Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking 13.0 Installation guide

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DragonNaturallySpeaking13InstallationGuideand

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Chapter 1: What's New in Dragon Version 13 14

Webexperience 14

EnhancingAccuracy 14

CompatibilityAlerts 14

NewDragonBar 15

LearningCenter 15

InteractiveTutorialenhancements 15

ShorterProfileCreationProcess 15

SimplifiedAudioSetup 16

Open-endedcustomcommands(ProfessionalandLegaleditionsonly) 16

AlwaysreplacesAskMeasthedefaultfordeferredcorrection(ProfessionalandLegaleditionsonly) 16

OperatingSystemsupport 16

Chapter 2: Installing Dragon 17

InstallationandUserProfileCreation 17

Dragonsystemrequirements 18

Whatyoushouldknowbeforeinstalling 18

InstallingDragontoacustomlocation 18

InstallationPrerequisites 19

InstallingSoftware-TypicalInstallation 20

InstallingSoftware-CustomInstallation 21

Modifyingapplicationsettingsforallusers 23

Modifyingformattingoptionsforallusers 24

Creatingyouruserprofile 25

Settingup,positioning,andcheckingyourmicrophone 27

Trainingauserprofile 27

UpgradingUserProfiles 28

Defaultinstallationfolders 30

ActivatingDragonNaturallySpeaking 31

Chapter 3: Getting Started 33

WelcometoDragonNaturallySpeaking 34

WorkingwithWindows8andWindows8.1 36

AboutDragonNaturallySpeaking 39

HowDragonworks 40

ActivatingDragonNaturallySpeaking 41

Dragonsystemrequirements 42

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TopWaystouseDragon 43

UsingDragonNaturallySpeakingHelp 44

Hotkeys 45

UsingtheDragonNaturallySpeakingLearningCenter 45

UsingtheInteractiveTutorial 49

Startingtodictate 49

UsingtheCommandlineinterface 49

ElectronicMedicalRecord(EMR)applicationsrestrictions 50

AutoConfigurationBasedonSystemProfile 51

ContactingCustomerServiceandSupport 51

Chapter 4: Using the New DragonBar or Classic DragonBar 53

TheDragonBar 53

TheTextControlIndicator 59

DisplayingtheDragonBar 60

WorkingwiththeNewDragonBarorClassicDragonBar 63

Chapter 5: Using the Microphone 67

Chooseanaudiodevice 67

Positionyourmicrophoneproperly 68

Chapter 6: Using the Dragon Learning Center 71

UsingtheDragonNaturallySpeakingLearningCenter 71

TheDragonNaturallySpeakingLearningCenter 74

Chapter 7: Dictating Text 77

DictationBasics 77

Undoingactions 78

Correctingtexterrorsasyoudictate 79

Dictationcommands 80

Typingorspellingtext 81

Spellingwords 82

Dictatingnumbers 84

Chapter 8: Using the Dictation Box 88

UsingtheDictationBox 88

DictationBoxSettings 91

Chapter 9: Using DragonPad 94

AboutDragonPad 94

Changingthewaytextwrapsonyourscreen 94

Chapter 10: Making Corrections 96

Correctingdictation-workflow 96

Correctingtext-quickreference 100

Choosingthecorrecttext 101

Correctingmisrecognizedcommands 102

Chapter 11: Revising Text 104

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UsingDirectEditingcommands 104

Handlingmultipletextmatches 106

Revisingtext-quickreference 110

Chapter 12: Moving around in a document 114

Movingtheinsertionpoint 114

Movingtospecificwords 117

Movingtothebeginningorendofadocumentorline 117

Using"GoBack"tomovethecursor 118

Selecting text 120

Selectingtext-quickreference 120

Selectingcharactersandwords 120

Selectingspecificwordsorphrases 121

Selectinglinesandparagraphs 122

Selectingtextagain 123

Changinganincorrecttextselection 123

Deleting, Cutting, and Copying Text 125

Cutting,copying,andpasting 125

Deletingdictatedtext 125

Deletingcharacters,words,lines,orparagraphs 126

Deletingbybackspacing 126

Formatting 128

Formattingtext 128

Formattingnumbers 130

Settingfontname,size,andstyle 131

Aligningtext 131

Addingnewlinesandparagraphs 132

Hyphenatingwords 132

Joiningwords 132

SettingAuto-FormattingOptions 133

CreatingWordProperties 133

Chapter 13: Working in Programs 138

Scrollinginpopularprograms 139

UsingtheribboninterfaceinMicrosoftapplications 140

About spoken commands in word processing programs 142

Aboutspokencommandsinwordprocessingprograms 142

Dictatinginyourwordprocessor 142

Working with Microsoft Word 144

BasicdocumentcommandsinMicrosoftWord 144

Creating,opening,andclosingadocument 144

Savingadocument 145

Selectingtext 152

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FormattingtextinMicrosoftWord 152

Email Programs 155

Supportede-mailprograms 155

Workingine-mailprograms 155

Commandsforworkingwithe-mailmessages 156

Commandsformovingaroundine-mail 156

Dictatinge-mailandWebaddresses 157

DictatingE-mailandCalendarcommands 158

CommandsforWindowsLiveMail 160

Microsoft Outlook 162

WorkingwithMicrosoftOutlook 162

Readingandsendinge-mailwithMicrosoftOutlook 162

MakingappointmentsinMicrosoftOutlook 163

AddingcontactsinMicrosoftOutlook 164

WritingnotesinMicrosoftOutlook 165

UsingotherMicrosoftOutlookcommands 165

Dialogboxcommands 166

Movingaroundinamessagewindow 166

MicrosoftOutlook2010commands 167

Microsoft Excel 168

WorkingwithMicrosoftExcel 168

DictatinginMicrosoftExcelwithFullTextControl 168

BasiccommandsforMicrosoftExcel 169

Creating,opening,andclosingaspreadsheet 170

Editinginaspreadsheet 170

Saving,renaming,andmovingtoanotheraspreadsheet 170

Settingupaspreadsheet 171

Viewingthespreadsheet 171

Printing 171

Movingaroundaspreadsheet 171

Switchingbetweenopenspreadsheets 172

FormattingaMicrosoftExcelspreadsheet 173

WorkingwithcellcontentsinMicrosoftExcel 173

Chapter 14: Working with Web applications 176

AbouttheDragonWebExtension 176

BrowserrequirementsfortheDragonWebExtension 176

InstallingandenablingtheDragonWebExtension 177

HowtotelliftheDragonWebExtensionisEnabled 182

UsingWeb-basedEmail 183

EditingtextinasupportedWebapplication 186

UsingDragon'sWebcapabilitieswithouttheDragonWebExtension 189

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IfyouhaveproblemsusingWebapplicationsupport 190

Chapter 15: Working with Web browsers 194

WorkingwithaWebbrowser 194

SearchingtheWebbyvoice 195

Webbrowsercommands 199

InternetExplorercommands 204

Chapter 16: Working on Your Desktop 208

Startingandexitingprograms 208

UsingWindowsDesktopcommands 210

Controllingmenus 213

Selectingbuttonsanddialogboxoptions 213

Selectingtabsinadialogbox 214

Resizingandclosingwindows 214

Selectingandopeningicons 215

Scrollinginwindowsandlists 215

SearchingyourDesktopbyvoice 216

Switchingbetweenprogramsandwindows 217

Chapter 17: Controlling the Mouse and Keyboard 222

Controllingthekeyboard 222

Movingthemousepointer 224

Movecommands 224

Optionalmovecommands 224

Stoppingmousemovement 225

PositioningthemousepointerwithMouseGrid 225

Clickinganddraggingthemouse 226

Clickingthemouse 227

Draggingthemouse 227

Stoppingmousemovement 228

Chapter 18: Improving recognition accuracy 230

Top10waystoimproveaccuracy 230

UsingSmartFormatRules 232

AdjustingSpeedvs.Accuracy 238

The Dragon Accuracy Center 240

UsingtheAccuracyCenter 240

RunningtheAcousticandLanguageModelOptimizer 240

Recognition Modes 243

UsingRecognitionModes 243

Switchingrecognitionmodes 245

Teaching Dragon to Understand You Better 247

Trainingmisrecognizedcommands 247

Trainingindividualwordsandphrases 248

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Supplementaltraining 249

Personalizing your Dragon Vocabulary 250

AboutpersonalizingyourVocabulary 250

AddingwordsorphrasestoyourVocabulary 251

Learningfromspecificdocuments 252

Importinglistsofwordsorphrases 253

AddingwordswiththeSpellingwindow 253

LearnFromSentE-mails 254

AddingcontactnamestotheVocabulary 255

Deletingwords 256

UsingtheDon'tRecognizeThatWordCommand 256

Managing Vocabularies 258

AboutVocabularies 258

OpeningVocabularies 259

AddingaVocabularytoaUserProfile 260

DeletingVocabularies 261

RenamingVocabularies 261

ImportingVocabularies 261

ExportingVocabularies 262

Chapter 19: Using the Command Browser 264

AbouttheCommandBrowser 264

OpeningtheCommandBrowser 265

FindingcommandsintheCommandBrowser 266

TrainingcommandsintheCommandBrowser 268

The Dragon Glossary 270

Index 280

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Dragon Installation and User Guide

Chapter 1: What's New in Dragon

Version 13

Web experience

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

InternetExplorer,inmostwebsites.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InstallingandenablingtheDragonWebExtension.

Enhancing Accuracy

Inadditiontohigherout-of-the-boxaccuracy,Dragon13introducesenhancementstowhat

youcandotoincreaseyouraccuracy:

TheLearnFromSentEmailtoolnowalsoworkswithWeb-based emailsuchasGmailand

YahooMail,soyouhavemorepotentialsourcesfromwhichtoletDragonfamiliarizeitself

withthewordsandphrasesyoumightwrite.

TheVocabularyEditornowhasaSearchfieldandletsyousearchonmorethanjustwritten

forms.Also,itmakesiteasytoaddacustomDictationCommand.

Note:theWordPropertiesdialogbox(whichisaccessedthroughtheVocabularyEditor)now

usestheterm“printedform”insteadof“alternatewrittenform.”

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

sothatDragon'svocabularywillcontainspellingssuchas"honour"insteadof"honor."

Compatibility Alerts

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

nowalertsyouofthisdisconnection.(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.

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Fordetails,seeTheOptionsdialogboxMiscellaneoustab.

New DragonBar

DragonnowincludesaredesignedDragonBar.TheNewDragonBarcanbedraggedtoa

differentlocationaswellasexpandedorcollapsedbyclickingonitsleftedge.Totakeupless

spaceonyourscreen,itautomaticallycollapseswhenyou’renotusingit.Youcanuseits

DragonBarmenutoturn off the auto-collapse,ifyouwish,ortoexit Dragon.

TheDragonBarfromversion12isstillavailable.Ifdesired,youcaneasilyswitchbetween

theNewDragonBarandtheClassicDragonBar.

Fordetails,seeTheDragonBar.

Learning Center

TheLearningCenteristhenewnameoftheHelpmenuitempreviouslycalledtheDragon

Sidebar(anarrowwindowlistingcommandsandadvice,soyoucanrefertoitasyouwork).

InDragon13,ithasbeenredesignedandenhanced.Itnowcontainspanelsyoucanopenor

closebyclickingontheirheading;thetoppanel,openbydefault,containsessential

commandsandadvice.

Bydefault,thiswindowissettoFloatingbutinashorterheight,tocoverlessofanywindow

thatmaybeunderit.

ForimportantdetailsonhowtocontroltheLearningCenterandhowtochangeitsbehavior

andappearance(fontsize,docking,width,etc.),besuretoreadUsingtheDragonLearning

Center.

Interactive Tutorial enhancements

TheInteractiveTutorialhasbeenredesignedandaugmented.Itsshort,progressive

simulationsnowalsointroducetheDragonBar,theLearningCenter,theVocabularyEditor,

andimportantoptions,aswellasbasicWebnavigationanduseofWeb-basedemail.

Itisautomaticallypresentedattheendoftheprofileupgradeprocessaswellasafteranew

profileiscreated.

Note:Inthesimulationsthatcontainthepunctuation“period”onecanusethepronunciation

“fullstop”instead.

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.)

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.

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Simplified Audio Setup

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.

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.

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.

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).



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Chapter 2: Installing Dragon

Thissectioncontainsthefollowingtopics:

InstallationandUserProfileCreation 17

Dragonsystemrequirements 18

Whatyoushouldknowbeforeinstalling 18

InstallingDragontoacustomlocation 18

InstallationPrerequisites 19

InstallingSoftware-TypicalInstallation 20

InstallingSoftware-CustomInstallation 21

Modifyingapplicationsettingsforallusers 23

Modifyingformattingoptionsforallusers 24

Creatingyouruserprofile 25

Settingup,positioning,andcheckingyourmicrophone 27

Trainingauserprofile 27

UpgradingUserProfiles 28

Defaultinstallationfolders 30

ActivatingDragonNaturallySpeaking 31

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

requirements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.

Plugging in the microphone

TouseDragon,youwillneedtopluginyourmicrophone.

Ifyouarenotsurehowtopluginyourmicrophone,consultthedocumentationthatcame

withyourmicrophone.

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Note:

Ifyoualreadyhavespeakersforyourcomputer,youcanalsousethesetoplaybackrecorded

speechinsteadofyourheadphones.



Dragon system requirements

Theinstallprocesschecksthatyoursystemmeetstheminimumrequirements;iftheyarenot

met,DragonNaturallySpeakingwillnotbeinstalled.

Note:

SupportsMicrosoft Office 2010 & 2013.Does not support dictation directly into Electronic

Medical Record (EMR) systems. For EMR support, please use Dragon Medical Edition.



-RAM:Minimum:2 GB for 32-bitWindows 7, 8 & 8.1.4 GB for 64-bitWindows 7, 8 & 8.1

and Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012.

-CPU:Minimum:2.2 GHzIntel®dualcoreorequivalentAMDprocessor.Faster

processors yield faster performance.

-Free hard disk space:4GB

-Supported Operating Systems:Windows732-bitand64-bit;Windows8&8.1,32-bit

and64-bit;WindowsServer2008R2;WindowsServer2012.

-InternetExplorer9orhigherorthecurrentversionofChromeorFirefoxforOnlineHelp.

-Asoundcardsupporting16-bitrecording.

-ADVD-ROMdriveforinstallation.

-ANuance-approvedmicrophone.Seesupport.nuance.com/compatibilityformore

information.

-AnInternetconnectionforautomaticproductactivation(aquickanonymousprocess).

What you should know before installing

Installing Dragon to a custom location

ThedefaultinstallationdirectoryforDragonis:

C:\ProgramFiles\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking13

Duringtheinstallationprocedure,youcanchoosetoinstallDragontoadifferentdirectoryor

driveonyourmachine.

ChoosingadifferentdirectoryduringinstallationonlyinstallstheDragonprogramfilestothat

location.

RegardlessofwhereyouinstalltheDragonprogramfiles,Dragonalwaysinstallsthe

languagesandvocabulariesthatyouselectedduringtheinstallationtotheC:drive,aswellas

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creatingthelocationwhereuserprofileswillbecreated.Theseprofilescanconsumealarge

amountofdiskspaceonyourC:drive.

YoucancustomizeyourinstallationtoreducetheamountofdiskspaceusedonyourC:

drivebynotinstallingunwantedlanguagesandvocabularies.Formoreinformation,see

Installingsoftware—CustomInstallation.

Upgrading the operating system to Windows 7 or Windows 8

IfyouupgradeamachinefromapreviousversionofWindowstoWindows7orWindows8

andthatmachinehasVersion11.xor12.xofDragoninstalled,thatversionofDragonwill

notworkafterupgrading.Allyouruserprofilesfromthesepreviousversionsremainintact

andcanbeupgradedwhenyouinstallDragonVersion13.

Coexistence with other Dragon products

Coexistence with previous versions of Dragon

YoucanhaveonlyoneversionofDragoninstalledonyoursystem.

Note:

Running a previous version of Dragon concurrently with Version 13 is not supported.

Coexistence with the Dragon SDK Client Edition

YoucaninstallDragonSDKClientEdition13onthesamemachinewhereDragon13is

installed.Inaddition,Dragon13andDragonSDKClientEdition13canshareuserprofiles

andvocabularies.

Youcanonlyrunoneproductatatime.Forexample,ifyouarerunningDragon,youcannot

runanyoftheSDKClienttoolsorsamples.

Note:

Coexistence of Version 13 with Dragon SDK Client Edition Version 11.x, or 12.x is not

supported.



Installation Prerequisites

Before installing the software (or modifying or upgrading it)

1. Closeallopenapplications.

2. Turnoffordisableantivirussoftware;theinstallationprocesscansometimestriggera

falsevirusreport.

Note:YoumusthaveAdministratorrightstoinstalloruninstallDragononWindows7or

Windows8.AdministratorrightsarenotrequiredtocreateaDragonuserprofileorusethe

softwareafterinstallation.

OnWindows7andWindows8systems,ifasanadministratoryouwanttocreateaDragon

userprofileforaWindowslimiteduser(userwithrestrictedprivileges),youmustlogon

usingthatWindowslimiteduseraccountbeforecreatingtheDragonprofile.

IfyoucreateaDragonprofileforalimitedWindowsuserwhileloggedinasaWindows

administrator,thelimiteduserwillnotbeabletoaccessthatDragonprofile.These

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restrictionsalsoapplytoanupgradeinstallation.

3. Choosethetypeofinstallationtocarryout.

Choosewhethertoinstalltheentireproductoronlyparticularfeaturesoftheproduct,as

explainedinthenextsection.

YoucanalsocarryoutanMSIinstallation.RefertotheonlineDragonSystemAdministrator

GuidePDForHelpfilefordetails.

Choosing type of installation

WhenyouinstallDragon,youcaneitherdoacomplete(typical)installationoracustom

installation.Nuancerecommendsyoudoacompleteinstallationunlessyouareexperienced

withtheproduct.Thetablebelowtellsmoreabouteachinstallationtype.

TYPE DESCRIPTION

Typical/

Complete

Installsallcomponents(includingallvocabulariesandlanguagesavailableinyour

editionofthesoftware).

Requiresthemaximumdiskspace.

Custom



Letsyouselectparticularcomponentstoinstall(including,dependingofyouredition

ofDragon,languages,vocabularies,andtheText-to-Speechfunction).

Cangreatlyreducethediskspacerequired.

Duringacustominstallation,intheProfessionalandMedicaleditions,youcan

modifysettingsthatarethenappliedtoalluserprofilescreatedwiththisinstallation,

includingWindowslimitedaccountusers.

Note

IfyoudecidenottoinstallsomeDragoncomponentsbyselectingCustominstallation,youcan

installthemlaterbyrunningtheSetupprogramagainandchoosingModify.

Ifyouareinstallingtheproductformultipleusers,youshouldchooseaCustominstallation

ratherthanaTypical/Completeinstallation.Tocarryoutacustominstallation,proceedto

Installingsoftware—CustomInstallation.Otherwise,seeInstallingsoftware—Typical

Installation.



Installing Software - Typical Installation

To install all features of Dragon:

1. InserttheDragonDVDintoyourDVDdrive.

Iftheinstallationdoesnotstartautomatically,useWindowsExplorertofindanddouble-click

setup.exeontheDVD.

2. AftertheWindowsInstallerbegins,itinstalls:

n VisualC++Version9.0Runtime

3. AftertheWizardbegins,clickNexttoproceedtotheLicense Agreementpage.Readthe

textandselectI accept the terms...,thenclickNext.

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