Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12 Administrator Guide - Nuance

Creating the Data Distribution
Directory
Chapter 8: Customizing a User Profile
You create a data distribution directory to store word lists, commands, or both, that you plan to
distribute to multiple end-users of Dragon NaturallySpeaking .
When word lists and commands are in the data distribution directory, as soon as a person opens
their User Profiles, Dragon automatically imports words and commands from the data distribution
directory into the User Profiles. This occurs regardless of the location of the computer the enduser
dictates on.
You can use the Data Distribution Tool to put words and commands into a data distribution
directory. For more information, see Starting the Data Distribution Tool.
Note: In Windows XP, by default, Dragon places custom words for existing Dragon User Profiles
here:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Nuance\Dragon NaturallySpeaking12\custom.
See "Dragon file structure" in the Dragon Help for information on default locations on Windows 7
and other operating systems.
Create a data distribution directory in a location other
than the default location
Repeat the following steps for each workstation that should share the distributed words or commands.
1. In Dragon, close all open User Profiles.
2. On the network, create a directory and give all end-users that dictate with Dragon access to the
directory. Grant read access to providers that dictate. Grant write access only to administrators.
3. If Dragon is running, on the DragonBar, select Tools > Administrative Settings. When the
Administrative Settings dialog box opens, proceed to Step 6.
4. If Dragon is not running, select Start > Run. When the Run dialog box opens, in the Open
text box, type the following, making sure to put a space between natspeak.exe and the /SetDefaultAdministrativeOptions
option:
C:\Program Files\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking12\Program\natspeak.exe” /Se-
tDefaultAdministrativeOptions
(The quotation marks are required because Program Files contains a space. Your path might
not require quotation marks.)
5. Click OK.
6. When the Administrative Settings dialog box opens, if the User Profile opens automatically,
click Cancel to close the User Profile or go to the DragonBar and select Profile > Close
User Profile.
7. Click the Miscellaneous tab.
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