Download Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11 End User Workbook

Before your profile opens — caution with desktop icons
The last screen of the Profile Creation Wizard gives you the opportunity to jump straight to Dragon's Tutorial
(clicking the Tutorial button on that last screen will close that screen and open the Tutorial). It also contains a
link to the Help article about changes between 11 and previous versions (condensed and updated in the What’s
New section of this workbook).
IMPORTANT: By default, the Dragon Sidebar (a thin window that presents commands and tips) is set to
open automatically, docked to the right, when a user profile opens. If you typically keep desktop items on the
right side of your screen, the Sidebar may move them, like other Windows sidebars would. For this reason, you
may wish to rearrange your desktop items before the Sidebar opens, or set your desktop to Auto-arrange. (See
the Sidebar’s Help, including Floating and Auto-Hide.)
This last screen of the Profile Creation Wizard also mentions Dragon's Options dialog, which we encourage you
to explore as soon as possible so you can choose the settings that suit your needs and preferences.
As you progress through this workbook’s lessons, you will be introduced to the options that most users should
consider, in order to use Dragon as conveniently and efficiently as possible. Below are two of them: the Natural
Language Commands built in for specific applications, and the Speed-versus-Accuracy slider.
Important options: Natural Language Commands and Speed vs. Accuracy
After you create your profile, the program may present you with a special message if it determined that your
computer’s characteristics wouldn’t allow optimal performance. This message informs you that Dragon has
adjusted the defaults for two of its options:
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The Speed versus Accuracy slider was moved toward speed.
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The Natural Language Commands for Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Corel WordPerfect
were disabled. (The lesson “Controlling your Desktop and Applications” addresses these large sets of
flexible commands. Note: not all editions and languages of Dragon support these commands.)
Later, you can easily reverse these changes through Dragon’s Options dialog, depending on your particular
needs: you can enable or disable the Natural Language Commands for any of these four applications
individually, and you can experiment with various settings of the Speed-versus-Accuracy slider (seen in the
picture below). The Help provides more details, and its Performance Assistant offers many suggestions for
optimizing Dragon’s speed on your computer.
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