User guide

Chapter 2: Installing Dragon

n Structured command samples — Select Start > Programs > Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12

> MyCommands Samples. (Professional edition only)

n Tools — Select Start > All Programs > Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12 > Dragon Nat-

urallySpeaking Tools. (Professional edition only)

Activating Dragon

The first time you start Dragon, you will be prompted to activate your copy of the program.

If you do not activate the program, you will be able to start Dragon several times. Without

activation, when you start Dragon for the sixth time, it will no longer open and you won't

be able to use the program until you activate it.

Nuance strongly recommends that you activate automatically.

To automatically activate Dragon

1. Start Dragon. This displays the Activation dialog box.

2. Click "Activate Now." This displays the Activation Screen.

You can also choose "Activate Later," which will prompt you to activate each time you start

Dragon. If you start the program five times without activating, Dragon will be disabled.

3. Click "Activate Automatically." This automatically activates Dragon and requires no fur-

ther action from you.

To manually activate Dragon

1. Start Dragon. This displays the Activation dialog box.

2. Click "Activate Now." This displays the Activation Screen.

3. Click "Activate Manually." This displays the Enter Key dialog box.

4. To complete the manual activation, click on the URL listed at the top of the dialog box.

This URL opens the Nuance activation page.

5. On the Nuance activation page, click "Generate Activation Key" to create an Activation

Key.

6. Once activation key appears, select the entire number and copy it (CTRL+C). Click the

first field of the Enter Key dialog box and paste (CTRL+V). This pastes the entire

number into the Activate Key field

7. Click OK to complete the activation.

Notes

n You must be connected to the Internet to activate Dragon Professional. The acti-

vation process sends only your product serial number and a number that uniquely

identifies the machine where Dragon is being installed. No personal information is

transmitted to Nuance.

n If you make any hardware changes on a machine where Dragon is installed, you may

be prompted to activate again. To preserve your activation status you can uninstall