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These topics will help get you started dictating with Dragon Medical Practice Edition.

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Dragon Medical Practice Edition 4.2 US English Release notes

Dragon Medical Practice Edition 4.2.1 US English Release notes

Dragon release notes, including:

  • What's new
  • Fixed issues
  • Update instructions
  • Known issues
  • Upcoming changes

Using Dragon's microphone

Using Dragon's microphone to dictate and give Dragon Medical Practice Edition commands.

Dragon's microphone must be on for you to dictate.

Dictation basics

Dictating into most Windows applications in just three steps.

  1. Open the application you want to use.
  2. Click inside the window or field where you want to dictate.
  3. Turn on Dragon's microphone and speak!

Getting help

Dragon's Help resources.

You can turn on your microphone and say “What can I say?” at any time to have Dragon show you a list of things you can do.

The DragonBar

The DragonBar is Dragon's control panel. You use it to configure Dragon, use Dragon features, see what's going on, and more.

Creating Text and Graphics commands

Custom voice commands you create for inserting specific content into a document, which you define. It can include text and graphics.

Transcribing recorded speech

Learn how to transcribe recordings of spoken text.

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