From the publisher:The Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred Edition offers Text-To-Speech and Dictation Playback features which greatly assist with editing.
Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred 3.0 includes all of the major features that made Dragon NaturallySpeaking America's number 1 selling continuous speech product. It includes Dragon's BestMatch technology for superior accuracy, Natural Language Commands with Select-and-Say editing, dictation into virtually any Windows application, and more.
Features
- True Continuous Speech -- Speak to your computer naturally and at a normal pace -- up to 160 words per minute and more -- without pausing between words.
- Immediate Recognition -- Dictate entire paragraphs continuously. Your words appear immediately on your screen and in your document.
- Even Higher Accuracy -- The accuracy that PC World reported as 98% and that PC Week found to be "95% or higher" is now even better. Industry-leading BestMatch"! recognition technology reduces errors by 25% to achieve higher accuracy than ever before.
- Use with Virtually Any Windows Application -- Dictate directly into many of your favorite Windows® applications, including America Online®, Corel® WordPerfect®, Lotus® Notes®, Microsoft® Exchange and Word 97, Qualcomm® Eudora®, and many others.
- Integrated with Microsoft Word 97 and Corel® WordPerfect® 8 -- Create, edit, and format any word or phrase easily using intuitive commands and Dragon Systems' Select-and-Say"! editing technology in Microsoft Word 97 and Corel WordPerfect 8. Edit anytime -- once you are done, or as you go. Edit previously typed documents by voice. Use natural spelling to spell your words using standard letter names.
- Natural Language Commands -- Now you don't have to memorize a set of fixed commands to edit, format, and navigate in Microsoft Word 97. Just state the commands in the manner that is natural to you.
- New, Larger Vocabulary -- Spelling, pronunciation, context recognition, and word usage information is included for more than 42,000 active words (230,000 total). Personalize your vocabulary by automatically adding new words, specialized terms, and names in a few simple steps. The Vocabulary Builder"! searches text files, finds the words you use, and automatically enters the spelling, pronunciation, and context recognition for optimal performance.
- Text-To-Speech -- Listen to your own documents or other files such as e-mail read aloud to you.
- Dictation Playback -- Listen to a recording of what you said before you edit, in order to keep your original intent.
- Learns Your Voice -- Learns dialects, accents, and individual pronunciations quickly and automatically. Supports multiple users who can each personalize their vocabulary.
- Hands-Free Editing -- Move your mouse pointer with pinpoint accuracy, click buttons, and activate menus by simple voice commands with MouseGrid"!. Improved hands-free control lets you 'press' any key on the keyboard by voice.
- Text Shorthands -- Quickly insert frequently used phrases and sentences just by saying a single word or phrase.
- Dictate on the Move -- Don't be tied to your computer! Use the optional Dragon NaturallyMobile"! software to dictate notes, memos, or anything you want using a recorder certified by Dragon Systems. Dragon NaturallyMobile also comes with special transcription and dictation transfer features that make it easy for you or your assistant to correct and edit your dictation at any time.
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