About user profiles

A user profile is a set of files that Dragon uses to process what you say. Your user profile stores information, like the type of microphone you use and your custom words.

A transcription user profile is a profile with limited functionality that you use for transcribing recordings of another person's speech, like a lecturer or a field inspector.

A default user profile is a profile that Dragon loads by default each time it starts. This applies only when you have multiple user profiles.

See About Roaming user profiles.

No.

One per language.

You should create multiple user profiles if:

• You dictate in different locations with different acoustic conditions.
• Two or more users need to use Dragon on the same computer.
• You dictate in multiple languages.
• You need to transcribe several recordings of another person's speech.

Unlimited.

Each user profile requires about 127 MB of hard disk space.

You can use one or more audio devices with each user profile. Choose from the following:

• Headsets
• Hand-held microphones
• Digital recorders (for transcription)
• The Nuance PowerMic

For more information, see About microphones and other dictation sources

User profiles store important data. To avoid loss or corruption, you should back up your user profile manually or automatically on a regular basis. Automatic user profile backups occur every fifth time you save your profile by default.

User profiles store important data. Automatic user profile backups occur every fifth time you save your profile by default.

You can back up your user profile manually by selecting Settings>Profile>Back up User Profile or Settings>Profile>Manage User Profiles>Advanced>Backup.

From the DragonBar, select Tools>Accuracy Center>Launch Accuracy Tuning. For more information, see About Accuracy Tuning.

You can also schedule Accuracy Tuning to run at a convenient time. For more information, see Scheduling Accuracy Tuning in Administrative Settings.