Preferences window

Startup options:

• Microphone in Sleep instead of Off at Startup—Select to change the default microphone mode when Dragon launches to sleep. Otherwise, Dragon launches with the microphone turned off.

This allows you to turn the microphone on by saying Wake up rather than having to use your mouse.

• Show Status Window at Startup—Select to show the Status Window at launch time. Otherwise, you will have to show the Status Window by saying Wake up. For more information, see The Status Window.
• Launch Dragon at Startup—Select to allow Dragon to launch when you turn on your computer. This means Dragon will always be available to you – just turn on your microphone and speak.

Command Generation options:

• Generate Application Launch Commands—Select to allow Dragon to create globally available commands you can use to launch any application on your computer. See Launching and quitting applications for details.
• Generate Email Commands—Select to allow Dragon to create globally available commands to create and address an email message to anyone in your Contacts list. See Working with Mail for details on email commands.

Restart Dragon to see changes to your generated command preferences.

Auto Sleep options:

Adjust the slider to change how long the microphone takes to go to sleep when you are not using it.

Allowing the microphone to go to sleep prevents Dragon from interpreting background noise as dictation while you are not using it.

Existing profiles are listed in the Profiles (Voices) box. Dictation sources are listed in the Dictation Sources (Microphones) box. The name of the active profile and dictation source are each marked with a green dot.

Existing profiles from an earlier versions of Dragon are marked in the Profiles pane with a special icon () and need to be upgraded before you can continue using them. Please note that you can't upgrade a profile that has a missing microphone.

For detailed information, see Using profiles and dictation sources.

Once you are logged in, click Sync Now to share your custom words and Auto-texts with your mobile device.

Select Sync when loading profiles to allow Dragon Anywhere to sync automatically whenever you change profiles.

Click Sign Out to sign out of your Dragon Anywhere account.

• Toggle Microphone—Turns the microphone on or off. Default is ⌘F11.

See Microphone modes for more information.

• Select Speech Mode—Cycles through the recognition modes. Default is ⌘F10.

See Recognition modes for more information.

• Show Correction Window—Shows and hides the Correction Window. Default is ⌘F9.

See Using Correction for details.

• Dismiss MouseGrid—Hides the MouseGrid. Default is ⌘F12.

See MouseGrid for more details.

To change a shortcut

1. Click the oval shortcut region.
2. Type the desired shortcut.

Shortcuts must include at least one modifier key (Command, Option, or Control).

To delete a shortcut

• Click the at the right end of the oval shortcut region.

Correction options:

• Always Show Correction Window When Dictating—Select to always show the Correction Window while you are dictating.
• Close Correction Window After Each Choice—Select to close the Correction Window automatically once you have selected a correction option.
• Maximum Recognition Alternatives—Adjust the slider to set the maximum number of alternatives shown in the Correction Window.
• Show Smart Format Rules—Select to allow Dragon to ask you how to format the text you just corrected in future.

See Using Correction for more information.

MouseGrid options:

• Switch to Command mode—Select if you want Dragon to switch to Command mode when you turn on the MouseGrid.
• Enable zoom—Select if you want the MouseGrid to display the magnification window when you focus on an area too small to show the grid.
• Obscure Transparency—Use the slider to determine how light or dark the MouseGrid section numbers should be. The lighter it is, the easier it will be to see what's under it.
• Grid color—Click the box next to the option to view a color wheel where you can select a new color for the MouseGrid section numbers.
• Mouse down color—Click the box next to the option to open a color wheel where you can select a new color to indicate when the mouse is in a "down" state (e.g. Press mouse).

See MouseGrid for more information.

Data collection options:

• Send anonymous usage data—Click to allow Dragon to collect anonymous data to improve future products and services. You can opt out at any time by deselecting the checkbox.