Export Your User File

By Karl Barksdale

Speaking Solutions, Inc. © 2002

There is nothing so sad as to work to perfect your user profile and then to have your computer hard drive crash. One of the exciting new features in Dragon NaturallySpeaking 6 is the ability to export a user file to a network, a zip drive, or a DVD rewritable drive.

(Note: This is a different process than the back up procedure, which simply saves a duplicate user file on the local computer. For a quick back up, select NaturallySpeaking/Back Up User.)

In version 6, Dragon gives you the ability to export your profile to the network. This is particularly helpful in lab situations (where lab technicians, often without warning) re-image computers, wiping out carefully perfected user profiles.

Your students can protect their speech user files by doing an export to a safe location. Visit www.speakingsolutions.com/resources if you misplace a copy of these instructions.

EXPORT STEPS

I. Click Open/Manage Users from the NaturallySpeaking menu on the DragonBar.
II. Select your user name and click Export in the Manage Users dialog box.
III. Use the Browse For Folder dialog box to pinpoint the location for the exported user file.
IV. Click OK.

IMPORT STEPS

I. Click Open/Manage Users from the NaturallySpeaking menu on the DragonBar.
II. In the Manage Users dialog box, select a user and click Import.
III. Use the Browse For Folder dialog box to locate the user file folder you want to import.
IV. Choose the exported folder/file and click OK.