Vocabulary Editor Window

The Vocabulary Editor allows you to view and edit the list of words, phrases, and symbols that Dragon Dictate can type for you in Dictation mode.

To open the Vocabulary Editor window, choose Tools > Vocabulary Editor.

The very first time you open the Vocabulary Editor window when a given profile is active, there will be a brief delay while Dragon Dictate generates an initial list of the built-in dictation vocabulary for that profile. Once this initial list is generated, subsequent access to the Vocabulary Editor window is rapid. (The list is long, though — over 150,000 words — so there can still be a brief delay when you perform certain actions in the window.)

To switch among vocabulary lists:

To filter the displayed list:

If you do a search and no match is found, Dragon Dictate will offer to add the term to your user vocabulary, regardless of which category you're in. To add it, click Yes. (You can edit this new vocabulary item later.) To decline, click No.

To edit a vocabulary item:

You can’t edit the written form of a vocabulary item. You can edit the spoken form of a user vocabulary item, but not of a built-in vocabulary item; you should do this if the item’s written form differs from its pronunciation. (For best results, train the item’s pronunciation, as described below.) To edit the spoken form of a user vocabulary item:

The Vocabulary Editor window info area also displays features of the selected vocabulary item having to do with Dragon Dictate’s intelligent automatic capitalization and spacing. You can edit these features for user vocabulary items, and for most built-in vocabulary items (although some built-in vocabulary items have complex automatic capitalization and spacing rules, which can’t be fully displayed or edited):

If a vocabulary item is not being recognized correctly, you might wish to train the pronunciation of the item. This means that you pronounce the item several times, so that Dragon Dictate can record your voice saying it and incorporate the recording into your voice model. To train a vocabulary item, select the item and choose Train from the Tool (gear) menu at the bottom of the window.

Dragon Dictate presents a sequence of training dialogs:

  1. A dialog explaining that you are about to pronounce the item three times (click Train to proceed).

  2. A dialog where you pronounce the item three times, watching for feedback in the dialog so you know Dragon Dictate has heard you.

  3. A dialog where you are informed that the training process is over.

To create a new user vocabulary item:

To delete a user vocabulary item:

To export and import vocabulary items: