Editing Dragon's Vocabulary

The Vocabulary list

When you first open the Vocabulary Editor, you see a list of all existing vocabulary items.

• Items marked with a icon are part of the built-in vocabulary.
• Items marked with a icon are User vocabulary items added as you use the product.

Use the drop-down menu at the top of the window to narrow the list of vocabulary shown:

• All
• Built-In
• User

Searching for vocabulary

Use the Search field to find specific vocabulary terms.

1. Click the icon in the search field to select the type of search:
• Contains
• Begins with
• Ends with
2. Enter the search term.
3. Press Return or Enter.

Both the written and spoken forms are searched. For example, a Contains search for "dash" lists "balderdash," because its written form contains "dash," but also "—," because its spoken form is "em-dash."

If you do a search and no match is found, Dragon will give you the option to add the term to your User vocabulary. Click Yes to create a vocabulary item with your search term as the written form.

To empty the search field and display the full vocabulary list:

• Click the in the search field

Or

• Press the Esc key when the search field has focus.

Adding a User vocabulary item

You can manually add words, short phrases, abbreviations, or other items to the User vocabulary for your profile.

1. Click the button at the bottom of the window.

A popup panel appears.

2. Type the word, as written, into the Word field.

Example: 21st

3. If the way the word is spoken is not identical to the way it is written (for example, abbreviations, numerals, or punctuation), enter the spoken form of the word into the Spoken field.

Example: twenty-first

4. Click OK.

Editing a user vocabulary item

To edit an item in your User vocabulary:

1. Double-click the item in the vocabulary list.

A popup panel appears, showing details about the selected vocabulary item.

2. Add or edit the spoken form if the item's written form differs from its pronunciation.

You cannot edit the Word field. If there is a mistake in the written form of the word, create a new custom word and delete the incorrect vocabulary item. See "Deleting a User vocabulary item," below.

3. Click OK when you are finished.

If you made any changes to the vocabulary item, a dialog box warns you that any recorded training for this word will be erased.

4. Click OK to save your changes.

You can't edit built-in vocabulary items.

Training a vocabulary item

If a vocabulary item is not being recognized correctly, you can train the Dragon to understand how you pronounce it.

1. Select the vocabulary item from the list.
2. Click the icon at the bottom of the list and select Train.

A popup pane explains the training process.

3. Click Train to begin.

The Vocabulary Training screen appears.

4. Say the word or phrase. The bar turns green when Dragon recognizes the word.

A dialog box confirms that the training is complete.

5. Click Close.

Dragon incorporates the recording into your voice model.

Deleting a user vocabulary item

1. Select the word in the vocabulary list.
2. Press the Delete key.

A dialog box appears, confirming that you want to delete the item.

3. Click OK to proceed

Exporting vocabulary items

You can export user vocabulary items to share them with another profile. For example, if you are using Dragon in an office, you might have a specialized vocabulary you want to share with other users.

1. Select the item(s) you want to export from the vocabulary list.
2. Click the icon and select Export.
3. Name the file and decide where to store it.

An XML file is created.