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Nuance recommends exporting your custom words and commands before you upgrade to Dragon 16.1, as a safeguard.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Before you upgrade, Nuance recommends exporting your custom words and commands for safe-keeping.”
Dragon Professional 16.1 Release notes, Nuance Communications, Nuance Communications, Dragon Professional 16.1 help, n.d., Install or upgrade to Version 16.1, in the Before you upgrade section.
Open the original- What it measures
- Nuance's Dragon Professional 16.1 release notes. The same passage gives the menu paths for the export, Vocabulary Center then Export custom word and phrase list, and Tools, then Command Center, for commands.
- What it does not show
- The notes call the export optional and say the upgrade keeps your custom words and commands. The export is a backup for the case where you need to reinstall the previous version, not a required step.