Dragon Naturally Speaking 7 Preferred
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Dragon Naturally Speaking 7 is the fast, easy and accurate way to turn speech into text. Users can dictate into virtually any windows-based application at speeds up to 160 words per minute and achieve higher levels of accuracy than ever before. Get started in a matter of minutes. Edit documents, control applications and manage your desktop, all by speaking.
- More accurate
than ever before
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 boasts one of the largest accuracy increases of any Dragon Naturally Speaking release - up to 15% more accurate than the previous version. Users can achieve accuracy as high as 99%.
- Faster
than ever before
More than 50 percent improvement in the initialization time of Dragon Naturally Speaking 7 enables "10 seconds to dictation" on baseline systems. Users can train the software on their voice patterns in just five minutes.
Typing
at 50 WPM, a person produces a 3-page, 900-word document in approximately 18 minutes.
Dictating at 140-160 WPM, a person produces a 3-page, 900-word document in approximately
6 minutes.
- Full Support
for More Applications
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 Preferred is compatible with virtually any Windows-based application, and offers expanded support for the full Microsoft Office Suite and Corel Word Perfect.
- Natural
Punctuation
Watch as Dragon Naturally Speaking 7 automatically inserts periods and commas when you dictate. This feature is ideal for use with casual documents like e-mails, instant messages and chats.
- Support
for Additional Input Devices
You can use Dragon Naturally Speaking 7 to "talk and dock": dictate into a handheld device such as a digital recorder or Pocket PC, then have that recording automatically transcribed when you synch with you PC. Dragon Naturally Speaking 7 Preferred also supports array microphones and cordless microphones. See the hardware compatibility list for exact model numbers.
- Vocabulary Optimizer Improves Accuracy
Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 7 is not only significantly more accurate right out of the box, but it now includes the Vocabulary Optimizer. The Vocabulary Optimizer can examine your documents for sentence structure and word use frequency, then adjust the recognition engine to match your writing patterns.
- Performance
Assistant Optimizes Dragon NaturallySpeaking Performance
Tell Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 which applications and usage patterns match your work habits, and it will automatically configure itself to maximize speed and efficiency for you.
- Improved Command Browser
The updated Command Browser provides advanced users more flexibility when creating and managing custom commands.
- Improved
Text & Graphics Shortcuts
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 allows you to insert frequently used blocks of text and graphics, such as your name, title and signature, into documents with a simple voice command. These Text and Graphics Shortcuts automatically match to the font of the document you're creating.
- RealSpeak
Proofing
RealSpeak Proofing is the easiest way to edit your documents. Sit back and listen as ScanSoft's RealSpeak V2, the most advanced text-to-speech engine available, reads your text back to you. You can also have Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 Preferred read your own recorded dictation back to you as you review your transcribed text.
- Network
Tools
Dragon Naturally Speaking 7 comes with a complete set of network tools designed to facilitate deployment of Dragon NaturallySpeaking throughout an enterprise. Use the MSI installer to push DNS to client workstations over a network. Use the new DNS Administration Tools to manage vocabularies and voice profiles for an entire enterprise from a central location.
- Improved
API functionality
Use the Dragon Naturally Speaking 7 SDK to achieve any level in application integration with Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7. From building simple compatibility modules to full embedded functionally, the Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 APIs give you the tools you need to speech enable any application.
Usability Features:
| FEATURE | PROFESSIONAL | PREFERRED | STANDARD | ESSENTIALS |
| Microphone included | X | X | X | X |
| Short set-up and user enrollment | X | X | X | X |
| Dictate into most Microsoft Windows-based applications | X | X | X | X |
| Control menus and dialog boxes in most Microsoft Windows XP & Windows 2000-based applications by voice | X | X | X | X |
| Simultaneous dictation and command modes | X | X | X | X |
| Format and edit by voice | X | X | X | X |
| Mouse control by voice | X | X | X | X |
| Nothing But Speech (NBS) | X | X | X | X |
| USB audio support | X | X | X | X |
| Performance Optimizer | X | X | X | X |
| Natural Punctuation | X | X | X | |
| Say Web and browser links by voice | X | X | ||
| Award-Winning RealSpeak 2 Text-to-Speech | X | X | ||
| Dictation Playback | X | X | ||
| Save audio with text dictation | X | X | ||
| Use with handheld digital recorder | X | X | ||
| Dictate into Pocket PC | X | X | ||
| Third-Party Correction | X |
Macro Creation Tools
| FEATURE | PROFESSIONAL | PREFERRED | STANDARD | ESSENTIALS |
| Text and Graphics Dictation shortcuts | X | X | ||
| Macro recorder | X | |||
| Basic scripting commands | X | |||
| Advanced Microsoft VBA-compatible scripting | X |
Specialized Application Support
| FEATURE | PROFESSIONAL | PREFERRED | STANDARD | ESSENTIALS |
| Internet Explorer 5, 6 | X | X | X | X |
| AOL 6, 7, 8 | X | X | X | X |
| Word 97, 2000, XP | X | X | X | |
| WordPerfect 10 | X | X | X | |
| Excel 97, 2000, XP | X | X | ||
| Outlook Express 5, 6 | X | X | ||
| Outlook 97, 98, 2000, XP | X | |||
| PowerPoint 97, 2000, XP | X | |||
| Create multiple vocabularies using text documents | X |
Enterprise Features
| FEATURE | PROFESSIONAL | PREFERRED | STANDARD | ESSENTIALS |
| Import/export user files | X | X | ||
| Import/export macros | X | |||
| Import/export vocabularies | X | |||
| Specialized vocabularies available for purchase | X | |||
| Network tools for push install | X | |||
| Network tools for centralized vocabulary management | X | |||
| Section 508 Certified | X |
Enterprise Features
| FEATURE | PROFESSIONAL | PREFERRED | STANDARD | ESSENTIALS |
| 15% Accuracy Improvement | X | X | X | X |
| Improved Command browser | X | X | X | X |
| AOL 8 support | X | X | X | X |
| Vocabulary Optimizer | X | X | X | X |
| Add contact names from Outlook Express | X | X | ||
| Improved Dictation Shortcuts | X | X | ||
| Improved RealSpeak | X | X |
Revise, edit and
format text - With Select-and-Say editing features.
Manage e-mail by voice
- Create and send e-mail by voice. Listen to your messages read aloud.
Customize
vocabulary - With names and terms you use.
Quick correct list - Proofread
and make changes to your work as you go.
Intuitive commands - Say commands
that make sense to you in Microsoft® Word 97/2000.
Switch between applications
- Launch programs by voice and switch between applications just by saying so.
Dragon Naturally Speaking 7 Preferred Key Features::
- Speeds
up routine tasks on the PC, such as creating documents, entering data, launching
applications, sending e-mail, completing forms, and browsing the Web. You can
complete all of these tasks three times faster than typing - by speaking at up
to 160 words-per-minute!
- Reduces or eliminates
transcription processing costs and delays for all professional organizations,
including healthcare, legal and government.
- Increases
productivity when away from the office by transcribing recorded dictation from
mobile devices, including Microsoft Pocket PC and commercial digital recorders.
- Promotes prompt, standardized reporting and documentation
procedures.
- Helps to protect employees from Repetitive
Strain Injuries (RSI).
Is available with Enterprise IT tools for management of multi-seat corporate installations.
- Is
available with a full set of APIs for developers and system integrators who want
to fully speech enable any workflow application.
Whatever your needs, there is a Dragon Naturally Speaking 7 software product for you!
- Intel Pentium III / 500 MHz processor (or equivalent
AMD processor)
- 256 MB RAM
- 300
MB free hard disk space
- Microsoft Windows XP, Millennium,
2000, 98, 95C, or Windows NT 4.0 (with SP-6 or greater)
- Creative
Labs Sound Blaster 16 or equivalent sound card supporting 16-bit recording Microsoft
Internet Explorer 5 or higher (free download available at www.microsoft.com)
- CD-ROM drive (required for installation)
- ScanSoft-approved
noise-canceling headset microphone (included)
- Speakers
(required for playback of recorded speech and text-to-speech features)
- Dragon Naturally Speaking 7 has been optimized for a variety of popular processors, including the Intel Pentium 4, Pentium III, Pentium II, Pentium with MMX, Intel Celeron, AMD K6-2, AMD K6-III with 3DNow!, AMD Athlon, and more.
- For
optimal performance in combination with other applications running on your system,
an Intel Pentium® III / 500 MHz processor (or equivalent AMD processor) or
faster and 256 MB RAM are recommended.
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