What’s new Dragon speech recognition

Dragon NaturallySpeaking 13 Home and Premium

Even more accurate and flexible.

What’s new in Dragon NaturallySpeaking 13

Home and Premium.

Dragon speech recognition software lets you get more done on your computer—quickly and accurately— by using your voice. Dragon turns your spoken words into text much faster than you can type. Dictate and edit documents, send email, search the web and use social media with unparalleled speed, ease, and comfort. Stop typing, start speaking—and doing.

Even more accurate

– 15% more out-of-the-box accuracy than Dragon 12—means that Dragon gets you, and you get things done, faster than ever

– Learn from Sent Email tool now works with Web-based email such as Gmail ™ and Yahoo! Mail ® —you have more potential sources to let Dragon familiarize itself with the words and phrases you might write

– The new Vocabulary Editor interface makes it easy to search

Dragon’s vocabulary, add new words and customize each word’s unique properties

– The Vocabulary Editor lets you search on not only the written forms but also the spoken forms

– Smart Format Rules enhancements offer even more hints for alternative word written forms—now Dragon 13 adapts even better upon detecting your format corrections—abbreviations, numbers and more—so your dictated text looks the way you want it every time

Faster than ever

– Faster processors yield faster performance: Dragon 13 continues to enhance its ability to choose models and parameters depending on your computer’s resources to deliver the fastest performance

Easier than ever to setup

The entire profile creation process is now shorter than Dragon 12 due to the improved out-of-the box accuracy in Dragon 13:

– For the first profile, it simply assigns the profile name rather than asking you to enter a name— you can always rename the profile later

– Reading four minutes of text is no longer necessary—Dragon 13 is already accurate right out of the box. You can also go back later to read text to further train Dragon if necessary.

– Dragon 13 no longer asks you to adapt its vocabulary based on documents and emails during profile creation. If you wish to launch the analysis later, you have that option.

Simplified audio setup

– Dragon 13 automatically detects the best audio devices available— you simply select one of the recommended devices that you wish to use

– The microphone check takes a few seconds with just one screen of easy-to-read text

Better performance driven by the latest speech recognition

technology – Dragon 13 is not only fast, but it is 15% more accurate than Dragon 12. By leveraging the latest advances in speech recognition technology, Dragon

13 delivers more accurate results, enabling users to be even more productive when working on their computers.

Increased freedom and flexibility with built-in microphone

support – Dragon 13 supports microphones built into many of the latest laptops for optimal flexibility and convenience. You’re now free to dictate documents and speak commands directly into your laptop without using a headset.

Even more powerful and versatile when working with browsers and

web applications – Dragon 13 supports popular web applications in all major browsers. It delivers improved voice command and control, including Full Text Control when dictating in Gmail, Outlook ® and Yahoo! Mail.

Dragon speech recognition

Dragon NaturallySpeaking 13 Home and Premium

What’s new

Easier than ever to use

A completely redesigned and enhanced user interface makes

Dragon 13 more intuitive and easier than ever to use:

– DragonBar: The new DragonBar provides clearly indicated controls and automatically collapses when you’re not using it, taking up less real estate on your screen. You can use the DragonBar menu to customize its behavior. If you’re an existing Dragon user and you’re more comfortable using the classic DragonBar, you can easily switch back to it.

– Learning Center (formerly called the Dragon Sidebar): The Learning

Center has been redesigned and enhanced. The top panel, open by default, contains essential commands and advice which automatically change as you switch context to different applications.

– Interactive Tutorial enhancements:

The Interactive Tutorial has been redesigned and augmented. Its short, progressive simulations now also introduce the DragonBar, the

Learning Center, the Vocabulary

Editor, and important options, as well as basic Web navigation and use of Web-based email. It is automatically presented at the end of the profile creation process.

Even experienced Dragon users can benefit from the Interactive

Tutorial.

Use the internal mic

Dragon 13 now supports microphones built into many of the latest laptops for optimal flexibility and convenience. You’re now free to dictate documents and speak commands directly into your laptop without using a headset.

For the most accurate results, we recommend the following when using your internal mic:

– Keep your consistent distance from the computer’s mic

– Minimize the ambient noise so it does not pick up stray sounds

Web experience

Dragon 13 supports dictation with Full Text Control, as well as enhanced Command and Control, with Internet Explorer ® , Chrome ™ and Firefox ® . In order to use Dragon in these supported browsers, you must enable the Dragon 13 browser add-on.

Dragon 13 has Full Text Control in supported text fields on the Web including Gmail, Yahoo! Mail and

Outlook.com, in the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, and Internet

Explorer 9 or higher, providing an enhanced experience when dictating, editing and formatting.

Dragon 13 also has Command and

Control for standard Web controls, links, and buttons, including Gmail,

Yahoo! Mail, iCloud ® , etc. in Chrome,

Firefox and Internet Explorer.

Updated application support

Dragon 13 now supports the following application versions with

Full Text Control:

– WordPerfect ® X7

– Open Office ™ Writer 4.1

And more

– Operating System Support: The new DragonBar can be used in both of Windows 8.x interfaces— desktop and modern

– Acoustic Optimization: The

Acoustic Optimization process has been enhanced to make it more convenient and easy to schedule

– Canadian English: Dragon 13 now offers support for Canadian

English vocabulary

About Nuance Communications, Inc.

Nuance Communications is reinventing the relationship between people and technology. Through its voice and language offerings, the company is creating a more human conversation with the many devices, electronics, apps and services around us. Every day, millions of people and thousands of businesses experience Nuance through intelligent systems that can listen, understand, learn and adapt to your life and your work. For more information, please visit www.nuance.com.

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