Dragon's microphone

You use Dragon's microphone to dictate and to give Dragon commands.

If you're using Dragon on a Windows tablet, see Using Dragon on a Windows tablet for information on using Dragon's microphone.

What can I do with the DragonBar?

How does Dragon know when to listen?

 

When the microphone is... It looks like this...

On

Dragon's microphone has to be on for you to dictate. To turn the microphone on, do one of the following:

  • Click the microphone.
  • Press the plus sign key (+) on the numeric keypad.

mic on

Off

To turn the microphone off, do one of the following:

  • Click the microphone.
  • Say "Microphone Off".
  • Press the plus sign key (+) on the numeric keypad.

mic off

Asleep

To put Dragon to sleep, do one of the following:

  • Say "Go to Sleep" or "Stop Listening".
  • Press the forward slash key (/) on the numeric keypad.

If Dragon is asleep, do one of the following to wake it up:

  • Click the microphone.
  • Say "Listen to Me" or "Wake Up".
  • Press the forward slash key (/) on the numeric keypad.

mic asleep

Disabled

If you see Dragon in this state, the microphone is disabled. To enable the microphone, do one of the following according to the edition and mode you are using.

Edition/Mode Reason How to enable

Dragon Professional Individual
  • No user profile is open
  • You opened a transcription user profile.

If no profile is open:

  1. Select Settings > Profile > Open User Profile.
  2. Select a non-transcription profile, and then click Open.

If a transcription profile is open:

Open a different profile. You cannot enable the microphone for a transcription profile; dictation is not available for transcription.

mic when no profile is loaded

In Tray Icon mode

When the DragonBar is in Tray Icon mode, it is minimized to your Windows system tray. You can access Dragon's microphone from here.

  • To turn the microphone on, do one of the following:

    • Click the microphone.
    • Press the plus key (+) on the numeric keyboard.

  • To turn the microphone off, do one of the following:

    • Click the microphone.
    • Press the plus key (+) on the numeric keypad.

 

Related procedures

Additional information
Working with the DragonBar Using recognition modes
Using Dragon on a Windows tablet  
To minimize the DragonBar and place it in Tray Icon mode:  

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