Training Dragon

Training teaches Dragon the correct pronunciation of specific words and commands. Training is helpful when Dragon consistently misrecognizes a word or command during your dictation. Training Dragon is optional; without it, Dragon bases pronunciation on the spelling of the word or command.

When you train a word or phrase using the Train Words dialog box, you add to the acoustic data stored for later use by the Acoustic Optimizer. This data, including your pronunciation and the acoustic differences between the trained correction and the misrecognized word or phrase are used by the Acoustic Optimizer to enhance recognition accuracy.

To train Dragon on the last text you dictated:

Say "Train That".

To train Dragon when you add a new word:

  1. From the DragonBar, select Vocabulary>Add new word or phrase.

    The Add word or phrase dialog box opens.

  2. Specify the word or phrase and its spoken form.
  3. Select the I want to train the pronunciation of this word or phrase check box.

  4. Click Add.

    The Train Words dialog box opens.

  5. Click Train, and then say your word or phrase.
  6. Click Save.

For more information, see Train Words dialog box.

Or

  1. From the DragonBar, select Vocabulary>Open Vocabulary Editor.

    The Vocabulary Editor dialog box opens.

  2. Click Add.

    The Add word or phrase dialog box opens.

  3. Specify the word or phrase and its spoken form.

  4. Select the I want to train the pronunciation of this word or phrase check box.

  5. Click Add.

    The Train Words dialog box opens.

  6. Click Train, and then say your word or phrase.
  7. Click Save.

For more information, see Train Words dialog box.

To train Dragon on words in the Spelling window:

  1. Select a word or phrase by saying one of the following:

    • "Select That"
    • "Select <text>"
    • "Select <text> through <text>" (US and Canada only)
    • "Select from <text> to <text>" (all other regions)

  2. Say "Spell That".

    The Spelling window opens.

  3. Say "Train".

    The Train Words dialog box opens.

  4. Click Train, and then say your word or phrase.
  5. Click Save.

For more information, see Train Words dialog box.

To train Dragon on commands:

  1. From the DragonBar, select Tools>Command Browser.

    The Command Browser opens.

  2. Select a command area from the Context drop-down list.
  3. Locate your command in the list.

  4. Select the command, and then click one of the following in the Task Pane:

    • Train—Opens the Train Words dialog box to train the word immediately.
    • Train Later—Adds the command to a list. You can train the command later.
    • Train List—Opens the list of commands you selected for training.

To train Dragon on words or commands:

Use this procedure to train words or commands in the same dialog box.

  1. From the DragonBar, select Audio>Improve recognition of word or phrase.

    The Training dialog box opens.

  2. Specify a word, phrase, or command.

  3. Click Train.

    The Train Words dialog box opens.

  4. Click Train, and then say your word or phrase.
  5. Click Save.

For more information, see Train Words dialog box.

To read text to train Dragon:

Use this procedure to help improve your recognition accuracy. It is most helpful when:

  • You move to an area with different background acoustics, like increased noise.
  • You're using a new microphone or sound card.
  • You've used Dragon for some time without training it.

  1. From the DragonBar, select Audio>Read text to improve accuracy.

    The Training Wizard opens.

  2. Proceed through the wizard.

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

  3. Click Finish.
 

Related procedures

Additional information

Adding words and phrases to your vocabularyAbout adding words and phrases to your vocabulary
Working with vocabulariesAbout improving accuracy