Dragon NaturallySpeaking 13 Administrator Guide

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6 You can call our support line if you need assistance in setting up passwords correctly or in verifying your existing security by nuance Communications, Inc., Burlington, Massachusetts, USAV isit us on the Web at to our international web sites are shown nuance Healthcare on the Web at 1: Introduction to Dragon NaturallySpeaking11 Getting started with Dragon NaturallySpeaking12 Known issues in Dragon NaturallySpeaking 1313 What's new for administrators16 Auto-saving end-user recognition history data20 Creation and management of the recognition history log files20 Contents of the recognition history log files21 Enabling or disabling the logging of recognition history for an end-user21 Removing the recognition history log files22 Enable auto-saving of recognition history during a Dragon push installation22 Supporting Web applications23 Enabling Web application support in a supported browser24 Troubleshooting web applications25

7 Managing Smart Format Rules26 Hiding Dictation Box confirmation27 Sending a notification when the AutoTranscribe Folder Agent completes a transcription job27 The Dragon Support Packager30 Creating Windows shortcuts to User Profiles and Vocabularies32 Using multiple acoustic models with a User Profile33 Installing, modifying and upgrading Dragon35 Troubleshooting silent install errors36 Chapter 2: Preparing to Install Dragon38 Preparing for an installation or upgrade38 Installation checklist39 Dragon system requirements40 Storage space required for User Profiles42 Coexistence with other Dragon products44 Chapter 3: Installing Dragon46 Installing Dragon on a single computer46 Enable or disable tutorials during a custom Dragon installation49 Sample custom installation of Dragon51 Post Installation Tasks63 Cleaning up after uninstalling Dragon NaturallySpeaking63 Dragon file structure63 Turning off Dragon 's use of Microsoft Active Accessibility Service64 Enhancing the privacy of patient data66 Chapter 4: Upgrading Dragon68 ContentsUpgrading Dragon68 What you should know before upgrading from a previous version69 Installing on or upgrading to Windows 7 or Windows 869 Upgrading multiple User Profiles70 Upgrading Roaming User Profiles.

8 Overview73 Upgrading master Roaming User Profiles74 Upgrading end-user systems78 Upgrading User Profiles that use third-party vocabularies79 Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI)82 Overview of Installing Dragon using the Windows Installer (MSI)82 Overview of the Network Installation of Dragon from a Server84 Modifying Roaming User Profile, Miscellaneous, Schedule Settings in the INI File85 Understanding and applying the Roaming User Options85 Editing Miscellaneous and Scheduled Task Settings in File90 Understanding Network and Connection Settings in File94 Carrying Out an Administrative Installation with .bat File96 Install Dragon on an initial computer and choose the default settings98 Extracting MSI/MST Files from the Dragon .

9 MSI/.MST Files for Custom Installations Example101 Installation using the Dragon installation process101 Install the same Dragon configuration on multiple computers103 Creating Custom Installation Using Microsoft Custom Install Wizard104 Installation using the Dragon command command line reference114 Other Actions You Can Take on Command Line115 Modifying Default Installation Directory115 Configuring Installation of Product Updates116 Suppressing Reboot of the computer After Installation116 Installing the same Roaming User Profile Configuration on Additional computer(s)117 Revising Day/Time of Scheduled Tasks (Optional)117 Configuring Local or On-Demand Install of Vocabularies/Text-to-Speech (Optional)118 Upgrading Your Dragon Installation from the Command Line120 Step-by-Step Process for Upgrading Roaming User Profiles121 Major and Minor Upgrades: Silent Upgrade126 Using for Upgrades129 Step-by-Step Command Line Installation with Options for Installations with Options for Silent Installations132 MSI Options Specific to Dragon136 MSI Options for Installing Dragon Features/Advanced Options140 MSI Options for Roaming User Profile, Tuning, and Data Collection Setup1436 ContentsFeature Variables to Set Through the ADDLOCAL or ADVERTISE Properties145 Chapter 6.

10 Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles150 Setting up the Roaming feature150 Overview of the Roaming feature152 Setting up the Roaming feature156 Creating a network storage location for the Master Roaming User Profiles157 Where to install and configure Dragon NaturallySpeaking13159 Storage space required for the Master and Local Roaming User Profiles161 How Dragon Synchronizes Master and Local Roaming User Profiles162 Estimating Network traffic caused by synchronization165 Enabling the Roaming feature on each computer where an end-user will dictate170 Administrative Settings: Roaming tab173 Administrative Settings: Roaming User Network Location175 Setting up HTTP Connection: HTTP Settings177 Setting up secure web server connection.