General Preferences Pane



The General Preferences pane assembles some miscellaneous options, having mostly to do with the state of things when Dragon Dictate is launched.

Startup Mode

Use the radio button to determine what mode Dragon Dictate should be in when it starts up, or whether the microphone should simply be off.

Startup Actions

Check Check for Updates if you want Dragon Dictate to go online at launch time and automatically communicate over the Internet with Nuance to see whether your version of Dragon Dictate is the most recent. If a newer version is available, you will be offered a chance to download and install it. You can also check for updates manually by choosing Dictate > Check for Updates.

Check Show Profiles Window if you want Dragon Dictate to pause and display the Profiles window at launch time; the main reason for doing this would be so that you can select a profile as the active profile. If unchecked, Dragon Dictate will automatically activate the profile you were using previously.

Check Show Status Window if you want the Status window to be visible at launch time.

When Activating a Profile

Check Open a New Note Pad Window if you want a new empty Note Pad window to open when a profile is activated. This includes opening a Note Pad window at launch time, because a profile is always activated at launch time.

Feedback

Check Show Recognized Text if you want the Status window to display the text of each phrase that Dragon Dictate understands you to have uttered.