On
Dragon's microphone has to be on for you to dictate. To turn the microphone on, do one of the following:
- Click the microphone.
- Press the plus sign key (+) on the numeric keypad.
![Dragon's microphone (1) Dragon's microphone (1)](https://i0.wp.com/www.nuance.com/../Resources/Images/micro_icon_on_NEW.png)
Off
To turn the microphone off, do one of the following:
- Click the microphone.
- Say "Microphone Off".
- Press the plus sign key (+) on the numeric keypad.
![Dragon's microphone (2) Dragon's microphone (2)](https://i0.wp.com/www.nuance.com/../Resources/Images/micro_icon_off_NEW.png)
Asleep
To put Dragon to sleep, do one of the following:
- Say "Go to Sleep" or "Stop Listening".
- Press the forward slash key (/) on the numeric keypad.
If Dragon is asleep, do one of the following to wake it up:
- Click the microphone.
- Say "Listen to Me" or "Wake Up".
- Press the forward slash key (/) on the numeric keypad.
![Dragon's microphone (3) Dragon's microphone (3)](https://i0.wp.com/www.nuance.com/../Resources/Images/micro_icon_asleep_NEW.png)
Off—No user profile loaded
If you see Dragon in this state, you need to load your user profile.
Select Profile>Open User Profile.
![Dragon's microphone (4) Dragon's microphone (4)](https://i0.wp.com/www.nuance.com/../Resources/Images/mic_icon_no_profile_loaded_NEW.png)