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(More customer reviews)First, unless you are extremely serious about using voice to enter text, this program is not for you. It doesn't allow you to surf the net easily, as advertised. Many of its features, while sounding great, are more of a pain to use than doing it manually. (Similar to spending an hour on the web trying to answer a question or picking up the telephone and have a reference librarian answer the question in less than five minutes.) One more disadvantage: the headset that comes with the Professional version is not adequate for voice recognition at the level you need if you are serious about using this program. You need to buy a USB headset. After looking at several, I chose the Plantronics DSP-500, which retails for about $. You can spend less and get lower quality, but then, why bother? I had two problems with installation on my XP Pro system. The installation program was able to create the folder for the program, but I had to create the Users folder manually. Not much of a problem, but it could confuse someone who isn't familiar with computers.
But enough with the problems. I'm an author, so I spend lots of time inputting data. My arms, wrists, and fingers end up aching by the end of the day. While this program isn't perfect, it suprised me with its level of accuracy, and its ability to read words in the context of a sentence (such as too, two, and to). The training time took less than 15 minutes. I still find that I have to make mouse movements. Some things are easier to do manually. One of the advantages of the Professional version of Dragon NaturallySpeaking is that it works in programs other than Microsoft Word. In fact, I used the program to write this review. So, if you are in a quiet environment and your throat isn't sore, this can be a great timesaver. It is rated at recognizing speech at approximately 160 words per minute. My major problem is that I don't think that fast.
Overall, this is a terrific program for voice recognition. Voice recognition is still not at the technical level we might wish for, but this newest version of Dragon NaturallySpeaking takes another step forward toward the realization of that goal.
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Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred 7 offers home and small office users powerful speech-recognition features to maximize their productivity. After completing about 5 minutes of training, you can talk to your computer and watch your words instantly appear in virtually any Windows-based application, including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Outlook Express, Internet Explorer and Corel WordPerfect. Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 is the most accurate Dragon NaturallySpeaking ever, and the easiest to use.
With this versatile program, you can launch programs, create documents and reports, and manage your desktop--all by voice. Simply dictate into a ScanSoft certified Pocket PC or handheld digital recorder, and then automatically transcribe your dictated speech when you synch with your PC. Use RealSpeak Proofing to have your documents read back to you in the most natural sounding synthesized voice available, or simply have your own recorded dictation played back for you. END
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