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1. Uninstalling the Previous Version of Dragon

Before upgrading to a later version and/or higher edition of Dragon NaturallySpeaking, it is important toremove/uninstall any existing version of Dragon on the machine first. When you run the Dragoncommand line uninstallation silently, the msiexec.exe installer automatically retains User Profiles fromthe previous version. Afterwards, individual end-users can upgrade their local (but not Roaming) UserProfiles when they start Dragon.

The table below lists GUIDs that you pass to the /x option of msiexec for each version of Dragonand Visual C++ Runtime for Dragon. Make sure to use the /x option with the GUID.

Products and Version GUIDDNS version 11.x {EFFA53BC-8C04-2E21-3D90-A13B1697B0CA}

DNS version 10.x {E7712E53-7A7F-46EB-AA13-70D5987D30F2}

DNS version 9.x {DDDD90B2-80F2-413A-8A8E-38C5076A7DBA}

Visual C++ Runtime for Dragon 32-bit {4A5A427F-BA39-4BF0-9A47-9999FBE60C9F}

Visual C++ Runtime for Dragon 64-bit {4A5A427F-BA39-4BF0-9A47-7777FBE60C9F}

Note: The Visual C++ Runtime is only included with installation of Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.x andlower.

Example Script:

msiexec /x {EFFA53BC-8C04-2E21-3D90-A13B1697B0CA} /L*v "C:\updatelog.log" /qn

Notes:

• MSIEXEC automatically retains User Profiles when you use the silent option.

• “C:\updatelog.log” is only needed if you are trying to create a log of the uninstall process and/orupdate process and can be changed to whichever location or login name that is desired.

• When upgrading to Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12, uninstalling Visual C++ Runtime is notessential to the process unless you wish to remove them as Dragon 12.x does not require orinstall Visual C++ Runtime.

DRAGON NATURALLYSPEAKING 1

Upgrade Deployment

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2. Install the New Version or Edition of Dragon

Once the previous version/edition of Dragon has been uninstalled, you can then install the latestversion/edition of Dragon NaturallySpeaking.

Use the “Deploying Settings in Dragon NaturallySpeaking.pdf” guide to install Dragon on a test machineand preset options to be set within the nsdefaults.ini file. The nsdefaults.ini file stores all of the defaultsand presets for Dragon NaturallySpeaking and will be included with the installation package whendeploying Dragon.

Double‐click the icon to the left to open the "Deploying Settings in Dragon NaturallySpeaking" guide. You can use the following sample scripts as guidelines for the installation of Dragon.

SETUP.EXE:

"\\Network Path to installation media\setup.exe" /s /v"SERIALNUMBER="A209A-XXX-XXXX-XXXX-XX"ADDLOCAL=ALL DEFAULTSINI="\\Network Path to installation media\nsdefaults.ini"ROAMINGUSERINI="\\Network Path to installation media\roamingdef.ini" WEBREGISTRATION=0EREG=0 PRODUCTUPDATEFLAG=-1 REBOOT=ReallySuppress REMOVEOLDPROD=1 /L*v "C:\dragon.log"/qn"

MSIEXEC:

msiexec /i "\\Network Path to installation media\Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12.msi"SERIALNUMBER="A209A-XXX-XXXX-XXXX-XX" ADDLOCAL=ALL DEFAULTSINI="Network path toinstallation media\nsdefaults.ini"ROAMINGUSERINI="\\Network Path to installation\roamingdef.ini"WEBREGISTRATION=0 EREG=0 PRODUCTUPDATEFLAG=-1 REBOOT=ReallySuppressREMOVEOLDPROD=1 /lv "C:\dragon.log" /qn

Notes:

• REMOVEOLDPROD=1 will remove any previous versions of Dragon without removing the profilesfrom that version. This can also be used in addition to or in place of uninstalling with the GUIDin step 1 above.

• REMOVEOLDPROD=1 will not cause your installation to fail if you don’t have a previous versionof Dragon that resides on the machine. This property tells the install to look for previousversions of Dragon and uninstall if found, otherwise, it will just continue with the install.

• DEFAULTSINI= This is the flag where you will point to the nsdefaults.ini that you copied.

• If you are using the setup.exe method, you must ensure that all flags/properties(SERIALNUMBER, DEFAULTSINI, /qn, etc.) are all within the same quotes directly after /v withouta space.


1.Pre se tO ptions

First,you needtopresetthedefaultoptionsthatyou w anttodeploy totheusersoninstallation.T odothis,runthecorrespondingcom m andlinesforyourenvironm entonam achinethatcurrently hasDragonN aturallyS peakinginstalled.

T oSettheDefaultO ptionsfrom thedialogw ithin"T ools> O ptions":

32-bitm achines:

"C:\P rogram Files\N uance\N aturallyS peaking12\P rogram \natspeak.exe"/setdefaultoptions

64-bitm achines:

"C:\P rogram Files(x86)\N uance\N aturallyS peaking12\P rogram \natspeak.exe"/setdefaultoptions

Clickheretoview recom m endedsettings.

T oSettheDefaultA dm inistrativeSettingsin"T ools> A dm inistrativeSettings":

32-bitm achines:

"C:\P rogram Files\N uance\N aturallyS peaking12\P rogram \natspeak.exe"/setdefaultadm inistrativeoptions

64-bitm achines:

"C:\P rogram Files(x86)\N uance\N aturallyS peaking12\P rogram \natspeak.exe"/setdefaultadm inistrativeoptions

Clickheretoview recom m endedsettings.

DRAGON NATURALLYSPEAKING 1

Customization and Deployment


T oSettheA uto-Form attingO ptionsin"T ools> A uto-Form attingO ptions":

32-bitm achines:

"C:\P rogram Files\N uance\N aturallyS peaking12\P rogram \natspeak.exe"/setdefaultform attingoptions

64-bitm achines:

"C:\P rogram Files(x86)\N uance\N aturallyS peaking12\P rogram \natspeak.exe"/setdefaultform attingoptions

W henyou runthecom m andlinesabove,you w illbepresentedw iththedialogw hereyou canchangethedefaultoptions.Changethedesireddefaultoptions,andthenclick“Apply” andthen“O K”.

N ote:You donotneedtohaveDragonN aturallyS peakingrunningtorunthesecom m andlines,butyouw illneedtohavetheproductinstalled.

T hesesettingsgetsavedtothesam ensdefaults.inifile.T hisIN Ifileisacentrallocationthatstoresthedefaultsthatw illbeusedw hentheusercreatesaprofile.Italsodeterm inesthedefaultsw hentheusergoesto“T ools> O ptions” andclicks“R estoreDefaults”.


2.Ge tting the NSDEFAULTS.INIFile

O nceyou havesetthedefaultsinS tep1 above,w eneedtocopy theN S DEFAU L T S .IN Ifilefrom thedirectory below tothenetw orkinstallationdirectory forw hichyou haveplacedtheS etup.exeforDragonN aturallyS peaking(setup.exeinstallation)ortheDragonN aturallyS peaking12.m si(m siexecinstallation).

W indow sX P :

C:\Docum entsandS ettings\AllU sers\ApplicationData\N uance\N aturallyS peaking12\

W indow sVista/7/8:

C:\P rogram Data\N uance\N aturallyS peaking12

N ote:Ifyou setupR oam ingP rofiles,retrievetheroam ingdef.inifrom thesam elocationsaboveandplaceitinthesam elocationasyournsdefaults.iniw ithyourinstallationm edia.


3.Sa m ple Push Sc ript

L astly,createyourinstallationscripttousetheDEFAU L T S IN Iproperty/flag.

SET U P .EXE:

"\\N etw orkP athtoinstallationm edia\setup.exe"/s/v"S ER IAL N U M BER ="A209A-X X X -X X X X -X X X X -X X "ADDL O CAL =AL L DEFAU L T S IN I="\\N etw orkP athtoinstallationm edia\nsdefaults.ini"R O AM IN GU S ER IN I="\\N etw orkP athtoinstallationm edia\roam ingdef.ini"W EBR EGIS T R AT IO N =0ER EG=0 P R O DU CT U P DAT EFL AG=-1 R EBO O T =R eallyS uppress/L *v"C:\dragon.log"/qn"

M SIEXEC:

m siexec/i"\\N etw orkP athtoinstallationm edia\DragonN aturallyS peaking12.m si"S ER IAL N U M BER ="A209A-X X X -X X X X -X X X X -X X "ADDL O CAL =AL L DEFAU L T S IN I="N etw orkpathtoinstallationm edia\nsdefaults.ini"

R O AM IN GU S ER IN I="\\Network Path to installation media\roamingdef.ini "W EBR EGIS T R AT IO N =0 ER EG=0P R O DU CT U P DAT EFL AG=-1 R EBO O T =R eallyS uppress/lv"C:\dragon.log"/qn

N otes:

Ifyou arenotsettingupR oam ingP rofiles,rem ovethesectionofthescriptinregardstotheR O AM IN GU S ER IN I.

T he/lv“C:\dragon.log” isnotnecessary unlessyou w anttocreatealogoftheinstallation.

DEFAU L T S IN I= T hisistheflagw hereyou w illpointtothensdefaults.inithatyou copied.

W EBR EGIS T R AT IO N andER EG = settingtheseflagsto0 w illdisabletheregistrationprom ptuponfirstlaunchofDragonN aturallyS peaking.

P R O DU CT U P DAT EFL AG=-1 – thisflagw illdisabletheoptionfor“CheckforU pdates” sotheuserscannotupdateautom atically.

Ifyou areusingthesetup.exem ethod,you m ustensurethatallflags/properties(S ER IAL N U M BER ,DEFAU L T S IN I,/qn,etc.)areallw ithinthesam equotesdirectly after/vw ithoutaspace.


Recom m endedDefaultO ptionsfrom thedialogw ithin"T ools> O ptions":

N otes:

Iftheusershaveaccessibility issues,itm ay berecom m endedtoenable/checktheoptionto“Enablem ousem otioncontrols”.

W henyou clickthe“M oreCom m ands… ” button,only enableN aturalL anguageCom m andsfortheapplicationsthatyou w illactually usew ithDragonN aturallyS peaking.


N otes:

T he“View ” settingsaretypically optionsthattheuserw ouldchangeaccordingtotheirow npreferences,butw erecom m endchangingthe“Auto-hidedelay” settingfortheR esultsBoxto“3 seconds”.

You cansetupyourow ndefaultschem eforDragon’sHotkeys.By default,m ostaresettodifferentkeysontheN um berP ad.M ostlaptopsdonothaveaN um berP adandifthem achinedoeshaveaN um berP ad,Dragon’shotkeysw illcom m andeerthecurrentfunctionality ofthosekeystoutilizeastheDragon’shotkeys.W henconsideringkeyboardkeysforthehotkeys,w erecom m endthatyou usesinglekeys,insteadofkey com binations,sothatyou canuseonehandinsteadoftw o.Also,m akesurethatyou aren’tusinghotkeysthatarebeingutilizedby otherapplicationsorakey thatyou com m only useinyourdaily w orkflow .T ochangethehotkey,clickonthebuttonofthehotkey nam e(Exam ple:“M icrophoneon/off… ”,thenpressthey key youw ishtosetthehotkey functionality toorpresstheBackspacekey torem ovethehotkey.T hem ostcom m only usedhotkey isfor“M icrophoneon/off… ” andw efindthatuserstypically prefertosetthistooneoftheFkeys(F1,F2,F3,etc.),theP ause/Breakkey,oreventheirInsertkey,becausethesekeysarenotcom m only used.


N otes:

W erecom m endchangingtheoptionfor“S averecordeddictationw ithdocum ent” from “AskM e” to“N ever”.

W erecom m enddisabling/uncheckingtheoptionfor“U setheDictationBox forunsupportedapplications”.


Recom m endedDefaultA dm inistrativeSettingsin"T ools> A dm inistrativeSettings":

W erecom m endkeepingthedefaultR oam ingP rofilesettings,otherthaneitherenabling/disablingR oam ingprofilesifyou aregoingtouseR oam ingP rofilesornotandpleasebesuretoaddtheroam ingprofiledirectory sothatDragonknow stolookinthenetw orklocationfortheR oam ingP rofiles.

Choosingabackupprofilelocationandadirectory forDataDistributionallow syou tocentralizew hereprofilesarebackedupandallow syou tospecify acentrallocationforw hichyou canshare/hostcom m ands,w ordlists,andvocabularies.Ifnetw orkconnectivity isanissue,w erecom m endkeepingthesesettingssettotheirdefaults.T heotheroptionw ouldbetochooselocaldirectoriesontheuser’sm achinesforw hichyou cancreateascripttocopy filesto/from theselocationsontheuser’sm achines.


Ad d ing word s,c om m a nd s,orvoc a b ula rie sto Use rProfile s

You usetheDataDistributionT ooltom akenew w ords,custom izedvocabularies,ornew com m andsavailabletoallU serP rofilesonaparticularinstallationofDragon.T heDataDistributionT oolcanw orkacrossanetw ork.

T heDataDistributionT oolletsyou useaGU Itointeractw iththensadm inutility andm akenew w ords,com m ands,andvocabulariesavailabletoend-users.

Using the Da ta Distrib ution Tool

InDragonP rofessionalandL egal,you canusetheDataDistributionT ooltointeractively m akeneww ords,custom izedvocabularies,orcustom com m andsavailabletoallend-usersonapar¬ticularinstallationofDragon.

You runtheDataDistributionT ooloneachinstallationofDragonw hereyou w antthenew w ordsorvocabulariestobeavailabletoDragonend-users.

T hissectiondescribes:

CreatingtheDataDistributionDirectory

S tartingtheDataDistributionT ool

Addingandrem ovingcustom w ords

Addingandrem ovingcustom vocabularies

Addingandrem ovingcustom com m ands

CreatingtheDataDistributionDirectory:

You createadatadistributiondirectory tostorew ordlists,com m ands,orboth,thatyou plantodistributetom ultipleend-usersofDragonN aturallyS peaking.

W henw ordlistsandcom m andsareinthedatadistributiondirectory,assoonasapersonopenstheirU serP rofiles,Dragonautom atically im portsw ordsandcom m andsfrom thedatadistributiondirectoryintotheU serP rofiles.T hisoccursregardlessofthelocationofthecom putertheend-userdictateson.

You canusetheDataDistributionT ooltoputw ordsandcom m andsintoadatadistributiondirectory.

N ote:By default,Dragonplacescustom w ordsforexistingDragonU serP rofileshere:

W indow sX P :

C:\Docum entsandS ettings\AllU sers\ApplicationData\N uance\N aturallyS peaking12\custom .

W indow sVista,7,and8:

C:\P rogram Data\N uance\N aturallyS peaking12\custom


Createadatadistributiondirectory inalocationotherthanthedefaultlocation:

R epeatthefollow ingstepsforeachw orkstationthatshouldsharethedistributedw ordsorcom m ands.

1. InDragon,closeallopenU serP rofiles.2. O nthenetw ork,createadirectory andgiveallend-usersthatdictatew ithDragonaccessto

thedirectory.Grantreadaccesstoprovidersthatdictate.Grantw riteaccessonly toadm inistrators.

3. IfDragonisrunning,ontheDragonBar,selectT ools> Adm inistrativeS ettings.W hentheAdm inistrativeS ettingsdialogbox opens,proceedtoS tep6.

4. IfDragonisnotrunning,selectS tart> R un.W hentheR undialogboxopens,intheO pentextbox,typethefollow ing,m akingsuretoputaspacebetw eennatspeak.exeandthe/S etDefaultAdm inistrativeO ptionsoption:

"C:\P rogram Files\N uance\N aturallyS peaking12\P rogram \natspeak.exe"/S etDefaultAdm inistrativeO ptions

(T hequotationm arksarerequiredbecauseP rogram Filescontainsaspace.Yourpathm ightnotrequirequotationm arks.)

5. ClickO K.6. W hentheAdm inistrativeS ettingsdialogboxopens,iftheU serP rofileopensautom atically,

clickCanceltoclosetheU serP rofileorgototheDragonBarandselectP rofile> CloseU serP rofile.

7. ClicktheM iscellaneoustab.8. IntheDatadistributionlocationtextbox,clickChange...andbrow setoalocationw hereyou

w antDragontostorecustom w ordsandcom m ands.9. ClickO K.10. ClickApply tosavethechanges.11. ClickO Ktoclosethedialogbox.

You cannow usetheDataDistributionT ooltoputnew w ordsandcom m andsintothedatadistributiondirectory.

StartingtheDataDistributionT ool:

You canusetheDataDistributionT ooltom akenew w ords,custom izedvocabularies,ornew com m andsavailabletoallDragonend-usersonaparticularinstallationofDragon.

You canruntheDataDistributionT oolonalocalcom puterorthroughanetw orkconnection.T hetoolsupportsbothm appeddrivesandU N C paths.


A ddingandrem ovingcustom w ords:

You canusetheDataDistributionT ooltom akenew w ordsavailabletoallend-usersonaparticularinstallationofDragon.

Beforeyou usetheDataDistributionT ool,you m ustcreateadatadistributiondirectory.

You m ustfirsteithercreateatextfileorexportw ordsfrom anexistingend-user'sinstallationofDragonbeforeyou candistributethew ords(forexam ple,alistofnew drugnam es)toadifferentinstallationofDragon.

Afteryou usetheutility toim portthecustom w ords,you m ustcloseyourU serP rofiles,re-opentheU serP rofiles,andsavethem forthechangestobecom eavailable.

Createatextfilethatcontainscustom w ords:

P erform oneofthefollow ingtw oactionsbeforeyou distributeasetofcustom w ordstoaparticularinstallationofDragon:

Createatextfilethatcontainscustom w ords

1. Createatextfile.2. Inthetextfile,addeachw ordorphrasethatyou w anttoaddtothevocabulary.M akesure

eachw ordorphraseusescorrectspellingandisonaseparateline.• T oaddam ultiple-w ordphrase,suchas"M ayberry T ribune",typeitononeline.• T oincludeaspokenform ofaw ord,typethew ordfollow edby abackslash(\)and

thespokenform ofaw ord.Forexam ple,tohaveDragonenter"R obertF.Kennedy"w henyou say "R FK",typeR obertF.Kennedy\R FKinthetextfile.

Createatextfilethatcontainscustom w ords

3. Ifyou haveDragonavailableonanothercom puter,you canuseittocreatecustom w ordsandexportthew ordstoa.txtfile.U setheVocabulary Editor(Vocabulary> O penVocabularyEditor)toaddvocabulary.T hengoto“Vocabulary> ExportCustom W ordandP hraseL ist” toexportthevocabulary.


A ddcustom w ordstoasharedlocation:

You m ustcreatea.txtfile(new w ords.txtinthefollow ingexam ples)thatcontainscustom w ordsbeforeyou perform thefollow ingsteps.

1. Ifyou havenotalready createdit,createthedatadistributiondirectory.2. O neachcom puterthatanend-userusesfordictation,m apanetw orkdrivetothelocation

ofthedatadistributiondirectory.Asanalternative,you m ay referencethenetw orkU N Caddressofthelocation.

3. S tarttheDataDistributionT ool.4. IntheDataDistributionT ool,m aketheappropriateselectionstoaddthelistofw ordstothe

datadistributiondirectory.


U setheDataDistributionT ooltoaddcustom w ords:

Ifyou addcustom w ordstoaCom m andsO nly vocabulary,w henyou upgradeaU serP rofile,theupgradeprocessdoesnotretainthecustom w ords.Ingeneral,you shouldnotaddcustom w ordstoaCom m andsO nly vocabulary.

1. O ntheDataDistributionT ool,selectAddorrem ovew ordstoshareacrossvocabularies.2. (optional)T ochoosealocationforthecustom w ordsonthelocalcom puter,clickAdvanced.

IntheCustom directory textboxoftheAdvancedS ettingsdialogbox,typethepathtothenew locationforthecustom w ords.Ifyou donottakethisstep,Dragoncopiesthefilestothefollow ingdefaultlocation:

W indow sX P :

C:\Docum entsandS ettings\AllU sers\ApplicationData\N uance\N aturallyS peaking12\Custom \enx


C:\P rogram Data\N uance\N aturallyS peaking12\Custom \enx

3. ClickN ext.4. Associatealanguagew iththecustom w ords5. ClickN ext.6. W henthelistoffilesappears,usetheIm portbuttontoselectthe.txtfilesthatcontain

custom w ords.T oview thecontentofafile,selectthefileandclickView .T orem oveafilefrom thelistoffiles,selectthefileandclickR em ove.T orem oveallfilesfrom thelist,clickR em oveAll.

N ote:O nceyou addatextfilethatcontainscustom w ordstothedatadistributiondirectory,andanend-useropenstheprofile,you cannotusetheR em oveandR em oveAllbuttonstorem ovethecustom w ords.

7. ClickN ext.T heDataDistributionT ooldisplaysalogoftheoperationsitperform s.8. ClickFinishtore-display thefirstpageoftheDataDistributionT oolorclickCanceltoexit.


A ddingandrem ovingcustom vocabularies:

You canusetheDataDistributionT ooltom akeacustom izedvocabulary availabletoallend-usersonaparticularinstallationofDragon.Forexam ple,you canusetheDataDistributionT ooltocopy aU serP rofile'svocabulary andsetitasthebasevocabulary onany installationofDragon.Afteryou addabasevocabulary toaninstallationofDragon,new U serP rofilesyou createcanusethatvocabulary.

N otes:

• T hedefaultinstallationofDragonplacesvocabulariesforexistingDragonU serP rofileshere:

W indow sX P :

\Docum entsandS ettings\AllU sers\ApplicationData\N uance\N aturallyS peaking12\users\\current


\P rogram Data\N uance\N aturallyS peaking12\users\\current

• Vocabulary filesendw iththe*.vocextension.• You cannotuseacustom vocabulary createdinDragon10.xorearlierw ithDragon

N aturallyS peaking.You m ustrecreatethecustom vocabulary inDragonN aturallyS peaking.Ifyou haveacustom vocabulary from aN uanceVAR ,you shouldcontacttheVAR toobtainanewversionofthevocabulary.

• Ifyou createaU serP rofileonadualcorecom puterthatusesacustom vocabulary,m akesurethattheU serP rofileusestheBestM atchIV speechm odel(BestM atchIV hasthegreatestrecognitionaccuracy ondual-coresystem sw ithm orethan2 GB ofR AM ).T ocheckthis,selecttheAdvancebuttonontheCreateU serP rofilescreenoftheCreatingaP rofilew izardandm akesurethatBestM atchIV isselected.

P reparetousetheDataDistributionT ooltoaddavocabulary:

1. Ifyou havenotalready createdit,createthedatadistributiondirectory.2. O neachcom puterthatanend-userusesfordictation,m apanetw orkdrivetothenetw ork

locationofthedatadistributiondirectory.3. S tarttheDataDistributionT ool.4. IntheDataDistributionT ool,addthevocabulary tothedatadistributiondirectory.


U setheDataDistributionT ooltoaddavocabulary:

1. IntheDataDistributionT ool,selectAddorrem ovebasevocabulary.2. ClickN ext.3. ClickAddtoaddaBaseVocabulary.DragondisplaystheAddBaseVocabulary dialog.4. IntheAddBaseVocabulary dialogbox:

Givethevocabulary anam e.T henam eshoulddescribethecontentofthevocabulary,suchasAstronom y orM arketing.

S electthelocationofthevocabulary,eitheram appeddriveoraU N C address.

Givethevocabulary auniquenum ericID.U seavaluegreaterthan9000 forthetopicIDparam eter.

5. ClickO K.

T henexttim eyou openaU serP rofile,Dragonautom atically updatestheU serP rofile'svocabulary.

U setheDataDistributionT ooltoaddanexportedvocabulary:

You canusetheDataDistributionT ooltodistributeavocabulary thatyou createusingaseparateinstallationofDragon.A Dragonvocabulary thatyou exportsavesasagroupoffiles.O neoftheexportedfileshasa.topfileextension,theotherfileshave.to* fileextensions,w here* isaninteger.

1. IntheDataDistributionT ool,selectAddorrem ovebasevocabulary.2. ClickN ext.Dragondisplaystheexistingbasevocabulariesby ID andusernam e.3. ClickAdd,enteranam eforthevocabulary,clickBrow setobrow setothelocationforw hich

yourvocabulary isstored,provideauniqueID forthevocabulary,andthenclickO K.T henclickN ext.T heDataDistributionT ooldisplaysam essagew henthevocabulary isadded.

4. ClickFinishtoclosetheDataDistributionT oolorclickyourbrow ser'sbackbuttontore-dis-play thescreen.

U setheDataDistributionT ooltorem oveabasevocabulary:

1. IntheDataDistributionT ool,selectAddorrem ovebasevocabulary.2. ClickN ext.Dragondisplaystheexistingbasevocabulariesby ID andusernam e.3. S electthevocabulary todelete.4. ClickR em oveandthenclickN ext.T heDataDistributionT ooldisplaysam essagew henthe

vocabulary isdeleted.5. ClickFinishtoclosetheDataDistributionT oolorclickyourbrow ser'sbackbuttontore-

dis¬play thescreen.


A ddingandrem ovingcustom com m ands:

Custom com m andsarevoicecom m andsthatyou cancreateandm odify toentertext,insertgraphics,oractivatem enusandkeystrokesinany application.You canusetheM yCom m andsEditortocreatecustom com m andsortheCom m andBrow sertom odify custom com m ands.

You canusetheDataDistributionT ooltocopy asetofcustom com m andstothedatadis-tributiondirectory andm akethesetofcustom com m andsavailabletoallend-usersataparticularinstallationofDragon.

Beforeyou usetheDataDistributionT ool,you m usthavealready createdadatadistributiondirectory,asexplainedinCreatingtheDataDistributionDirectory.

N otes:

• T hedefaultinstallationofDragonplacescustom com m andsforexistingDragonU serP rofileshere:

W indow sX P :

C:\Docum entsandS ettings\AllU sers\ApplicationData\N uance\N aturallyS peaking12\custom \


C:\P rogram Data\N uance\N aturallyS peaking12\custom \

• Afteryou im portthecustom com m andstoDragon,forthechangestobecom eavailabletothoseU serP rofiles,you m ustcloseyourU serP rofiles,thenre-openandsavetheU serP rofiles.

• You canenterapathasacom pletelocalpath,arelativepath,am appednetw orkdrive,aU N Cpath,orthepathtorem ovablem edia,suchasaDVD,CD,orZIP drive.

P reparetousetheDataDistributionT ooltoexportcustom com m ands:

1. InDragon,createcustom com m ands.2. U setheCom m andBrow sertoexportthecustom com m andstoa.datfile,forexam ple,

N ew -Com m ands.dat.3. Ifyou havenotalready createdit,createthedatadistributiondirectory.4. O neachcom puterthatanend-userusesfordictation,usetheDataDistributionT ooltoadd

the.datfiletothedatadistributiondirectory.


U setheDataDistributionT ooltoaddcustom com m ands:

1. S tarttheDataDistributionT ool.2. IntheDataDistributionT ool,selectAddorrem ovesharedcom m ands.3. ClickN ext.4. S electthelanguagesfortheU serP rofilesthatyou w illaddcustom w ordsto.5. ClickN ext.6. U setheIm portbuttontoselectthe.datfilesthatcontainthecustom com m andstoadd.

P lacethe.datfilesintotheN ew sharedcom m andslistintheupperhalfofthedialogbox.You canm odify thelistby selectingparticularfilenam esandusingtheR em oveandR em oveAllbuttons.

7. ClickN ext.T heDataDistributionT ooldisplaysalogofalltheoperationsitperform s.8. ClickFinishtore-display theDataDistributionT oolm ainscreenorclickCanceltoexit.

T henexttim eyou openaU serP rofile,Dragonupdatesthecom m andsintheassociatedU serP rofiles.

U setheDataDistributionT ooltorem ovesharedcom m ands:

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Preset Options

Default Options

Administrative Settings

Auto-Formatting Options

Getting the NSDEFAULTS.INI File

Sample Push Script

setup.exe

msiexec

Recommended Defaults

Adding Words, Commands, or Vocabularies

Using the Data Distribution Tool

Creating the Data Distribution Directory

Starting the Data Distribution Tool

Adding and Removing Custom Words

Adding and Removing Custom Vocabularies

Adding and Removing Custom Commands

Tom_VainFile AttachmentDeploying Settings in Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12.pdf

3. Edit the NSSYSTEM.INI File

After you have installed Dragon, it is important to make one last edit to the nssystem.ini file found inC:\ProgramData\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking12. In order for Dragon to know where the previous versionprofiles are located and to launch the user profile upgrade wizard when the user opens Dragon after theupgrade, Old Users Directory= needs to be added under the[Settings] section within the nssystem.ini.

Example:

[Settings]Old Users Directory=C:\ProgramData\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking11\UsersBase Directory=C:\Program Files (x86)\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking12\Code Directory=C:\Program Files (x86)\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking12\ProgramCode x64 Directory=C:\Program Files (x86)\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking12\Program\x64Vocabulary Directory=DataData Directory=DataVocalizer for Automotive Directory=C:\Program Files(x86)\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking12\Program\VoicesBase Help Directory=C:\Program Files (x86)\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking12\Help

“Old Users Directory” will need to reflect the path to the previous version of Dragon’s profiles. Pleasesee the table below for paths:

Operating System PathWindows XP “C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Nuance\

NaturallySpeaking\Users”

Windows Vista, 7, and 8 “C:\ProgramData\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking\Users”

Note: is the whole number of the previous version of Dragon. Do not use point release numbers.


What the User Will See After the Upgrade

After the upgrade is complete and the user launches Dragon, they will be prompted to upgrade theiruser profile.

Click “Next”, and you will be informed of the profile to be upgrade. Click “Next” again.

Click “Begin upgrading” and allow the progress bar to reach the end, which will signify completion of theupgrade. Note: This process may take 10-15 minutes.


Once the upgrade is complete, click “Finish” and you can start using Dragon again.

Note: Your profile name will have “(v12)” appended to the name.


1. Uninstalling the Previous Versoin of Dragon2. Install the New Version or Edition of Dragon3. Edit the NSSYSTEM.INI FileWhat the User Will See After the Upgrade