Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional 9 enables busy professionals to create documents and e-mails, fill out forms, and streamline workflow tasks—all by speaking! Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 Professional is fully integrated in the Microsoft Office applications you use in the full Microsoft® Office® Suite, plus Microsoft Internet Explorer, Corel® WordPerfect®, Lotus® Notes®, and virtually all other Windows®-based applications. Talk to your computer and your words instantly appear and even better, you can create voice commands that execute multi-step computer tasks instantly—imagine the time you’ll save! Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional 9 is Section 508 certified, and offers complete hands-free use of the PC for users with disabilities. Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional 9 also includes optional tools for network deployments, such as support for Citrix thin clients. Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 Professional will save you and your organization money because it enables everyone to create documents much faster than typing and protects users against repetitive stress injuries like carpal tunnel syndrome that increase insurance premiums and temporary labor costs. It's simple: you and your employees can use Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 Professional to create documents and e-mails, write reports and fill out forms, without having to type at all. You can dictate directly into a PC, or be productive on-the-go with dictation into a certified handheld device such as a digital recorder, Pocket PC or Palm Tungsten. If your organization is ready to dramatically improve efficiency and lower costs, contact Voice Recognition Systems at 800-631-8255 today! CALL TO ORDER
Key Benefits

 

AMAZINGLY ACCURATE!
More accurate than ever before, The new Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional 9 speech engine is up to 30% more accurate than version 8 - up to 99%. Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional 9 never makes a spelling mistake, and it actually gets smarter the more you use it!

FASTER THEN TYPING!
Most people speak over 120 words per minute, but type less than 40 words a minute. That means you can create documents and e-mails about three times faster with Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional 9. You can even create special voice commands that instantly build and format templates for medical documents. The results are higher productivity, less reliance on support staff, and lower costs.

SAFER THEN TYPING!
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 Professional will help protect people in your organization from repetitive stress injuries like carpal tunnel syndrome - injuries that can cost tens of thousands of dollars in insurance premiums and temporary labor costs. Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 Professional is Section 508 certified, and designed to meet all your disability management needs.

VERY 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 approved noise-canceling microphone.

NETWORK READY
Use Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional 9 from any PC on your organization's network, including a Citrix thin client.

USE WITH ANY WINDOWS PROGRAM!
Use your voice to dictate, edit and control virtually any Windows application, including the full Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and Corel® WordPerfect®.

BLUETOOTH SUPPORT!
Use Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional 9 with approved Bluetooth headsets. Great for use with our Tablet PC systems!

MOBILE!
Dictate into any certified handheld recorder for automatic transcription when you synch with your PC.

HANDS FREE!
Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional 9 is Section 508 certified to give people with disabilities complete hands-free use of the PC. The ideal tool to assist people with carpal tunnel syndrome or other repetitive stress injuries.

• New! 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.
• Improved! Unprecedented Speech Recognition Accuracy
  The new Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional 9 speech engine is up to 30% more accurate than version 8.
• New! No Script Reading Required
  Get started instantly with Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional 9 without having to read any scripts or training text.
• New! Expanded Support for New Applications
  Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional 9 now supports Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird.
• New! Tutorials
  New tutorials simplify the training process, so you can be an expert Dragon NaturallySpeaking user right away.
• New! Support for Non-standard Edit Controls
  Support for Non-standard Edit Controls means you get full Dragon functionality, 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.
• New! Select-And-Say Indicator
  Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional 9 includes a new indicator that lets you know when you have "Select-And-Say" functionality available.
• Improved! Dragon NaturallySpeaking Command Browser
  The Dragon NaturallySpeaking Command Browser is faster and easier to use than ever before.
• New! Bluetooth Wireless Microphone Support
  Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional 9 now supports certain Bluetooth wireless microphones as an input device, empowering you to dictate without being tethered to your PC.
• Improved! Higher Accuracy
  Although all editions of Dragon NaturallySpeaking use the same core engine, the ability to create multiple custom vocabularies in Professional, Medical and Legal can increase accuracy by as much as 5%.
• Improved! User Profile Available Anywhere on the Network
  Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional 9 makes your user profile available anywhere on the network, via mapped drive, UNC Path or http, and automatically synchronizes updates and adaptations centrally.
• New! Citrix Support
  Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional 9 supports Citrix deployments, giving users access from thin client workstations.
• New! Voice Notations
  Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional 9 includes a new "Voice Notations" feature for Microsoft Word, which allows users to include untranscribed instructions for third-party editors.
• Improved! Tools for Network Management
  Manage user profiles, vocabularies and installations of Dragon NaturallySpeaking over a network with a new GUI.
• Improved! Dictate Into More Handheld Devices
  Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional 9 also supports handheld digital recorders and other PDAs that record in .wma and .mp3 format for deferred transcription.
• Improved! DNS Administrator
  Use DNS Administrator to manage vocabularies and commands from a central network location.
• Smart Formatting
  Smart Formatting lets you specify how to format dates, measurements, acronyms or any word to meet your requirements.
• Add Terms and Contact Names
  Scan your documents, contact names, and sent e-mails to update your vocabulary so you never have to spell a name again.
• Native MSI Installer
  Install Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional 9 through a network to multiple client machines.
• Dictate into Favorite Programs
  Dictate directly into virtually any Microsoft® Windows®-based application.
• Navigate Desktop by Voice
  Launch or switch applications, save or print documents, and more, using menu commands for all standard Windows®-based applications.
• Eliminate "Ums" and "Ahs" from Dictation
  The built-in Nothing But Speech (NBS)T technology increases accuracy by filtering out inadvertent fillers and sounds between words.
• Use Spelling, Numbers, Commands Only, and Dictation Only Modes
  Increase your accuracy when completing specific tasks by using optional spelling, numbers, commands only, and dictation only modes.
• Control Mouse by Voice
  Use multiple methods - including commands like "move mouse upper left" - to work hands-free.
• Work on Web by Voice
  Search the Web, access information, and navigate web pages by speaking URLs and links.
• Multiple Correction Methods
  Select and correct a misrecognized word - using voice, mouse, or keyboard - without going into a correction window, and the software will learn from your correction.
• Give Commands Naturally
  Built-in Natural Language Commands let you phrase commands in a variety of ways to get the response you want in many applications, including the DragonBar, DragonPad, Microsoft® Internet Explorer, and America Online®.
• Find Commands Easily
  The improved Command Browser enables you to search for commands by application and keyword.
• Edit by Voice
  Use Select-and-Say® to make text changes by voice in many dialogs and applications.
• Navigate in Microsoft® Outlook® Express
  Use built-in command-and-control commands to navigate more easily in Microsoft® Outlook® Express.
• Work in Microsoft® Word and Corel® WordPerfect®
  Dictate, edit, and navigate more easily in Microsoft® Word and Corel® WordPerfect®.
• Natural Punctuation
  When dictating casual writing styles, you no longer have to say "period" and "comma".
• Share Vocabularies among Acoustic Profiles
  With Multiple Acoustics you can use a single vocabulary for your microphone and handheld recorder profiles.
• Proofread with Dictation Playback
  Play back what you said so that you can edit and correct your work.
• Listen to Text in the Most Human-sounding Voice Available
  Hear any text, such as incoming e-mail, read aloud using Text-to-Speech (RealSpeakT 2 text-to-speech software).
• Enter Commonly-used Text and Graphics
  Create text blocks - including graphics - and insert them into documents or e-mails using a single voice command (macro).
• Smart Text & Graphics Shortcuts
  Smart Text & Graphics Shortcuts let you instantly define the variable values in any boilerplate text, or have Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional 9 prompt you with variable value choices.
• Smart Commands
  Smart Commands allow you to change the meaning of a command depending on the location of the cursor.
• Record and Recall Actions
  Use the macro recorder to record a series of mouse movements, clicks, and/or keystrokes and recall the actions using a single voice command.
• Automate Routine Tasks
  Use step-by-step scripting to create voice commands one step at a time, even if you are not a programmer.
• Speech-enable Forms and Applications
  Use the Advanced Scripting (Microsoft® VBA-compatible Advanced Scripting) tool to make forms and applications that can be navigated by voice.
• Save Dictation
  Save your dictation in Microsoft® Word, Corel® WordPerfect® or the DragonPad for outside transcription or correction at a later time.
• Section 508 Certified
  Only Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional, Medical and Legal 9 are certified for use by people with disabilities according to the rigorous standard required by the federal government.

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.

Recommended System Requirements

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.

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