Using the wake word feature
Note: This feature is enabled by default and is only available for US English.
Dragon Professional Anywhere enables you to switch between your dictation and standby mode using voice commands (instead of the mouse, keyboard or microphone buttons). In standby mode, your microphone is turned on, but speech recognition does not take place; the application listens only for the wake word to start recording.
Starting recording
To start recording from standby mode, say wake up.
When recording is on and you do not work with Dragon Professional Anywhere for a specific period, the application will enter standby mode.
In standby mode, you can still use the mouse, keyboard or microphone button to switch on dictation mode.
Stopping recording
To stop recording and put Dragon Professional Anywhere into standby mode, say go to sleep, stop listening or stop recording, or click . The icon changes color to indicate standby mode:
Turning off the microphone completely
When the microphone is off, Dragon Professional Anywhere cannot respond to the wake up command. The microphone is completely off when you lock the screen.
To turn off your microphone from dictation mode, say microphone off.
To turn off the microphone from standby mode, switch to dictation mode (say wake up or click ) and then say microphone off.
To start recording again, click .
Remarks
- The
icon changes to
when the speech focus is anchored to an application.
- The wake word feature depends on your system configuration. For more information, contact your administrator.
Enabling Dragon Professional Anywhere to start in standby mode
You can enable Dragon Professional Anywhere to start in standby mode when you log on.
Proceed as follows:
- Open Dragon Professional Anywhere.
- In the Options dialog box, open the General pane.
- In the Wake word section, activate Start Dragon in standby mode and click Apply All. The next time you log on, Dragon Professional Anywhere starts in standby mode.
Disabling the wake word feature
You can disable the wake word feature so that the microphone always turns off completely when not in use; standby mode and the wake up command will not be available.
Proceed as follows:
- Open Dragon Professional Anywhere.
- In the Options dialog box, open the General pane.
- In the Wake word section, deactivate Enable wake word feature and click Apply All.