Upgrading from Dragon Dictate 4 or Dragon for Mac 5: FAQ

All Upgrades

I just finished upgrading – is there anything I can delete to save disk space?

You can remove old Dragon files from your hard drive once you are sure that Dragon Professional Individual for Mac 6 is working properly:

1. In the Finder, select Go > Go to Folder…
2. Copy and paste the following: /Library/Application Support/Dragon
3. Click the Go button.

A Finder window opens, displaying the contents of the specified folder.

4. Drag the file named Speech Engine Data (English) 4.0 or Speech Engine Data (English) 5.0 to the Trash.

Important: Do not move any other files in the Dragon folder.

5. Once you have successfully upgraded your profile and verified that it works as expected, you can delete the backup copies of your old profiles. In the /Documents/Dragon/Support folder, find the zipped backup copies of your old profiles and drag them to the trash.

My profile won't upgrade. What can I do?

Make sure the microphones listed as Dictation sources in your profile are connected. Missing microphones are marked with a in the Profiles pane.

See Issues with Upgraded Profiles for more information. If you don't have any custom words, it may be better to create a new profile.

What happened to Transcription sources?

Transcription sources are no longer stored in the Profiles pane. If your Dragon for Mac 5 or Dragon Dictate 4 profile included Transcription sources, they are available in the Speaker dropdown list in the Transcription window.

Upgraded Transcription sources appear in the format "<Transcription source> (<Profile name>)." For example, if you had a Transcription source named "iPhone" and a user named "Marie," the Speaker appears as "iPhone (Marie)."

Upgrading from Dragon for Mac 5

How has the Status Window changed?

Dragon Professional Individual for Mac 6 features a new, compact Status window. Here's what you need to know:

• Guidance is now its own window. Click the button and select Show Guidance to view hints and common commands based on your current state.
• Correction is also its own window. The Correction window appears whenever you use a Correction command, like Correct that. You can also show the Correction window by clicking the button and selecting Show Correction.
• The Recognition mode dropdown list has been consolidated into an indicator button: . Click the button to select a different Recognition mode.

See The Status Window for more information.

Upgrading from Dragon Dictate version 4

I just upgraded from Dragon Dictate version 4 – what do I need to do now?

• Be sure to update your Web Extensions. Go to http://www.nuance.com/extensions5 and follow the instructions.
• Remove the Dragon Dictate 4 icon from your dock. By default, Dragon Professional Individual for Mac 6 doesn't appear in the dock and works differently from Dragon Dictate.
1. Control-click the Dragon Dictate 4 icon.
2. In the pop-up menu, select Options > Remove from Dock.
• Dragon creates a folder called Dragon in your Documents folder and automatically places all new profiles in this folder. You can move your existing profiles into this folder or leave your existing profiles where they are.
• Go to the top of the page for information about files you can delete after upgrading.

Where did Dragon go?

Dragon Professional Individual for Mac 6 only appears in the menu bar, not the dock, and is designed to stay running constantly. You no longer need to switch from your current application to Dragon and switch back to use any of Dragon's features. You can even change profiles from the menu bar without ever leaving your application!

To launch Dragon, you can do any of the following:

• Go to the Applications folder and double-click the Dragon icon.

If you want to add Dragon to the Dock, drag the Dragon icon from the Applications folder to the Dock.

• Use Spotlight to search for and launch Dragon.

To make sure Dragon is always running, even if you restart your computer, open Dragon and do the following:

1. Click the icon in the menu bar and select Preferences….
2. In the General pane, select Launch Dragon at Startup.

What happened to Text Macros?

Text Macros are now Auto-texts. They work just like Text Macros.

To add an Auto-text, click the icon in the menu bar and select Add New Auto-text…

See Auto-text commands for more information.

Where is the Recognition Window?

The Recognition Window in Dragon Dictate 4 is now the Correction window. To show the Correction window:

1. Click the Windows menu () in the Status Window.
2. Select Show Correction.

The Correction window also appears automatically when you use Correction commands, like Correct <text>. See Using Correction for more information.

How has the Status window changed?

Dragon Professional Individual for Mac 6 features a completely new Status Window. Here's what you need to know:

• Use the microphone indicator () to toggle the microphone mode.
• Use the Recognition mode indicator () to choose a recognition mode (Dictation, Commands, Numbers, or Spelling).
• Use the Windows menu () to show or hide the Commands, Correction or Guidance window.

See The Status Window for more information.

Where is the Note Pad?

In Dragon Dictate, you could use the Note Pad to edit text and mix talking with typing. In Dragon Professional Individual for Mac 6, fully supported applications like Microsoft Word 2016 or TextEdit can be used to replace the functionality of the Note Pad.

Dragon Professional Individual for Mac 6 supports editing and navigation commands, like Select <text> or Go to end, in nearly every application, but only fully supported applications allow you to use these commands even if you used your keyboard or mouse while dictating. See What applications are supported? for a complete list.

Where is the Express Editor?

The Express Editor has been renamed the DragonPad. It has the same features as the Express Editor. See Using DragonPad for more information.

You may find that using TextEdit to edit text and then copying and pasting into another application is a better workflow.