Dragon speech recognition Nuance Dragon Professional Individual for Mac, v6 Installation guide For v6 of: Guide
Contents Dragon Professional for Mac Installation Guide 1 Preparing to Install Dragon Professional Individual for Mac 3 System Requirements 3 Installing Dragon Professional Individual for Mac 4 Enabling Accessibility 9 Activating Dragon Professional Individual for Mac 10 Register for Support 12 Upgrading to Dragon Professional Individual for Mac 16 All Upgrades Upgrading from Dragon for Mac 5 Upgrading from Dragon Dictate 4 16 16 17 2
Preparing to Install Dragon Professional Individual for Mac This section contains information on the prerequisites for installing Dragon, Dragon system requirements, and information on which Dragon products you can install on the same computer. System Requirements Before you install Dragon Professional Individual for Mac version 6, make sure your system meets the following requirements: RAM: 4GB, 8GB+ recommended CPU: Intel-based Mac computer (Minimum: 2.4 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo.
Installing Dragon Professional Individual for Mac 1. First, close any Web browsers that are currently running on your Mac. 2. Start the installer: l If you have a DVD, insert it. l If you've downloaded Dragon for Mac, you should see a Dragon for Mac.dmg file in your Downloads folder. Double-click this file. In both cases, a new window opens. 3. Double-click Install Dragon.
The Installer opens. 4. Click Continue. The Read Me screen appears. 5. Read the information on the screen. Click Print… or Save… if you would like a copy of this information. If not, click Continue.
The Software License Agreement screen appears. 6. Read the Software License Agreement. Click Print… or Save… if you would like a copy of this agreement. If not, click Continue. A confirmation dialog appears. 7. Click Agree.
The Installation Type screen appears. 8. To begin a standard installation of Dragon (recommended) on your hard drive disk, click Install. If you want to choose a different disk to install onto, click Change Install Location… and choose a different disk. 9. OS X warns you that the Dragon Installer is trying to install software on your computer. Enter the password for your user, then click Install Software.
10. When the installation is complete, you will see a message confirming that Dragon for Mac has been installed successfully. Click Close to exit the Installer. 11. You have now installed Dragon for Mac. Go to the Applications folder on your hard drive and doubleclick Dragon.
Enabling Accessibility The first time you launch Dragon, you may see a dialog box like this one: 1. Click the Open System Preferences button. System Preferences will open to Security & Privacy > Privacy. 2. Click Accessibility. 3. Click the lock icon at the bottom left of the window. You will be asked for your administrator password. 4. Select the checkbox next to Dragon. 5. Close System Preferences. 6. Find Dragon in the Applications folder and double-click to launch.
Activating Dragon Professional Individual for Mac The first time you start Dragon, you need to go through the setup process. 1. On the Welcome screen, click Get Started. 2. On the Activation screen, select a license type: l Click Serial Number if you purchased a perpetual license for Dragon for Mac. l Click Subscription if you purchased a monthly subscription to Dragon for Mac. l Click Trial to begin your free 14-day trial. 3.
If you don't have a Serial Number, click Buy Serial Number to purchase a license from the Nuance website. l If you purchased a subscription to Dragon for Mac, enter your Nuance Account and Password. Click Manage Account and Password to purchase, extend, or change your subscription. If you choose the free trial, you will need to purchase a license before the 14-day trial period is over. To access the Activation screen again, click the icon in the menu bar and choose Help > Activate.
Register for Support Once you have activated your Dragon Professional Individual for Mac license, Dragon asks you to register. Registering your product has many benefits, including activating your warranty and giving you access to special features. 1. Choose whether you are a new or existing Nuance customer, then click Continue. If you choose to skip registration, you can access it at any time by clicking the l and selecting Help > Register for Support.
2. Existing Users: Enter your username and password, then skip to step 4. New Users: Enter your email address, a password, and your first and last name, then click Continue. Your password can be up to 12 characters, and should not contain punctuation or symbols. 3. Enter your company name, street address, city, state, postal or Zip code, country and phone number. You must select a country from the dropdown list: the other fields are optional. Click Continue when finished.
4. Dragon will confirm the Model, Memory, and Processor Speed and Cores for your Mac. Click Yes to allow Dragon to collect this information for support purposes, or No to opt out. Then click Continue. 5. Complete the survey (optional), and check which products you want to receive news and offers about. Then click Complete Registration.
6. You will be asked whether you would like to share anonymous data with Dragon to help us improve the product. Click the checkbox if you would like to share data anonymously, then click Continue. l You can opt in or out at any time by clicking the icon in the menu bar and selecting Preferences… Click the Advanced icon, then check or uncheck Send anonymous usage data at the bottom of the pane. 7.
Upgrading to Dragon Professional Individual for Mac Below are some frequently asked questions about upgrading to Dragon Professional Individual for Mac 6. For more detailed information, click the icon in the menu bar and select Help > Dragon Help to launch the online help in your default browser. All Upgrades I just finished upgrading – is there anything I can delete to save disk space? You can remove old Dragon files from your hard drive once you are sure that Dragon for Mac 6 is working properly: 1.
l Correction is also its own window. The Correction window appears whenever you use a Correction command, like "Correct that." You can also show the Correction window by clicking the selecting Show Correction. l The Recognition mode dropdown list has been consolidated into an indicator button: to select a different Recognition mode. button and .
Where is the NotePad? In Dragon Dictate, you could use the Note Pad to edit text and mix talking with typing. In Dragon for Mac 6, fully supported applications like Microsoft Word 2016 or TextEdit can be used to replace the functionality of the Note Pad. Check the Guidance window for information about what Dragon can do in your current application. If you don’t see the Dragon menu, Click the icon in the menu bar and select Show Guidance.
