofthisfileincludesitscreationdate,for

example,RecogLog_2011_08_04.txt.

TheRecogLogfilesarelocated:

n InthelocalUserProfiledirectory:

C:\ProgramData\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking13\Users

n InthebackuplocationsfortheUserProfiles:

C:\ProgramData\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking13\Users\backup

Whenanend-userloadsaUserProfile,Dragonexaminesthecreationdateoftheoldest

recognitionhistorylogfile.Dragonkeepsamaximumoftwologfiles.Dragoncreatesanew

logfileevery10daysorwhenthesizeoftheoldlogfileexceeds3MB.

Ifcreatinganewrecognitionhistorylogfilewouldresultinthreefiles,Dragondeletesthe

oldestrecognitionhistorylogfile.

Contents of the recognition history log files

Eachrecognitionhistorylogfilecontainsthesameinformationyoucanviewinthe

RecognitionHistorywindow:

n Words,phrases,andcommandsthatDragonrecentlyrecognizedfortheend-user.

n Allwords,phrases,andcommandsthatDragonhaseverrecognizedfortheend-user.

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Inaddition,eachlogfileincludesthefollowinginformation:

n ThenameoftheUserProfileusedtocreatetherecognitiondata.

n Thenameofthevocabularyusedtocreatetherecognitiondata.

n Thenameofthedictationaudiosourceusedtocreatetherecognitiondata.

Enabling or disabling the logging of recognition history

for an end-user

Toenableordisableauto-savingofrecognitionhistoryforanend-user,performthe

followingstepsontheDragonclientcomputer:

1. OpentexteditingsoftwaresuchasNotepad.OnWindows7,orWindows8,makesure

youhaveadministratorrightswhenyouopenthetexteditor(usethe“Runasadmin-

istrator”optiontoopenthetexteditor).

2. Inthetexteditor,navigatetothefolderthatcontainsthenssystem.inifile.

InWindows7andWindows8,bydefault,thenssystem.inifileislocatedin:

C:\ProgramData\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking13

3. Inthetexteditor,openthenssystem.inifile.

4. Inthe“[Settings]”section,addthefollowinglineoftext:SavePer-

UserProfileUtteranceData.Theoptionnameiscasesensitive.Youshouldtypethe

optionnameexactlyasitappearshere.

5. Toenabletheloggingofrecognitionhistory,settheSavePer-

UserProfileUtteranceDataoptionto1.Forexample,SavePer-

UserProfileUtteranceData=1.Thiswilllogthespokenformofdata.

6. Toenabletheloggingofrecognitionhistory,includingspokenandwrittenformdata,set

theSavePerUserProfileUtteranceDataoptionto2.Forexample,SavePer-

UserProfileUtteranceData=2.Thisisusefulfordebuggingactivities.

7. Todisablethelogging,deletetheSavePerUserProfileUtteranceDatalinefromthe.ini

file.Optionally,youcansetSavePerUserProfileUtteranceData=0todisablelogging.

8. Saveandclosethenssystem.inifile.

9. Toactivatethesetting,re-opentheUserProfile.

Removing the recognition history log files

Thereareseveralwaysyoucanremovetherecognitionhistorylogfilesforanend-user.

Disable the SavePerUserProfileUtteranceData option

Whenanend-userloadsaUserProfile,Dragoncheckstheprofiletoseeifthe

SavePerUserProfileUtteranceDataoptionisenabled.

Iftheoptionisdisabled(setto0ortheoptionisnotinnssystem.ini),whenDragonnextloads

thatparticularUserProfile,Dragondeletesallexistingrecognitionhistorylogfilesforthat

UserProfile.

Manually delete the recognition history log files

DeletetheRecogLog.txtandRecogLog_… .txtfilesinthefollowinglocations:

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n InthelocalUserProfiledirectory:

C:\ProgramData\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking13\Users

n InthebackuplocationsfortheUserProfiles:

C:\ProgramData\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking13\Users\backup

Enable auto-saving of recognition history during a Dragon

push installation

Youcanenableauto-savingofrecognitionhistorywhenyouinstallDragontoworkstations

usinganMSIpushinstall.

1. UseadministratorprivilegestoinstallDragononaWindowscomputer.

2. StartDragon.

3. Inatexteditor,openthensdefaults.inifile.

InWindows7andWindows8,bydefault,thensdefaults.inifileislocatedinthefollowingdir-

ectory:

C:\ProgramData\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking13

4. Addthefollowinglinetothensdefaults.inifile:SavePerUserProfileUtteranceData

option=1.

5. (Optional)OpenDragonandsetoptionsthatyouwanttobesetonallDragoninstallations

inyournetwork.YoucansetDragonOptionsandtheRoamingUser,Miscellaneous,and

ScheduledTaskAdministrativeSettings.

6. SavethechangesandcloseDragon.

7. Copytheupdatednsdefaults.inifiletoanewlocationsoyoucanusetheupdatedfileto

pushinstallDragononotherworkstations.WhenyoupushinstalltheDragonconfiguration

tootherworkstations,usetheupdatednsdefaults.inifileasinputfortheDEFAULTSINI

option.Forexample,DEFAULTSINI="c:<path>\nsdefaults.ini".

Seestep7inInstallthesameDragonconfigurationonmultiplecomputers.

FormoreinformationaboutpushingDragoninstallationstoworkstations,see:

n OverviewoftheNetworkInstallationofDragonfromaServer

n InstallthesameDragonconfigurationonmultiplecomputers

Supporting Web applications

DragonNaturallySpeakingincludesWebApplicationSupportthatprovidesFullTextControl

whenanend-userdictatesintoWebmailapplications.Withsomelimitations,end-userscan

dictatecontentandusecommandsjustastheywouldinadesktopprogram.

Webapplicationsupportmeanssupportforselectedbrowser-basedapplicationsusingRich

InternetApplication(RIA)support.RIAsupportinstallsextensionsinsupportedWeb

browsers.

Supported web browsers

DragonNaturallySpeakingprovidesRIAsupportforthefollowingWebbrowsers:

n InternetExplorer9(32-bit)orhigher

n MozillaFirefox12orhigher

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n GoogleChrome16orhigher

Supported web applications

DragonNaturallySpeakingrecognizesuniquecommandsforthefollowingWeb

applications:

n Gmail

n Hotmail

Non-supported browsers and non-supported web applications

Innon-supportedwebbrowsers,anend-usercanstilluseDragon'sbasiccommandswith

theWebapplication,buttheywon'thaveaccesstothecommandsthatworkspecificallywith

thatapplication.

Innon-supportedwebapplications,anend-usercanusetheDictationBoxtoutilizeFullText

Controlwhiletheydictate.Aftertheend-userenterstextintheDictationBox,theycan

transferthetexttoafieldtheyareworkingin.

SeetheDragonHelpfordetails.

Enabling and using Web application support

Anend-userperformsthefollowinggeneralstepstoenablewebapplicationsupport:

1. Ensurestherequirementsforwebapplicationsupportaremet.

2. LaunchesDragonandlaunchesthebrowser.

3. Clicksorsays"Yes"attheprompttoenablethebrowserextensionsorperformthesteps

in.EnablingWebapplicationsupportinasupportedbrowser

4. GoestothesitefortheWebapplicationtheywanttouseandlogsintotheiraccount.

5. Determineifthefeatureisturnedon.SeeVerifyingwebapplicationsupportison.

6. Beginadictationsessioninthewebapplication.

Notes:

n WithGoogleChrome-RIAdoesnotworkifusingChrome'sIncognitomode.

n Afteranend-userenablestheextensionsinInternetExplorer,theymustrestartthe

browseroropenanewtabbeforetheycanusethenewcommands.

n Webapplicationsupportcommandsdon'tworkifanend-userisworkingoffline.

Verifying web application support is on

WhenDragon'sWebapplicationsupportisactiveinHotmailorGmail:

n -usersseeagreendotnexttoobjectsthattheycanclickbyvoice

n -whenthecursorinane-mailfieldorthemessagebody,theFullTextControl

Indicatorisgreen

Troubleshooting web application support

SeeTroubleshootingwebapplicationsfordetails.

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Enabling Web application support in a supported browser

Dragon'sRichInternetApplicationextensionsinstallonacomputerwhenyouinstallDragon.

Afterwards,theextensionmustbeenabledtoworkwithasupportedwebbrowser.

AfterinstallingDragon,theeasiestwaytoenabletheextensionsisfortheend-usertoclickor

say"Yes"totheprompttoenablethemthefirsttimetheend-useropensoneofthesupported

browsers.Theend-userjustsaysorclicks"Yes"toenabletheextensions.

ThefollowingarethestepsforenablingRichInternetApplicationextensionswithoneofthe

followingsupportedbrowsers:

n InternetExplorer9(32-bit)

n MozillaFirefox12orhigher

n GoogleChrome16orhigher

Enabling Web application support in Internet Explorer 9 (32-bit mode) or later

AfterinstallingDragon,aDragonend-userperformsthefollowingstepstoenableweb

applicationsupportortochecktheextensionsettingswithInternetExplorer9:

1. OpenInternetExplorer.

2. Clickthecogicononthetitlebar.

3. Click"ManageAdd-ons."

4. ScrolltheAdd-onslisttothesectionforNuanceCommunications,Inc.

5. IftheStatuscolumnindicatesthateitherthePluginorExtensionis"Disabled,"dothefol-

lowing:

vi. Selectthenameoftheitemfromthelist.

vii. Click"Enable"atthebottomoftheManageAdd-onsdialogbox.

8. Click"Close"toclosetheManageAdd-onsdialogbox.

9. Closeandreopenthebrowser.Thefeaturewillnowbeenabled.

Enabling Web application support in Mozilla Firefox 12 or higher

AfterinstallingDragon,aDragonend-userperformsthefollowingstepstoenableweb

applicationsupportortochecktheextensionsettingswithMozillaFirefox:

1. OpenMozillaFirefox.

2. ClicktheFirefoxbuttontoopentheFirefoxfiletab.

3. Click"Add-ons"toopentheExtensionspane.TheDragonRIAextensionshows.

4. Iftheextensionisdisabled,click"Enable."

5. Click"Plugins"toopenthePluginsscreen,andlookfortheDragonRIAplugin.

6. Iftheextensionisdisabled,click"Enable."

Becarefulwhenyouupgrade!

WhenyouupgradeFirefox,you'llseeawindowpromptingyoutochoosewhichadd-onsyou

wanttokeepactive.You must select the Dragon RIA extension, or Firefox will

automatically disable it.Ifthishappens,usethestepsabovetore-enableit.

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