For Customers
Getting Started
Welcome to Dragon NaturallySpeaking! Are you ready to change the way you interact with your computer? This page provides a comprehensive set of tools that will help you get started with Dragon -- whether you’re completely new to the world of speech recognition or you’ve experienced speech recognition in the past. We’ll show you how to install the software, set up your user profile, and how to train Dragon to achieve the highest levels of dictation accuracy.
Getting started with Dragon is easy: you talk, and it types. You can dictate anything, including unique words or acronyms that wouldn’t be found in any dictionary. You can format text and even search the web by voice. But the key to success is training Dragon to recognize your voice and the words you use. Don’t get frustrated if you feel like Dragon doesn’t understand you at first. We’ve found that it can take some users about 4-6 weeks of regular use to reach the highest levels of accuracy with Dragon. Remember, the more you use Dragon, the more opportunity Dragon has to “learn” your voice and accurately respond to your dictation and voice commands.
Install, Train, and Go!
Install the Software
This video covers the installation process, including activation.
Create Your User Profile
This video shows how to create a User Profile that best reflects your voice, audio environment, and audio input devices
Customize Your Vocabulary
This print guide provides instructions to add words and phrases to your personal vocabulary to improve overall accuracy
Your First Dictation
This guide provides tips and best practices for general dictation
Formatting and Editing Your Text
Quick Voice Formatting
This video demonstration illustrates how to format text by voice
Editing Your Documents
This video demonstration highlights the ability to use your voice to alter existing text
Correcting Errors
This guide details the best approach to correcting misrecognitions to help improve accuracy over time