Working with user profiles

To create a new user profile:

Do one of the following:

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

   The New User Profile dialog box opens.

2. Click New.

   The New User wizard opens.

3. Run through the wizard.

   For more information, click the Help button on each screen.

Or

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

   The Manage User Profiles dialog box opens.

2. Click New.

   The New User wizard opens.

3. Run through the wizard.

   For more information, click the Help button on each screen.

To create a new user profile with a different language:

Follow the instructions for creating a new user profile above. On the Choose your speech options page of the New User Wizard, select the language for the user profile.

You must have selected the languages you want to use for your user profiles during the Dragon installation. You can install the languages later from the Dragon installation CD or setup.exe file.

To open a different user profile:

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

   The Open User Profile dialog box opens.

2. Select a user profile.

3. Click Open.

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

To close your user profile:

From the DragonBar, select Profile>Close User Profile.

To delete a 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 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 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 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 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 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 user profile automatically:

Dragon creates a full user profile backup automatically when:

• You first create your profile.
• You add a new vocabulary to your profile.
• You save your profile every fifth time.
  You can configure backup frequency in the Options dialog box—Data tab.
• You add a new dictation source.

To configure automatic backups:

1. From the DragonBar, select Tools>Options.

   The Options dialog box opens.

2. Click the Data tab.

3. Specify a value for the Automatically back up user profile every n saves option.

   Automatic user profile backups occur every 5 saves by default.

For more information, see Options dialog box—Data tab.

Dragon does not back up Roaming user profiles. Your System Administrator must back up your Roaming user profiles.

To back up your user profile manually:

From the DragonBar, select Profile>Backup user profile.

Dragon backs up your user profile.

To restore your user profile:

You might restore your user profile if you accidentally saved changes to your user profile that you didn't want, or if your user profile became corrupted.

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

   The Close User Profile to Proceed dialog box opens.

2. Click Proceed.

   Dragon closes your user profile and the Profile Restore dialog box opens.

3. Select a backup.

4. Click Restore.

   The Profile Restore dialog box opens.

5. Click Yes.

   Dragon restores your profile.

6. Click OK.

To export your 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 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.