Working with user profiles
A user profile is a set of files that Dragon uses to process what you say. Your user profile stores information, like the type of microphone you use, custom words, and vocabularies.
This topic describes non-Roaming user profiles. For information on working with Roaming user profiles, see Working with Roaming user profiles.
To upgrade your user profile:For information on upgrading your Roaming user profiles, see Working with Roaming user profiles. If you upgraded automatically, Dragon upgrades your user profiles the first time you open them after upgrading Dragon. If you chose not to upgrade your profiles, you can upgrade them later by selecting Dragon Medical Practice Edition>Dragon Medical Practice Edition Tools>Upgrade User Profiles (Windows 7) or Dragon Medical Practice Edition>Upgrade User Profiles (Windows 8.1 and 10) from the Windows Start menu. |
To reset your user profile:Do the following to reset your user profile:
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To create a new user profile:Do one of the following:
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To open a different user profile:
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To select a default user profile:Your default user profiles open automatically when you open Dragon. You can have one profile per language and region.
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To close your user profile:From the DragonBar, select Settings>Profile>Close User Profile. |
To delete a user profile:Do the following to delete your user profile:
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To rename a user profile:Do the following to rename your user profile:
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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 Settings>Profile>Save. Do the following to save your user profile: From the DragonBar, select Settings>Profile>Save User Profile. |
To view user profile properties:
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To add a vocabulary to your user profile:
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To back up your user profile automatically:Dragon creates a full user profile backup automatically every fifth time your user profile is saved by default. To change your automatic backup frequency, do the following:
For more information, see Options dialog box—Data page. |
To back up your user profile manually:From the DragonBar, select Settings>Profile>Backup 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.
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To export your user profile:
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To import your user profile:
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Additional information |
About user profiles |
About Vocabularies |
The New Vocabulary dialog box |
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