Dragon NaturallySpeaking® Preferred 9

The experience speaks for itself ™
DATA S H E E T
Dragon NaturallySpeaking®
Preferred 9
MORE ACCURATE THAN EVER BEFORE!
With a 20% increase in accuracy over the previous version, Dragon
NaturallySpeaking Preferred 9 can exceed 99% accuracy and is frequently
more accurate than typing. Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred never makes
a spelling mistake, and actually makes fewer mistakes the more you use it!
FASTER THAN TYPING!
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9
is the most accurate speech
recognition product Nuance
has ever developed –
delivering accuracy that can
exceed 99%! No other
product delivers the proven
accuracy, performance and ease-of-use that make
Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred the world’s
best selling speech recognition product — ideal for
the PC enthusiast or small business user!
Most people speak faster than 120 words per minute but type less than 40
words a minute. That means you can create documents and email messages
up to three times faster using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred 9!
NO TRAINING REQUIRED!
Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred 9 installs quickly and requires no training.
You’ll be using your voice to dictate letters and emails instantly! We even
include a comfortable, high quality noise-canceling headset microphone.
BE PRODUCTIVE ON-THE-GO
Use your Pocket PC, palmOne Tungsten® or digital recorder to capture
your dictation, and let Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred 9 automatically
transcribe it. Palm OS Dragon Recorder software included free!
Toss your keyboard away! Replace typing with the
simplicity of using your voice to turn speech into
text at up to 160 words per minute. Create email,
documents and spreadsheets more than three
times faster than typing – simply by speaking.
Plus, you can use your voice to control your PC.
Start programs, use menus and surf the Web all by
voice. The age of speech recognition has arrived,
and Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred 9 gives
you everything you need to get started in minutes
– including a high quality headset microphone with
noise-canceling technology.
AVOID SPELLING AND TYPING ERRORS
With a vocabulary of over 300,000 words – all spelled correctly – your
email and documents will always look professional.
DRAGON NATURALLYSPEAKING® PREFERRED 9
Top 10 Reasons to Buy
1. Most accurate version ever
An amazing 20% more accurate than the previous release
2. Works with most commonly-used desktop applications
Launch, manage and dictate into virtually any Microsoft®
Windows®-based program, simply by speaking.
3. No Training Required
Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred installs quickly
and requires no special script reading or training,
meaning that you’ll be using your voice to dictate letters
and emails instantly!
4. Easier than ever to use
New On-Screen Tutorials will make you an expert user in no
time.
5. Create documents, reports, and emails faster
You can speak over three times faster than you can type.
6. Works the way you work
Add names, addresses and other words to your custom
speech vocabulary.
7. Be productive on the go
Dictate into any Nuance-certified handheld recorder or
Pocket PC. Use Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred to
automatically transcribe your documents later.
8. Create time saving shortcuts
Insert blocks of text or graphics – such as your name, title,
logo and signature – into your files using a simple voice
command.
9. Browse the Web with Ease
Search the Web, access information, and navigate web
pages, all by voice.
10.Protect your health
Reduce the risk of developing a repetitive strain injury by
talking instead of typing.
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See http://www.nuance.com/naturallyspeaking/support for a list of compatible devices
Recorder or Pocket PC not included
“Speech recognition has never been this good.”
— PC Magazine
“Dragon NaturallySpeaking...is probably the
best speech-recognition program on earth.”
— The New York Times
SAY IT NATURALLY
Unique Natural Language Commands mean you don’t have to memorize
complex instructions. In Excel®, for example, if you say “total those columns,”
the figures will be summed without requiring any complex formulas.
NEW! BLUETOOTH® WIRELESS MICROPHONE SUPPORT
With Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred 9, you can use a Nuance-approved
Bluetooth microphone* as an input device.
NEW! ON-SCREEN TUTORIALS! You’ll be an expert user in minutes.
DO EVEN MORE WITH VOICE COMMANDS
Say “insert signature” and presto-your email signature and logo automatically
appear! Point & click tools let you create your own voice commands, an
ideal way to complete multi-step tasks with a single word or phrase.
VOICE FORMATTING AND EDITING
Yes, you really can use your PC completely by voice, including formatting
and editing. Select some text and say “Bold that” and the text is made bold.
AVOID REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURIES
By using your voice to control the PC and create documents, you reduce
your risk of developing repetitive strain injuries.
INTEGRATED WITH YOUR FAVORITE APPLICATIONS
Simply Install Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred 9, and virtually every
Windows application on your PC can be controlled by voice. Dragon
NaturallySpeaking 9 also supports Tablet PC versions of Microsoft® Office.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
• Intel® Pentium® / 1 GHz processor (for example
Pentium® M, Pentium® 4 or equivalent AMD®
processor – Faster processors will yield faster
performance)
• 512 MB RAM
• 1 GB free hard disk space
• Microsoft® Windows® XP (SP1 or higher) Home
and Professional, 2000 (SP4 or higher)
• 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)
• Speakers (required for playback of recorded
speech and text to speech features)
• Nuance-approved noise-canceling headset
microphone (included)
• A web connection is required for activation
• For Citrix deployment system requirements, go to
www.nuance.com/naturallyspeaking/citrix
The Nuance Open License Program is the most cost effective way for
your company or organization to easily purchase multiple units of
Dragon NaturallySpeaking, as well as services and support. For details visit:
www.nuance.com/sales/volumelicense/
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See http://www.nuance.com/NaturallySpeaking/support for a list of compatible devices. Bluetooth microphone not included.
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