Working with Roaming user profiles

To create a new Roaming user profile:

See Creating Roaming user profiles.

To open a different Roaming user profile:

When the Roaming feature is enabled, you can only open Roaming user profiles. You cannot open non-Roaming user profiles, unless you selected the Allow non-Roaming user profiles to be opened option on the Administrative Settings dialog box—Roaming tab.

If you enabled this option, ensure you open the correct user profile type.

1. From the DragonBar, select Profile>Open User Profile.

   The Open User Profile dialog box opens.

2. Do one of the following:

   • Select a Roaming user profile from the list, or
   • Select the non-Roaming user location from the Location of user profile drop-down list, and then select a non-Roaming user profile.

3. Click Open.

   Dragon closes your current user profile and opens the new one.

To close your Roaming user profile:

From the DragonBar, select Profile>Close User Profile.

To delete a Roaming user profile:

1. From the DragonBar, select Profile>Manage User Profiles.

   The Manage User Profiles dialog box opens.

2. Select a user profile.

   You cannot delete the current user profile. To delete it, you must first open a different user profile.

3. Click Delete.

4. Click Yes.

To rename a Roaming user profile:

1. From the DragonBar, select Profile>Manage User Profiles.

   The Manage User Profiles dialog box opens.

2. Select a user profile.

   You cannot rename the current user profile. To rename it, you must first open a different user profile.

3. Click Rename.

   The Rename User Profile dialog box opens.

4. Specify a new name, and then click OK.

To save your Roaming user profile:

Dragon saves your user profile automatically when you exit. You might save your user profile manually if, for example, you just added many new words to your vocabulary.

From the DragonBar, select Profile>Save User Profile.

To view Roaming user profile properties:

1. From the DragonBar, select Profile>Manage User Profiles.

   The Manage User Profiles dialog box opens.

2. Select a user profile.

3. Click Properties.

   The User Profile Properties dialog box opens.

To add a vocabulary to your Roaming user profile:

1. From the DragonBar, select Profile>Add vocabulary to the current User Profile.

   The New Vocabulary dialog box opens.

2. Specify a vocabulary name, vocabulary on which it should be based, and a region.

   For more information, click Help.

3. Click OK.

To add a new dictation source to your Roaming user profile:

1. From the DragonBar, select Profile>Manage Dictation Sources.

   The Manage Dictation Sources dialog box opens.

2. Click Add New Dictation Source.

   The Add a Dictation Source dialog box opens.

3. Select your audio device, and then click Next.

4. Proceed through the wizard, configuring your device as prompted.

   For more information, click the Help button on each wizard page.

5. Click Finish.

   Dragon creates your dictation source.

To back up your Roaming user profile:

Dragon does not back up Roaming user profiles. Your system administrator must back up Master Roaming user profiles from the network storage location.

To export your Roaming user profile:

1. From the DragonBar, select Profile>Manage User Profiles.

   The Manage User Profiles dialog box opens.

2. Select a user profile.

3. Select Advanced>Export.

   The Browse for Folder dialog box opens.

4. Navigate to the folder to which you want to export your user profile.

5. Click OK.

   The export begins.

6. Click OK.
7. Click Close.

To import your Roaming user profile:

1. From the DragonBar, select Profile>Manage User Profiles.

   The Manage User Profiles dialog box opens.

2. Select Advanced>Import.

   The Browse for Folder dialog box opens.

3. Navigate to the folder to which you exported your user profile.

4. Click OK.

   The import begins.

5. Click OK.
6. Click Close.