Cannot dictate directly into segment with Dragon 13 in Trados Studio 15 Thread poster: Elizabeth Manning
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Elizabeth Manning 
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I have just upgraded from Studio 2011 to Studio 15, only to find that I can no longer dictate directly into the segment as I could with Studio 2011. Having to use the dictation box all of the time is extremely cumbersome and slows down my work considerably.
Why is this happening?
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Michael Beijer
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| Try unchecking: | Nov 28, 2015 |
Elizabeth Manning wrote:
I have just upgraded from Studio 2011 to Studio 15, only to find that I can no longer dictate directly into the segment as I could with Studio 2011. Having to use the dictation box all of the time is extremely cumbersome and slows down my work considerably.
Why is this happening?
Options > Miscellaneous > Use the dictation box for unsupported applications (in Dragon's settings)
This might fix it.
[Edited at 2015-11-28 13:14 GMT]
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Elizabeth Manning
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TOPIC STARTER | Thanks, but unchecking the dictation box in Dragon doesn't work. | Nov 28, 2015 |
Thanks for your input, Michael, but this doesn't make any difference.
I suspect this is a Trados problem rather than a Dragon issue, as I had no problems with Studio 2011.
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Michael Beijer
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| 2nd suggestion | Nov 28, 2015 |
Elizabeth Manning wrote:
Thanks for your input, Michael, but this doesn't make any difference.
I suspect this is a Trados problem rather than a Dragon issue, as I had no problems with Studio 2011.
If that didn't work, my next suggestion is to repair/reinstall Dragon (preferably using the original installer, as administrator), restart Windows and try again. This is often needed after installing a new program you want Dragon to "see".
Dragon works fine in Studio 2015 on my computer, so I'm sure it's possible to get it to work.
[Edited at 2015-11-28 21:29 GMT]
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Nora Diaz
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| It does work | Nov 28, 2015 |
Like Michael explained, unchecking the setting that tells Dragon to use the dictation box for unsupported applications solves the issue. I have been using DNS 13 with Studio 2015 since day one by doing this.
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Elizabeth Manning
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TOPIC STARTER | Solved. Reinstalled from the installation disk. | Nov 29, 2015 |
Thanks, Michael.
Repair didn't work so I reinstalled from the installation disk and everything appears to be tickety-boo. So far.
Mercy buckets.
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Michael Beijer
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| Tweaking Dragon settings when first installing | Nov 29, 2015 |
Elizabeth Manning wrote:
Thanks, Michael.
Repair didn't work so I reinstalled from the installation disk and everything appears to be tickety-boo. So far.
Mercy buckets.
You're welcome!
There are actually also a ton/ of settings that you can tweak when first setting up Dragon to optimise things, many of which have been covered comprehensively in this useful PDF from KnowBrainer:
www.knowbrainer.com/downloads/KnowBrainer_Tweaks.PDF
KnowBrainer is a Dragon reseller with the best forum for speech recognition topics currently available; the forum is here: http://www.knowbrainer.com/forums/forum/index.cfm
This Proz forum is great for more translator-centric stuff, but the KnowBrainer forum is the place to go if you don't get the answer you are looking for here on Proz.
From the PDF: "The following recommendations are a collection of our favorite personal presets for making NaturallySpeaking run smoothly with Windows. […]"
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Elizabeth Manning
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Thanks, I'll check that out.
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Stephen Fennell
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| Worked for me too | Mar 21, 2016 |
Yes, it worked for me and I am mighty grateful. Being able to dictate in Trados is a great benefit. To make Dragon type directly into Trados you go Tools > Options > Miscellaneous; then remove the tick from 'Use the dictation box for unsupported applications'.
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