About dictation sources

About

A dictation source is an audio input device that you use to dictate with Dragon. Dragon supports the following audio devices:

  • Headsets
  • Hand-held microphones
  • Digital recorders
  • The Nuance PowerMic

Optional? No. You must have at least one to use Dragon.
How many you can have

One or more.

If you use multiple devices to dictate, add each as a dictation source to your user profile. Although you can create separate user profiles for each device instead, multiple profiles cannot share a vocabulary, so it's better to keep all your dictation sources within one user profile.

You can't add a dictation source to a transcription user profile.

Maximum allowed Unlimited.
Where to configure
  • In the setup wizard when you initially install Dragon.

    Or

  • In the Manage Dictation Sources dialog box. From the DragonBar, select Profile>Manage Dictation Sources.

    Or

  • In the New User Wizard. From the DragonBar, select Profile>New User Profile.

 

Related procedures

Additional information

Working with dictation sources Dictation guidelines

6/18/2018 8:23 AM