The Status Window

The Status Window gives you quick access to Dragon's most important features, like the microphone and recognition mode, and offers access to the Guidance, Commands, and Correction windows.

When the Status Window is showing, it floats over all applications.

To show or hide the Status Window

Say Show Status Window or Hide Status Window.

Click the icon in the menu bar, then select Show Status Window or Hide Status Window.

To set whether the Status Window should be visible when Dragon starts up

Click the icon in the menu bar and select Preferences…

The Preferences window opens.

In the General pane, check or uncheck Show Status Window at Startup.

Microphone mode button

The microphone button's icon indicates the microphone mode:

Indicator button	Mode	What it means
	On	Dragon is listening to your speech.
	Off	Dragon is not listening. Click the button to turn the microphone on.
	Sleep mode	Dragon will only respond to the command Wake up. All other speech is ignored.

Click the microphone button to toggle the microphone on or off.

See Microphone modes for more information.

Recognition mode button

The Recognition mode determines what you can say to Dragon. The mode button indicates the current recognition mode:

Indicator button	Mode	What you can do
	Dictation mode	Dictate text to be typed and issue commands
	Command mode	Issue commands
	Spelling mode	Dictate letters, numbers, and punctuation
	Numbers mode	Dictate numbers and some punctuation

Click the Recognition mode button to open the Recognition mode menu.

See Recognition modes for more information.

Window menu button

Click the Window menu icon icon to view the Window menu. Here, you can show or hide the following Dragon windows: