General Overview for Preferred and Professional Editions version 9
Dragon Naturally Speaking™ is a revolutionary product from Dragon Systems. Its high accuracy, fast performance and extensive vocabulary give you outstanding recognition for your toughest business projects. It's simple. Just speak to your computer naturally—without pausing between words—and watch as sentences appear on your screen. Dictate entire paragraphs at a time. Compose e-mail messages, create reports, draft letters, and edit proposals just by speaking. You'll find Dragon NaturallySpeaking can be faster and more natural than typing.
Dragon Naturally Speaking Preferred 9 gives small business users and PC enthusiasts the power to create documents, reports, e-mails and more—all by speaking! Fast, easy and amazingly accurate, it’s over three times faster than typing. Just use your voice to dictate and edit in Microsoft® Word and Excel®, Corel® WordPerfect®, and virtually all Windows®-based applications. You can even dictate into a handheld device when you’re away from your PC, or use a Bluetooth microphone! It’s never been easier to use—no script reading required, so you can get started right away!
When you use Dragon Naturally Speaking Preferred 9, it will change the way you think about PCs. You'll be faster, and have more fun, as you create letters, reports, and e-mails all by speaking. Just talk, and you can surf the web, open and close applications, even control your mouse and the entire desktop!
AMAZINGLY ACCURATE! Dragon Naturally Speaking 9 is up to 99% accurate, and often more accurate than typing. Dragon NaturallySpeaking never makes a spelling mistake, and it actually gets smarter the more you use it!
FASTER THAN TYPING! Most people speak over 160 words per minute, but type less than 40 words a minute. Dragon Naturally Speaking lets you create letters and e-mails about three times faster than typing by hand!
SO EASY TO USE! You’ll be dictating letters, e-mails and surfing the web by voice right away! No script reading required to get started. We even include a full set of on-screen tutorials, and a Nuance approved free noise-canceling microphone.
USE WITH ANY WINDOWS PROGRAM! Use your voice to dictate, edit and control applications like Microsoft® Word, Microsoft® Excel, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and Corel® WordPerfect®.
A BEST SELLER AROUND THE WORLD Dragon products have won over 175 major awards for accuracy and ease of use, and are used by more people around the world than any other speech recognition software.
BLUETOOTH SUPPORT Use Dragon Naturally Speaking with Nuance-approved Bluetooth headsets.
MOBILE Dictate into any Nuance-certified handheld device for automatic transcription when you synch with your PC.
Dragon Naturally Speaking Professional 9 enables busy professionals to create documents and e-mails, fill out forms, and streamline workflow tasks—all by speaking! Dragon Naturally Speaking is about three times faster than typing, and up to 99% accurate. Talk to your computer and your words instantly appear in the full Microsoft® Office® Suite, plus Microsoft Internet Explorer, Corel® WordPerfect®, Lotus® Notes®, and virtually all other Windows®-based applications. And even better, you can create voice commands that execute multi-step computer tasks instantly—imagine the time you’ll save! Dragon Naturally Speaking Professional 9 is section 508 certified, and offers complete hands-free use of the PC for users with disabilities. Dragon Naturally Speaking Professional 9 also includes optional tools for network deployments, such as support for Citrix thin clients.
Suited for Everyone Dragon NaturallySpeaking is the natural way to input text. Almost anyone—business professionals, writers and journalists, non typists, telecommuters, and employees of small offices—can find themselves quickly creating documents and reports with ease and accuracy. Dragon Naturally Speaking spells correctly every time.
Powerful Speech Capabilities Hidden behind the simplicity of Dragon Naturally Speaking’s user interface are breakthroughs in speech recognition capabilities. Dragon Naturally Speaking’s advanced features include:
True Continuous Speech Speak to your computer naturally and at a normal pace—without pausing between words. Your spoken words swiftly appear on your computer screen.
High Recognition Accuracy Concentrate on your work, not on corrections, and get more done. PC Week’s lab "found recognition accuracy to be in the 95 percent or higher range." (June 2, 1997) With accuracy up to 99% with our current v9!
Large Vocabulary The large 250,000+ word total vocabulary (160,000 active) recognizes most of the words people use everyday. Add new words quickly with the revolutionary Vocabulary Builder ™. It automatically finds and adds unique words from documents on your hard drive. You can also add new words by saying and spelling them once. Natural Spelling If you ever need to spell a word, just spell it using the names of the letters of the alphabet. With Dragon NaturallySpeaking, "a" means "a" and "b" means "b". You do not need to learn a special name for each letter.
Select-and-SayTM Editing and Correction Correct and edit anytime—as you go, or postpone it until later. It's ideal for people who prefer to concentrate on their thoughts, instead of the PC screen as they dictate. Just say "select" followed by the word or phrase you want to change. Then replace the selected text by saying a new word or phrase. You can even adjust the format by saying words like "bold that." It's that simple.
