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When you transcribe a recording of someone else's voice in Dragon, you can only correct the output by hand, with the mouse and keyboard.

Checked against its source on October 17, 2026

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“you will only be able to correct the output manually, using mouse and keyboard”

Transcribing recorded speech (Dragon 15 for PC help), Nuance Communications, 2018, To transcribe a recording, Which user profile to use.

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What it measures
Dragon's recording transcription uses a speaker profile. Its help distinguishes between transcribing your own voice, which can use your profile, and transcribing someone else's voice, which works differently.
What it does not show
The help describes Dragon 15 on Windows. The restriction affects the corrections workflow, not the accuracy of the first draft.

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Dragon transcribing someone else's voice: corrections are manual | Yap