About the Nuance PowerMic Microphone

Dragon Grouphas built-in support for the Nuance PowerMic microphone.

Features

The Nuance PowerMic puts useful Dragon commands, shortcuts, and keyboard controls at your fingertips while you dictate. Having these features integrated into the microphone makes it easier to navigate through fields in a document, or to switch between multiple windows and applications where you need to insert dictated text.

For detailed information on the PowerMic buttons and functionality, see Options dialog box—PowerMic tab.
Installation

Dragon automatically installs the PowerMic device drivers when you install Dragon. Just launch Dragon and plug the PowerMic into one of your computer's USB ports. Dragon will allow you to add it as a dictation source for a new or existing user profile.
Add the PowerMic to your user profile
  • To add your PowerMic to a new user profile, choose the PowerMic when prompted to set up your dictation source.
  • To add your PowerMic to an existing user profile, go to the DragonBar and select Profile > Manage Dictation Sources, then click Add New Dictation Source. Choose the PowerMic and follow the prompts.

For more information, see Working with dictation sources.
Customizing the PowerMic's buttons

You can customize PowerMic buttons to have them execute Dragon commands when pressed, or to better support your work flow. To do this, go to the DragonBar and select Tools > Options and click on the PowerMic tab.

In addition to customizing the global functionality of the buttons, you can enter different settings just to use with the Dictation Box.

Custom PowerMic settings are linked to your user profile. Different profiles that share the device can each have their own customizations.

Note: You will only see the PowerMic tab when the device is plugged in and your user profile is set up to use it as a dictation source.

For detailed information on the PowerMic buttons and how to customize them, see Options dialog box—PowerMic tab.

 

Related procedures

Additional information
Options dialog box—PowerMic tab The Options dialog box
Working with dictation sources