Dragon NaturallySpeaking Premium

Details

Dragon Premium gives you complete voice control of your digital world. Turn ideas into text at the speed of thought. Tell your PC what to do and it does it. Use Dragon to talk your way through your “to-do” list -- email, reports, spreadsheets, presentations, social networking, and more - quickly and confidently. With Dragon Premium, you can even be productive on the go. Use your iPhone or iPod as a wireless microphone at your PC, or dictate to a digital voice recorder and Dragon will transcribe the audio files when you return to your PC.

Turn Talk into Text
Say words and watch them appear on your computer screen in Word, WordPerfect, Excel, Outlook, and more -- three times faster than typing -- with up to 99% recognition accuracy right out of the box.

Unlock Your Creativity
Transform ideas into text at the speed of thought; don’t let typing slow you down. Play back what you’ve written for easy proofing.

Work Comfortably
Control your PC in a relaxed, hands-free mode without constantly reaching for your keyboard or mouse. Say goodbye to repetitive stress injuries.

Use Virtually Any Windows Application
Create reports, spreadsheets or presentations; send email, create tasks, or schedule meetings; surf the Web; post to Facebook or Twitter, and more -- using just your voice.

Multi-task Like Never Before
Tell your PC what to do, like “Send email to Jon Smith and Raphael Sanchez” or “Search maps for Internet marketing companies in Boston, Massachusetts” to work faster and smarter. Complete multiple steps with a single voice command.

Work Your Way
Personalize Dragon with custom word lists and voice commands that reflect the kind of work you do; set options and formatting preferences, too.

Be Productive on the Go
Use your iPhone or iPod as a wireless microphone for great recognition accuracy without being tethered to your PC by a traditional microphone. You can also dictate into a Nuance-approved digital voice recorder from anywhere, at any time, for Dragon to transcribe later.

Features/Demos

Feature Demos:

• Dragon Remote Microphone
• Improved Correction
• New Facebook and Twitter Commands
• Improved Formatting and Editing Commands
• General Dictation
• Searching the Web
  
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Features:

• Up to 99% speech recognition accuracy right out of the box
• Creation of documents, reports, spreadsheets, or messages just by speaking
• Ability to compose emails or search the Web for information faster than ever with Dragon Voice Shortcuts
• Nuance Text-to-Speech technology that reads on-screen text in human-sounding synthesized speech
• Dragon Voice Shortcuts that let you create email, schedule appointments, and search your desktop using simple voice commands
• Creation of custom commands for inserting frequently used text and graphics or automating routine data entry
• Ability to use Dragon with a Nuance-approved digital voice recorder and automatically transcribe your recorded voice
• Support for multiple audio input devices; use Dragon with a wireless microphone, including Bluetooth
• Support for Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook, Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, and virtually any other Windows application
• Audio playback of your dictation with the associated transcription highlighted on the screen for easier proofreading and correction
• Ability to import/export custom word lists
• Support for custom voice commands to quickly insert frequently used text and graphics
• High-quality headset microphone included with purchase

What's New

New features and enhanced capabilities introduced with Dragon 11 and 11.5 Premium include:

Improved Audio Input Options
•    The new Dragon Remote Microphone application converts your iPhone, iPad or iPhone touch into a wireless microphone.
•    The minimum reading time required to train Dragon for use with a digital recorder was reduced from 15 to 4 minutes. The enrollment user interface now guides the user through a simplified, clear set of instructions to set-up Dragon for use with a portable device. 

Improved Speed and Accuracy 
•    15% greater accuracy out of the box compared to Dragon 10.
•    Improved ability to learn from corrections of misrecognitions —whether the revisions are dictated or typed — to deliver continuous accuracy improvements over time.

Time-Saving Voice Commands
•    Enhanced editing and formatting capabilities enable you to make multiple selections, edits or formatting changes at one time for improved productivity and time savings. 
•    Response times significantly faster than Dragon 10 for dictating, for selecting application menu items by voice, and for executing voice commands to perform application functions. 
•    More Dragon Voice Shortcuts are included to consolidate multiple mouse clicks and keystrokes into a single voice command.
•    New desktop and document navigation commands let you switch effortlessly between open windows by just saying the number of the selected window. Other commands make it simpler than ever to launch popular Windows programs on demand or to scroll up or down through pages of text within Microsoft Office 2003, 2007, and 2010 programs.

More Intuitive User Interface
•    New Dragon Sidebar of commands makes it easier to discover and access important but often overlooked features, commands, and options. Version 11.5 delivers additional application contexts to the Sidebar and layout improvements to maximize content and readability.
•    Recognition analytics alert you where there is an audio issue so you can achieve the best accuracy.
•    Elimination of on-screen distraction enables you to focus more on your thoughts and ideas for better communication.
 

Tech Specs

System Requirements

The install process checks that your system meets the minimum requirements; if they are not met, Dragon NaturallySpeaking will not be installed.
• CPU: minimum 1 GHz Intel® Pentium® or equivalent AMD processor or 1.66 GHz Intel® Atom® processor. We recommend 1.8 GHz Intel Dual Core or equivalent AMD processor. (IMPORTANT: SSE2 instruction set required)
• Processor Cache: minimum 512 KB. We recommend 2 MB.
• Free hard disk space: 2.5 GB (2.8 GB for localized non-English versions)
• Supported Operating Systems:
o Microsoft Windows 7, SP1, 32-bit and 64-bit
o Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, 32-bit and 64-bit
o Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, 32-bit only
o Windows Server 2003 and 2008, SP1, SP2 and R2 SP1, 32-bit and 64-bit
• RAM: minimum 1 GB for Windows XP and Windows Vista, and 2 GB for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2003/2008. We recommend 2 GB RAM for Windows XP and Windows Vista, and 4 GB for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2003/2008 64-bit.
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or higher (free download at www.microsoft.com)
• Creative® Labs Sound Blaster® 16 or equivalent sound card supporting 16-bit recording
• DVD-ROM drive required for installation
• Nuance-approved noise-canceling headset microphone (included in purchase). See details at support.nuance.com/compatibility/ (includes Bluetooth microphones, recorders, and Tablet PCs).

*This edition of Dragon does not support dictation directly into Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Systems. For EMR support, please use Dragon Medical Edition.

Reviews

What are customers saying about Dragon?

“Dragon NaturallySpeaking has completely transformed the way I work. It has allowed me to be more productive, since I no longer have to turn dictation over to a secretary or try to type manually.” Allen L.

“I have doubled my productivity and fund that I can more creatively write my reports by talking rather than typing. Dragon NaturallySpeaking has helped me grow my business well beyond my former limitations without adding any additional people or costs.” John B.

"I use Dragon to correct college student assignments. It allows me to quickly address corrections and recommendations to the writer in a comfortable and easy manner. The reaction from the students is that they seem to think I am talking to them instead of using very brief messages that are not very candid or in any detail. I can add enormous detail very easily. When correcting papers one tends to use very limited explanations to the writer, but with Dragon one can easily explain complex ideas and elaborate issues very easily." Jerry K.

“I am constantly looking for ways to work smarter. I love using voice recognition software and it works, even with my southern accent.” Jacquelyn R.

“In my line of work, I have to give the same responses many times throughout the day and by simply adding commands, I can say one work and Dragon will automatically type that whole paragraph for that command for me. I can just turn on the computer, start the Dragon software and I am ready to talk my computer into doing almost anything.” Dwayne S.

“Dragon has been able to accurately learn new and complex words and phrases easily. Without Dragon I would not be able to continue my career." Howard B

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