Dragon Medical Practice Edition Release notes
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What's new |
System requirements |
Upgrade instructions |
Known issues |
What's new
For Administrators
Configure password settings
In the NMC console, an administrator can configure DMPE options, and enable strict password requirements for DMPE users.
Prevent a Dragon user from saving their password in admin settings on the client
An administrator can disable the Do not allow saved credentials setting in order to allow the user to save their credentials.
For more details, see Administrative Settings dialog box—NMS Settings tab.
Your first time logging into Dragon
The first time you log into Dragon, the New User Wizard shows the Create button and the Open button.
- To create a new User Profile, click Create. You can have one profile per language and region.
- To open an existing User Profile, click Open. You can have one profile per language and region.
Set Dragon password features
In the Dragon client, you can:
- Change the Dragon password: Modify your Dragon password to protect the security of your account or replace an expired password.
- Or reset the Dragon password in the Login dialog: Reset your Dragon password if you forgot your password.
If an administrator enables strict password requirements, your password must meet specific minimum requirements.
For details, see Logging in and logging out.
Command enhancements
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You can now say "Show Links" to see all links on a Web page that you can click by voice.
For more information, see Working with Internet Explorer and Working with Chrome.
Dictation enhancements
Closing the Dictation Box
When a user attempts to close the Dictation Box, and the Dictation Box contains text, Dragon displays a message that asks the user to confirm that they want to close the Dictation Box.
PowerMic III support
Dragon now supports the PowerMic III.
For more information, see About the Nuance PowerMic Microphone.
The Numbers and Units page includes two new options:
- Format cranial nerve numbers using Roman numerals: Inserts cranial nerve numbers using Roman numerals. For example, “Cranial nerve VI” instead of “Cranial nerve six”.
- Enable numbered list formatting: Applies formatting to items in a numbered list. For formatting options, see Format of each item in a numbered list.
Currency
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For UK English, you can now dictate prices without saying "pence".
Example: £8.50
Say: "eight pounds fifty".
For more information, see Dictating numbers.
Numbers
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When there are consecutive repeating numbers in a number sequence, you can dictate them using the words "double" or "triple".
Example: 3225
Say: "three double two five"
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When there is a leading zero in a decimal number, you can dictate the zero using "oh".
Example: 0.5
Say: "oh point five"
For more information, see Dictating numbers.
Street addresses
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When there are consecutive repeating numbers in an address, you can dictate them using the words "double" or "triple". You can also mix digits and cardinals.
Example: 12235 Main street
Say: "one double two three five main street"
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You can dictate addresses with a hyphen or dash.
Example: 12-14 Maple Street
Say: "twelve dash fourteen maple street"
- Dragon now supports full addresses (street address, state/province/territory/county, and postal code) for CAN and GBR.
For more information, see Dictating numbers.
Time
- You can now dictate twelve o'clock using "noon" and "midnight".
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You can now dictate minutes before an hour using "to", "of", and "til".
Example: 4:45
Say: "quarter of five"
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You can now dictate minutes after an hour using "past" and "after".
Example: 5:15
Say: "quarter past five"
For more information, see Dictating numbers.
Software versions
Dragon now supports the following:
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Corel WordPerfect X8
For more information, see Working with Corel WordPerfect and Working with Corel WordPerfect—Working with text.
Transcription enhancements
- You can transcribe someone else's recordings using your own user profile.
For more information, see Working with user profiles and Transcribing recorded speech.
Usability enhancements
Accuracy improvement without reading text
In previous Dragon versions, you could read sample text for several minutes to improve Dragon's accuracy. In version 15, you can achieve the same result by simply dictating for several minutes, making corrections, and then running Accuracy Tuning (Tools>Accuracy Center>Launch Accuracy Tuning). As a result of this improvement, the Audio>Read text to improve accuracy menu option has been removed.
For more information, see Improving accuracy.
Simplified Audio Setup
Dragon now detects audio devices better. In most cases, when Dragon shows the list of detected devices, you choose a device.
Important: Using more than one input device is now done by selecting Choose Microphone from the Settings>Microphone menu.
Shorter Profile Creation Process
When creating a user profile, you no longer adapt a vocabulary based on documents and sent emails. You can launch the analysis of documents and emails after you create a profile.
Vocabulary editor search
The Vocabulary Editor now has a Search field and lets you search on more than just written forms. Also, it makes it easy to add a custom Dictation Command.
Web experience
The Dragon Web extension now gives Full Text Control in Chrome and Internet Explorer, in most websites. To use Dragon in the supported browsers, you must enable this add-on.
There are some differences in functionality between browsers.
Dragon Web Extension Disabled notification
Dragon now notifies you automatically when the Dragon Web Extension is no longer installed or enabled. A message appears when you open your browser.
The message appears only if you did not select the Do not show tips check box on the Options dialog box—Appearance page.
For more information, see Installing and enabling the Dragon Web Extension.
Help provides tips and links to most popular topics
You can now find the following on the Help home page:
- Tips for using Dragon
- Links to the most popular Help topics
Interactive Tutorial now Web-based
When you are connected to the internet, Dragon now includes a Web-based interactive tutorial. If you don't have an internet connection, the tutorial runs locally. The tutorial includes progressive simulations that help you learn Dragon skills.
For more information, see Getting help.
Learn from specific documents words now deselected
When you run the Learn from specific documents tool, the words that Dragon finds are now deselected by default. You select the words that you want Dragon to add to your vocabulary.
For more information, see Learn from specific documents.
Choosing a Roaming User location
When you create or import a user profile, if multiple Roaming User storage locations exist, Dragon allows you to select the location for the profile.
Afterwards, to change the location of the profile, you must reset the profile.
Options dialog box changes
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The tabs in the Options dialog box are now pages that appear in a vertical list for easier usability. You can select the pages by voice.
For more information, see The Options dialog box.
- The following changes have been made to the View page:
- The tab is now named Appearance.
For more information, see Options dialog box—Appearance.
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The following changes have been made to the Hot keys page:
- There is a new Rewind hot key that allows you to rewind playback.
- There is a new Fast-Forward hot key that allows you fast forward playback.
For more information, see Options dialog box—Hot keys and About Playback.
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You can navigate between Options dialog box pages by voice.
For more information, see The Options dialog box.
- On the Miscellaneous page, the Launch Dragon in QuickStart mode when Windows starts option has been renamed to Launch Dragon when Windows starts.
For more information, see Options dialog box—Miscellaneous page.
Performance improvements
To eliminate confusion on the appropriate vocabulary type or acoustic speech model to use, the Advanced button has been removed from the Speech Options page of the New User wizard.
Simplified microphone selection
It's now simpler and easier to select an audio device to use with Dragon. The Choose an audio device page now displays only audio devices that are available. Dragon detects devices that are plugged into your computer and usable based on your system volume meter.
In addition, you can now choose an audio device by selecting Settings>Microphone>Choose Microphone from the DragonBar. You no longer need to add a dictation source to use an audio device.
To make it simple to choose the right device, the Other audio input pane has been removed from the following pages:
- New User wizard, Choose an audio device page
- From Settings>Microphone>Choose Microphone dialog page
Touch screen improvements
When you're using Dragon on a Windows tablet, you can now touch anywhere outside Dragon's microphone to expand the DragonBar when it is collapsed.
For more information, see Using Dragon on a Windows tablet.
Discontinued functionality
Dragon no longer supports the following functionality:
- Auto-punctuation support: The 'Automatically add commas and periods' option
- BestMatch V acoustic models
- Dragon Remote Microphone
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Firefox
For more information, see About Firefox.
System requirements
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Minimum:
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CPU |
Minimum: 2.2 GHz Intel® dual core or equivalent AMD processor. Faster processors yield faster performance. |
Free hard disk space |
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Supported operating systems |
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Other |
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Upgrade instructions
Dragon supports upgrades only from the following versions and editions listed. Dragon does not support upgrades from any other versions or editions. If you have any other version or edition installed, you must first uninstall your existing version prior to installing Dragon Medical Practice Edition version 4.
Upgrading to Dragon Medical Practice Edition version 4
Current edition/version/mode |
Upgrading to Dragon Medical Practice Edition version 4 |
Upgrade instructions |
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Dragon Medical Practice Edition version 4 |
Perform an automatic upgrade. |
Before you begin
If you are using the Roaming feature, you must first upgrade your Roaming user profiles before upgrading client computers. For instructions, see Working with Roaming user profiles.
Upgrading Dragon automatically
For automatic upgrades, Dragon updates your software automatically. You do not need to uninstall your existing version first. Dragon also retains your user profiles, custom words, and commands.
- Close any open programs.
- If you’re running an anti-virus program, turn it off until the installation completes.
- Browse to
setup.exe
in the area where you have downloaded Dragon and double-click to run it. - Install the Microsoft .NET Framework if prompted.
- In the Dragon InstallShield wizard, click Next to begin the Dragon installation.
- Read the license terms and click the radio button to indicate you agree to the terms.
- Click Next to proceed to the next screen.
- Enter or confirm your customer information.
- Select a set up type and installation directory.
- Click Next.
- If you selected Custom, choose the program features to install. Click Next.
- Click Install.
- After the installation process is complete, click Finish.
You may need to restart the computer after installing the .NET Framework.
The installation begins.
Upgrading Dragon manually
If you're upgrading manually from Dragon Medical Practice Edition version 2 or 3, and you want to keep your custom words, you must:
- Export your Dragon Medical Practice Edition version 2 or 3 user profile.
- Uninstall Dragon Medical Practice Edition version 2 or 3.
- Install Dragon Medical Practice Edition version 4.
- Import the Dragon Medical Practice Edition version 2 or 3 profile into version Dragon Medical Practice Edition4.
Note: Upgrading a custom vocabulary from Dragon Medical Practice Edition version 2 or 3 to Dragon Medical Practice Edition 4 requires the custom vocabulary to be present in Dragon Medical Practice Edition 4.
Known issues
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Recognition and playback issues with latest Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop versions running on Windows Server 2016 |
Issues in Xenapp and XenDesktop optimized mode include:
These issues are caused by compatibility issues between Citrix and Windows Server 2016. No issues on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012. No issues on Windows Server 2016 on XenDesktop in generic mode. |
The PowerMic does not turn on after being disconnected from the computer |
A user uses Dragon with XenDesktop 7.13 or newer.
Workarounds:
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Dragon hangs when you disconnnect the PowerMic microphone from the usb port |
Workaround: Turn the microphone off before you unplug the microphone from the USB port. |
Issue with commands like “Delete first paragraph” or 'Select first paragraph' command when multiple documents are open in Microsoft Word 2016 |
Workaround: Open MS Word documents within the same instance of MS Word. Example: With MS Word open, use the File menu to open multiple Word files. |
UK English Medical vocabularies do not contain no-space-on and no-space-off commands |
After dictating text into an application, you use the no-space-on or no-space-off inline-commands. Dragon does not recognize the commands. The commands do not function as expected.
Workaround 1: To remove all spaces between the words of the last utterance, after dictating text, select the dictation text and say "Compound That".
Workaround 2: To remove all spaces between the words of the last utterance, when dictating text, follow this pattern: say <word1> no space <word2> no space <word n>. Example: Say "Big", say "No space", say "Sale", say "No space", say "Today", say "period". |
Columns do not update after upgrading Windows 10 and running Acoustic Optimizer Scheduler tasks |
When you upgrade to Windows 10 Anniversary edition and tasks are scheduled and performed with the Acoustic Optimizer Scheduler (ACOS), the Last Run Time column and the Last Result column are not updated. Workaround: Use the Windows Task Scheduler to view accurate information:
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The Upgrade tool does not upgrade a profile when nsadmin added the vocabulary |
Result: The upgrade tool cannot upgrade the profile. The tool shows the Error message: ‘ERROR: None of the topics is upgradable’.
Workaround:
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Dragon log error message when using the Import dialog box to upgrade a profile with a vocabulary added via nsadmin |
Result: The Dragon.log contains an E_Fail error message.
Workaround:
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