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Introducing Dragon Dictate for Mac 2.0
The name has changed from MacSpeech Dictate...but that's just the beginning of what's new in Dragon Dictate 2.0. From improved accuracy and faster performance, to streamlined set-up and a revamped Mac user interface, plus new editing commands, Dragon Voice Shortcuts for Search, and MouseGrid, Dragon Dictate 2.0 has been redesigned to deliver Simply Smarter Speech Recognition for the Macintosh.
Powered by the state-of-the-art Dragon v11 speech-recognition engine from Nuance, Dragon Dictate 2.0's recognition of your speech is much more accurate out of the box. Dictate 2.0 "learns" better than any previous version via training in the Recognition window, as well as through the Vocabulary Training feature. Dictate 2.0 responds faster to spoken commands, streamlines the editing process, and supports Dragon Voice Shortcuts that give you more power and flexibility in controlling your Mac by voice.
Powered by the state-of-the-art Dragon speech-recognition engine from Nuance.
In addition to under-the-hood changes, the Dragon Dictate 2.0 application includes a number of interface changes to accelerate set-up, improve training, streamline customization of vocabulary and voice commands, and simply make you more productive on your Mac. Improvements in Dictate 2.0 as a Mac OS X application help commands execute more rapidly, allow user profiles to load faster, and enable interaction with other Mac applications to be smoother than ever.
Above all, Dictate 2.0 enables you to focus on dictating your thoughts and ideas rather than dealing with the mouse and keyboard. That's simply a smarter way to interact with your Mac. It's Simply Smarter Speech Recognition.
Dragon Dictate for Mac -- Simply Smarter Speech Recognition
With Dragon Dictate for Mac, accomplish more than you ever imagined possible. Input text just by speaking--up to three times faster than typing--and interact with your favorite Mac applications using only your voice. With Dragon Dictate you can produce reports, email, articles, books, research notes, online content, and more--quickly, easily, and accurately. You'll get more done faster with less stress and more success--at home, at work, or wherever life takes you. Dragon Dictate provides amazing accuracy and requires just minutes of training to get started--it's Simply Smarter Speech Recognition.
USB microphone included.
Key Benefits
Turn Talk into Text
Instead of a keyboard, use your voice to produce text. Speak your thoughts; then watch your words appear on screen in your favorite Mac applications--and up to three times faster than typing--with an astounding recognition-accuracy rate of up to 99% right out of the box.
Unlock Your Creativity
Dragon Dictate for Mac keeps up with your brain. Transform ideas into text at the speed of thought; start being creative and productive with only your voice--don't let typing get in the way of your ideas or productivity.
Work Comfortably
Control your Mac in a relaxed, hands-free manner without being tied to your keyboard. Instead of using your mouse, just speak commands to launch and control applications. Move the cursor or click anywhere on screen simply by voice.
Multi-Task Like Never Before
Tell your Mac what to do, like "Reply To This Message" or "Open Microsoft Word" or "Jump To Google" to work faster and smarter. Create voice commands that automate complex workflows on your Mac.
Work Your Way
Create a digital world, powered by your own voice. Customize Dragon Dictate for Mac with personal vocabulary and voice commands that reflect the kind of work you do.
Built for Mac
Dragon Dictate for Mac was built to give users the experience they expect from their favorite Macintosh applications--an intuitive, easy-to-use interface that dramatically boosts productivity. What's more, Dragon Dictate for Mac works with your favorite Apple applications, including Mail, iChat, iCal, TextEdit, Pages, Safari, and many more.
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Simply Smarter--Improved Accuracy & Faster Recognition
- Powered By Dragon: Dragon Dictate for Mac 2.0 recognizes speech faster and more accurately right out of the box. Dictate 2.0's remarkable accuracy is powered by the latest version of the award-winning Dragon speech recognition engine. This is the same state-of-the-art technology used by Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11 for the PC.
- Optimized For Mac: Improvements to Dictate 2.0 as a Mac OS X application enable the software to load data faster, respond faster with recognized text, execute commands faster and produce text more rapidly in your favorite Mac applications.
Smarter Control--Powerful Commands
In addition to the powerful voice commands that Dragon Dictate already offers for controlling popular Mac applications like Mail, iChat, TextEdit and Safari, the new Dragon Dictate 2.0 adds more ways than ever to interact with your Mac by voice:
- New Editing Commands: Most editing commands in Dragon Dictate 2.0 now allow for the syntax supported by Dragon NaturallySpeaking for PC. These commands are easy to say, easy to remember, and designed to simplify and speed up editing by voice. The new Dictate 2.0 commands include:
- "Select (text)", "Select Next/Previous"
- "Delete (text)", "Delete Next/Previous"
- "Train (text)" or "Correct (text)"
- "Insert Before/After (text)"
- "Capitalize (text)" , "Capitalize Next/Previous"
- "Lowercase (text)", "Lowercase Next/Previous"
- "Uppercase (text)", "Uppercase Next/Previous"
Commands carried over from MacSpeech Dictate 1.5 will continue to work, as well. For example, "Select The Word(s)" or "Delete The Word(s)", et. al.
- Proofreading: The new Proofreading commands in Dragon Dictate 2.0 take advantage of the powerful Text-to-Speech capabilities built into Mac OS X. Use these commands to have dictated text read back to you:
- "Read/Proofread (text)"
- "Read/Proofread The Selection"
- "Read/Proofread Document"
- Surrounding Punctuation: These commands allow you to put punctuation around certain words or words, using a single command. Some examples are:
- "Put Quotes Around (text)"
- "Put Parentheses Around (text)"
- "Put Brackets Around (text)"
- And more!
- Dragon Voice Shortcuts for Search: Dragon Voice Shortcuts offer an easy way to search for information, files and content from anywhere on your Mac, using a single voice command:
Search the Web for information, products, news and more:
- "Search Google for 'Italian restaurants in Boston'"
- "Search Bing for "wedding dress photos"
- "Search Yahoo for "tuxedo rentals"
Search Mail for messages:
- "Search Mail for "RSVP"
Search menu items in the active application:
- "Search Menus for "Page Setup"
Search your Mac for documents and content:
- "Search Mac for 'history term paper'"
- "Search Spotlight for "business brochure layout"
Smart From The Start--Productivity is Faster & Easier
- Flexible Microphones: Switching between microphones is easier to manage with Dragon Dictate 2.0. A new "Audio Sources" setting lets you specify which microphones to use with a given Profile. You can even designate multiple microphones for a single Profile -- for example, if you use both a wired headset microphone and a wireless microphone.
- Easy Upgrade: Moving from MacSpeech Dictate 1.5 to Dragon Dictate 2.0 is a breeze:
- Dragon Dictate 2.0 detects existing user data from Dictate v1.5, including custom vocabulary, and sets up a new and improved Profile. Additional Voice Training is available to further optimize your voice profiles.
- Custom Voice Commands created with Dictate v1.x are compatible with Dragon Dictate 2.0.
- Training Tools: Microphone Setup and Voice Training are easier to manage via an updated user interface for various set-up tools.
- Expanded User Manual & Help Guide: The Dragon Dictate 2.0 User Manual and built-in Help Guide offer in-depth information about both new and existing features in Dictate 2.0.
Point By Voice with MouseGrid
Dragon Dictate 2.0 lets you control your Mac's cursor and mouse actions by voice, giving you a new option for interacting with your desktop, and giving you precise handling of mouse pointer-based tasks.
- MouseGrid: Placement of the cursor can be accomplished with MouseGrid commands. Using numbered 3x3 grid sections onscreen, you can narrow down the placement of the mouse pointer, and then use a Mouse Click command. Some of the MouseGrid commands are:
- "Open MouseGrid" or "MouseGrid"
- "Small MouseGrid" (directly around mouse pointer)
- "1" through "9", to narrow down placement
- "Close MouseGrid", or "Cancel"
- Mouse Click: To click the mouse, you simply speak a command, with optional
that designate one or more keys such as Command, Option, Shift or Caps Lock. Choose from these new commands: - "(modifiers) Mouse Click"
- "(modifiers) Mouse Double Click"
- "(modifiers) Mouse Triple Click"
- "(modifiers) Press Mouse, or Hold Mouse"
- "Release Mouse"
- Mouse Movement: New commands let you move the mouse pointer, just by using your voice. You designate the direction (left, right, up, down, or any combination), and optionally the distance (points, centimeters or inches). These new commands are available in Dragon Dictate 2.0:
- "Move Mouse (direction)"
- "Stop, or Slower, or Faster"
- "Move Mouse (direction) 1-100 Points/Centimeters/Inches"
Smart & Easy Upgrades -- from MacSpeech Dictate 1.x
- Runs on Intel-based Macs: Dragon Dictate for Mac requires Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, which runs on almost any Intel-based Macintosh.
- Easy to Upgrade: Dragon Dictate 2.0 makes it easy to move up from using MacSpeech Dictate 1.5. Launching the new version detects your user data from the previous version, including custom vocabulary. Additional Voice Training is available to further optimize your voice profiles. What's more, you can use your existing wired or wireless USB microphone that came with the older version of Dictate to input your speech.
Product Description
Dragon Dictate for Mac lets you accomplish more on your Mac than you ever imagined possible. Input text just by speaking - up to three times faster than typing - and interact with your favorite Mac applications using only your voice. Built upon the world-renowned Dragon speech recognition engine, Dragon Dictate gives you complete command of your Mac. With Dragon Dictate for Mac, you can produce reports, e-mail, articles, books, research notes, online content, and more - quickly, easily, and accurately. You'll get more done faster with less stress and more success - at home, at work, or wherever life takes you.
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69 of 72 people found the following review helpful
(This whole review is done with Dragon I will not edit it at all)
THIS REVIEW FOCUSES ON THE SOFTWARE OF DRAGON NOT THE BLUETOOTH HEADSET
As a quadriplegic standup comedian (okay I'm the cant stand up comic) I spent a lot of time doing voice dictation. I have been using Dragon naturally speaking since 1995 and I must say it is truly an amazing product and Dragon dictate 2.0 for Mac is the same. I will be adding to this review as I dig down into Dragon 2.0 and some of the editing and correction features. But first I want to give a basic overview on voice dictation and being successful.
One other thing to note I do not use Dragon for mouse movements and commands as I had the ability to use a touchpad mouse so I will not delve into those features in my review. This will merely focus on how you can use voice dictation effectively to receive near 100% accuracy. And how Dragon dictate 2.0 does it almost perfectly every time.
One thing you need to think about when you get into voice dictation is speaking in word clumps. You have to think about what you want to have Dragon type for you then you have to say those sentences in chunks (I hope that makes sense) most people who complain about voice dictation don't take the time to realize this.
In the following example I did edit the text when errors were made for continuity of thought.
[Example]
if I wanted to say "Is that the wheelchair that goes upstairs?" "No it is not but it goes downstairs one time really fast!"
The way I attacked this sentence was "Is that the wheelchair -pause- that goes upstairs question mark -pause- no it is not -pause- but it goes downstairs -pause- one time really fast exclamation point
Here is another one "what is the worst thing that a handicapped person can hear? Is it a doctor telling you you'll never walk again? Or someone saying you can't go with us because you are disabled? No the worst thing we can hear is someone in a crowd yell "run for your lives" at that point I know I am boned.
Here is how I approached saying that joke out loud I will put in a - where I pause
what is the worst thing-that a handicapped person-can hear question mark - is it a doctor-telling you-you'll never walk again question mark - or someone saying-you can't go with us-because you are disabled-question mark - no-the worst thing that we can hear-is someone in a crowd-yell-open quote- run for your lives-end quote- at that point-I know I'm boned period
[End example]
I hope that helps you again understanding how to speak in clumps of words remember to keep your word count between pauses at about 7 to 10. If you do this you will be successful in using voice dictation. If you put a microphone near your mouth and learned to speak in word clumps I say you will have 99% accuracy every time.
Without speaking a word clumps and thinking about what you want to say is when voice dictation has problems, here is an example of a long sentence I will speak this without stopping and pausing at certain points.
What I said: I am not disabled I am just very lazy and really I'm only in this thing for the parking.
What Dictate heard: I am not disabled I am just very lazy and really I'm only in this thing for the parking.
There you go it got a perfect 19 word sentence correct but most of the time keeping your clumps lower helps the program not make mistakes that is just what I have found.
DO ALL THE TRAINING Is all I have to say! Sorry for yelling out better now. But really one thing I found super helpful in doing voice dictation is doing all of the training that you can. While you might not feel like reading a bunch of chapters from random books it really helps and should be done. I make a rule to do all the training the program provides so that it gets used my voice.
Now the microphone that comes with Dragon is decent and will get you almost 99% accuracy. Right now I'm using a tabletop microphone I'm sitting about 6-8 inches away from the microphone and still getting perfect accuracy! Truly amazing how far it's come in 15 years.
What I appreciate also about Dragon is its low resource usage. I mean as I use Dragon through the years it would talk a lot of resources i.e. CPU power and RAM space but now on even a low-cost computer will be fully capable of running this powerful program. I would happily recommend at least 2 GB of RAM though.
Till I Collapse by Eminem lyrics, this is unedited straight dictation. First line is dictation - (Second is the true verse to compare.)
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As soon as the verse starts I eat it at MC's heart - (Soon as a verse starts I eat it at MC's heart) * ERROR
what's he thinking? How not to go against me? Smart. - (what is he thinking? How not to go against me? Smart.) * PERFECT
And it's absurd how people hang on every word - (And its absurd how people hang on every word.) * PERFECT
I'll probably never get the props I feel I ever deserve - (I'll probably never get the props I feel I ever deserve) * PERFECT
but I'll never be served my spot is forever reserved - (But I'll never be served my spot is forever reserved) * PERFECT
if I ever leave Earth that would be the death of me first. - (If I ever leave earth that would be the death of me first.) * PERFECT
Visit my heart of hearts I know nothing could ever be worse. - (Cause in my heart of hearts I know nothing could ever be worse.) * ERROR
That's why I'm clever when I put together every verse - (That's why I'm clever when I put together every verse) * PERFECT
my thoughts are sporadic, I act like I'm inadequate - (My thoughts are sporadic, I act like I'm an addict) * ERROR
I rap like I'm addicted to smack like I'm Kim Mathers. - (I rap like I'm addicted to smack like I'm Kim Mathers.) * ERROR
the fact is I would rather sit back and bomb some rappers. - (The fact is I would rather sit back and bomb some rappers.) * PERFECT
So this is like a full-blown attack I'm launching Them - (So this is like a full blown attack I'm launching at them) * ERROR
the track is on some battling raps who wants some static - (The track is on some battling raps who want some static) * PERFECT
because I don't really think that the fact that I'm slim matters - (Cause I don't really think that the fact that I'm Slim matters) * ERROR
a plaque of platinum status is wack if I'm not the baddest. - (A plaque of platinum status is whack if I'm not the baddest.) * ERROR
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I would say that there were a few errors in that resuscitation of that rap but not bad, and good enough that it would save me about 30 minutes to type that okay maybe 15 but I do type one key at a time.
ONE BONUS OF VOICE DICTATION TO NOTE:
Is that voice dictation sometimes makes mistakes but those mistakes can really be great. So sometimes voice dictation will misunderstand what you say what the end result is better than or uses different words then you are going to ever use. For example the other day I went to use "definitely demonstrates" and Dragon burped out "deftly demonstrates" and in the context it's error was a better fit is so bonus when that happens! Keep that in mind voice dictation for the win!
So all in all I recommend Dragon to anyone with a disability for sure even if you are dyslexic Dragon can really help you I think you'll find that this program will free you from the keyboard when it comes to entering tax into e-mails or documents web forums and the like.
I am Chuck Bittner of AskACapper dot com and I approve this message LOL!
THIS REVIEW FOCUSES ON THE SOFTWARE OF DRAGON NOT THE BLUETOOTH HEADSET
As a quadriplegic standup comedian (okay I'm the cant stand up comic) I spent a lot of time doing voice dictation. I have been using Dragon naturally speaking since 1995 and I must say it is truly an amazing product and Dragon dictate 2.0 for Mac is the same. I will be adding to this review as I dig down into Dragon 2.0 and some of the editing and correction features. But first I want to give a basic overview on voice dictation and being successful.
One other thing to note I do not use Dragon for mouse movements and commands as I had the ability to use a touchpad mouse so I will not delve into those features in my review. This will merely focus on how you can use voice dictation effectively to receive near 100% accuracy. And how Dragon dictate 2.0 does it almost perfectly every time.
One thing you need to think about when you get into voice dictation is speaking in word clumps. You have to think about what you want to have Dragon type for you then you have to say those sentences in chunks (I hope that makes sense) most people who complain about voice dictation don't take the time to realize this.
In the following example I did edit the text when errors were made for continuity of thought.
[Example]
if I wanted to say "Is that the wheelchair that goes upstairs?" "No it is not but it goes downstairs one time really fast!"
The way I attacked this sentence was "Is that the wheelchair -pause- that goes upstairs question mark -pause- no it is not -pause- but it goes downstairs -pause- one time really fast exclamation point
Here is another one "what is the worst thing that a handicapped person can hear? Is it a doctor telling you you'll never walk again? Or someone saying you can't go with us because you are disabled? No the worst thing we can hear is someone in a crowd yell "run for your lives" at that point I know I am boned.
Here is how I approached saying that joke out loud I will put in a - where I pause
what is the worst thing-that a handicapped person-can hear question mark - is it a doctor-telling you-you'll never walk again question mark - or someone saying-you can't go with us-because you are disabled-question mark - no-the worst thing that we can hear-is someone in a crowd-yell-open quote- run for your lives-end quote- at that point-I know I'm boned period
[End example]
I hope that helps you again understanding how to speak in clumps of words remember to keep your word count between pauses at about 7 to 10. If you do this you will be successful in using voice dictation. If you put a microphone near your mouth and learned to speak in word clumps I say you will have 99% accuracy every time.
Without speaking a word clumps and thinking about what you want to say is when voice dictation has problems, here is an example of a long sentence I will speak this without stopping and pausing at certain points.
What I said: I am not disabled I am just very lazy and really I'm only in this thing for the parking.
What Dictate heard: I am not disabled I am just very lazy and really I'm only in this thing for the parking.
There you go it got a perfect 19 word sentence correct but most of the time keeping your clumps lower helps the program not make mistakes that is just what I have found.
DO ALL THE TRAINING Is all I have to say! Sorry for yelling out better now. But really one thing I found super helpful in doing voice dictation is doing all of the training that you can. While you might not feel like reading a bunch of chapters from random books it really helps and should be done. I make a rule to do all the training the program provides so that it gets used my voice.
Now the microphone that comes with Dragon is decent and will get you almost 99% accuracy. Right now I'm using a tabletop microphone I'm sitting about 6-8 inches away from the microphone and still getting perfect accuracy! Truly amazing how far it's come in 15 years.
What I appreciate also about Dragon is its low resource usage. I mean as I use Dragon through the years it would talk a lot of resources i.e. CPU power and RAM space but now on even a low-cost computer will be fully capable of running this powerful program. I would happily recommend at least 2 GB of RAM though.
Till I Collapse by Eminem lyrics, this is unedited straight dictation. First line is dictation - (Second is the true verse to compare.)
--------------------
As soon as the verse starts I eat it at MC's heart - (Soon as a verse starts I eat it at MC's heart) * ERROR
what's he thinking? How not to go against me? Smart. - (what is he thinking? How not to go against me? Smart.) * PERFECT
And it's absurd how people hang on every word - (And its absurd how people hang on every word.) * PERFECT
I'll probably never get the props I feel I ever deserve - (I'll probably never get the props I feel I ever deserve) * PERFECT
but I'll never be served my spot is forever reserved - (But I'll never be served my spot is forever reserved) * PERFECT
if I ever leave Earth that would be the death of me first. - (If I ever leave earth that would be the death of me first.) * PERFECT
Visit my heart of hearts I know nothing could ever be worse. - (Cause in my heart of hearts I know nothing could ever be worse.) * ERROR
That's why I'm clever when I put together every verse - (That's why I'm clever when I put together every verse) * PERFECT
my thoughts are sporadic, I act like I'm inadequate - (My thoughts are sporadic, I act like I'm an addict) * ERROR
I rap like I'm addicted to smack like I'm Kim Mathers. - (I rap like I'm addicted to smack like I'm Kim Mathers.) * ERROR
the fact is I would rather sit back and bomb some rappers. - (The fact is I would rather sit back and bomb some rappers.) * PERFECT
So this is like a full-blown attack I'm launching Them - (So this is like a full blown attack I'm launching at them) * ERROR
the track is on some battling raps who wants some static - (The track is on some battling raps who want some static) * PERFECT
because I don't really think that the fact that I'm slim matters - (Cause I don't really think that the fact that I'm Slim matters) * ERROR
a plaque of platinum status is wack if I'm not the baddest. - (A plaque of platinum status is whack if I'm not the baddest.) * ERROR
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I would say that there were a few errors in that resuscitation of that rap but not bad, and good enough that it would save me about 30 minutes to type that okay maybe 15 but I do type one key at a time.
ONE BONUS OF VOICE DICTATION TO NOTE:
Is that voice dictation sometimes makes mistakes but those mistakes can really be great. So sometimes voice dictation will misunderstand what you say what the end result is better than or uses different words then you are going to ever use. For example the other day I went to use "definitely demonstrates" and Dragon burped out "deftly demonstrates" and in the context it's error was a better fit is so bonus when that happens! Keep that in mind voice dictation for the win!
So all in all I recommend Dragon to anyone with a disability for sure even if you are dyslexic Dragon can really help you I think you'll find that this program will free you from the keyboard when it comes to entering tax into e-mails or documents web forums and the like.
I am Chuck Bittner of AskACapper dot com and I approve this message LOL!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Yes, it is easy to train. If your application and the file you want to use are open and the mouse is where you want it, start speaking, and your words will appear as text before your very eyes. If you want more, you have a list of hundreds, if not thousands of commands to remember, some of which actually work. You can find those commands, and little else, in the User Manual. This is NOT a hands-free application. You will use your mouse, or you will sit and stare at your screen, trying command after command, with no results. There are no step-by-step instructions.
The internal microphone in my MacBook Pro and my iMac seem to work as well as the bluetooth get-up. Unless you'll be up pacing the room as you dictate, don't fall for it.
Woe be unto all of us who need to dictate, it appears that this is the best offering, frail as it is.
The internal microphone in my MacBook Pro and my iMac seem to work as well as the bluetooth get-up. Unless you'll be up pacing the room as you dictate, don't fall for it.
Woe be unto all of us who need to dictate, it appears that this is the best offering, frail as it is.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
After using Dragon many years ago when it came bundled for free with new PCs, I was a little skeptical about voice recognition software. But I'm glad I gave it another try. With increasing time being spent at the keyboard, it is refreshing to know that I can still be productive even if I can't stand to type another word. I find the software particularly useful when I want to get ideas down on paper quickly, copy large portions of text from a paper document, when I am writing instructions for something and when I am writing something that I really don't want to be writing. There is a cost, though. The subsequent editing needs to be more careful than if I had typed the first draft, as Dragon will put in the words it hears, though they might not make sense. Also, formatting has to be done in the next draft. So it saves considerably on first drafts, but 2nd drafts take a bit longer to finish. Overall, it is a timesaver, especially for more mundane writing tasks.
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