Turn talk into text - Up to 99% accurate & often more accurate than typing

Product Information

Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred 9 gives small business users and PC enthusiasts the power to create documents, reports, e-mails and more - all by speaking! Fast, easy and amazingly accurate, it’s over three times faster than typing. Just use your voice to dictate and edit in Microsoft Word and Excel, Corel WordPerfect, and virtually all Windows-based applications. You can even dictate into a handheld device when you’re away from your PC, or use a Bluetooth microphone! It’s never been easier to use - no script reading required, so you can get started right away!

When you use Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred 9, it will change the way you think about PCs. You'll be faster, and have more fun, as you create letters, reports, and e-mails all by speaking. Just talk, and you can surf the web, open and close applications, even control your mouse and the entire desktop!


New Features

• AutoTranscribe Folder
  The option to create a desktop folder to place digital dictations from a handheld device and have them transcribed automatically to streamline the dictation workflow.
• No Training Required
  Get started instantly with Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 without having to read any scripts or training text.
• Expanded Support for New Applications
  Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 now supports Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird. Use built-in command-and-control commands to navigate more easily in Microsoft Outlook Express. Dictate, edit, and navigate more easily in Microsoft Word and Corel WordPerfect.
• Tutorials
  New tutorials simplify the training process, so you can be an expert Dragon NaturallySpeaking user right away.
• Support for Non-standard Edit Controls
  Support for Non-standard Edit Controls means you get full Dragon functionally, such as "Select-And-Say" in more applications than ever before. New supported edit controls include Borland's TMemo, TEdit & TRichEdit controls as well as TE Edit from SubSystems and TX Text from TX Text Control.
• Select-And-Say Indicator
  Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 includes a new indicator that lets you know when you have "Select-And-Say" functionality available.
• Bluetooth Wireless Microphone Support
  Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 now supports certain Bluetooth wireless microphones as an input device, empowering you to dictate without being tethered to your PC.

• Unprecedented Speech Recognition Accuracy - up to 99%!
  The new Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 speech engine is up to 20% more accurate than version 8.
• Dragon NaturallySpeaking Command Browser
  The Dragon NaturallySpeaking Command Browser is faster and easier to use than ever before.
• Dictate Into More Handheld Devices
  Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 also supports handheld digital recorders and other PDAs that record in .wma and .mp3 format for deferred transcription.

Product Features

• Amazingly Accurate!
  Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 is up to 99% accurate, and often more accurate than typing. Dragon NaturallySpeaking never makes a spelling mistake, and it actually gets smarter the more you use it!
• Faster Than Typing!
  Most people speak over 120 words per minute, but type less than 40 words a minute. Dragon NaturallySpeaking lets you create letters and e-mails about three times faster than typing by hand!
• So Easy To Use!
  You’ll be dictating letters, e-mails and surfing the web by voice right away! No script reading required to get started. We even include a full set of on-screen tutorials, and a Nuance approved free noise-canceling microphone.
• Use with Any Windows Program!
  Use your voice to dictate, edit and control applications like Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and Corel WordPerfect.
• A Best Seller Around the World
  Dragon products have won over 175 major awards for accuracy and ease of use, and are used by more people around the world than any other speech recognition software.
• Bluetooth Support
  Use Dragon NaturallySpeaking with Nuance-approved Bluetooth headsets.
• Mobile
  Dictate into any Nuance-certified handheld device for automatic transcription when you synch with your PC.

Add Bonus

Included FREE with Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 Preferred is a High Quality Headset Microphone with Noise Canceling Technology .  With the included noise-canceling headset microphone, it allows you to get started right away!  And it’s yours absolutely FREE!

• Two CD-ROM Software Discs
• Headset
• User's Guide
• UPGRADE Manufacturer's Rebate Form

Minimum Requirements

• Windows XP (SP1 or higher) Home and Professional, 2000 (SP4 or higher) , Vista
• Intel Pentium / 1 GHz processor (for example, Pentium M, Pentium 4), or equivalent AMD processor - Faster processors will yield faster performance
• 512 MB RAM  for Windows 2000/XP or 1 GB RAM for Windows Vista
• 1 GB free hard disk space
• 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)
• Nuance-approved noise-canceling headset microphone (included)
• Speakers (required for playback of recorded speech and text to speech features)
• A web connection is required for activation
• For Bluetooth wireless microphone support, please visit http://support.nuance.com/compatibility/

During the install process the software checks to make sure your system meets these minimum requirements. If you do not meet the requirements, the software will not be installed. 

Vista Users may be required to download version 9.5 compatibility driver from Nuance: http://www.nuance.com/vista/naturallyspeaking/preferred/