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Dragon NaturallySpeaking for Dummies
Dragon NaturallySpeaking for Dummies
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Authors: David C. Kay, Doug Muder
Publisher: For Dummies
Category: Book

List Price: $29.99
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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars(12 reviews)
Sales Rank: 31268

Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 386
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.9

ISBN: 0764506382
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.454
UPC: 785555021662
EAN: 9780764506383
ASIN: 0764506382

Publication Date: October 21, 1999
Release Date: October 7, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Have you ever wanted to rig a microphone to your computer, throw away your keyboard, and dictate everything instead of having to type it out? Dragon NaturallySpeaking enables you to do just that, but turning it from a technological miracle into a working tool takes a little practice.

Dragon NaturallySpeaking For Dummies targets new users who are impressed by its capabilities but want to optimize its features. The book is organized thematically and addresses the following topics:

  • Installing and launching NaturallySpeaking
  • Training yourself (and others!) on basic editing, formatting, and dictation features
  • Proofreading and correcting text transcribed from your voice
  • Using NaturallySpeaking to interface with other applications (like Web browsers or word processors)
  • Dictating e-mails, memos, and calendar appointments remotely
  • Customizing NaturallySpeaking to adapt to your way of speaking and to recognize more words in your vocabulary



Customer Reviews:   Read 7 more reviews...

1 out of 5 stars Out of date   December 21, 2008
I have 2 major problems. First is that the book is based on a version several years old, and not relevant to the new program I was ordering. The second problem is that I immediately asked for a refund, got the OK but have not received my credit after about 4 weeks. NOT like Amazon at all.


5 out of 5 stars Dragon Speech Recognition software   June 16, 2008
  0 out of 1 found this review helpful

This software is highly recommended by one of the leading Rehab Centers. My daughter, who is paralyzed from the neck down, has used it,with the proper equipment, to send E-Mail messages and to make telephone calls.


1 out of 5 stars Outdated   October 12, 2007
  3 out of 3 found this review helpful

Great book if you have the very old version 4. Dragon naturally Speaking is up to version 9.5 and has changed drastically since this book was printed.


1 out of 5 stars Pointless keeping in print   June 24, 2007
  10 out of 11 found this review helpful

This book refers to version 4 of the Dragon Naturally Speaking program. The current version is number 9, and is very significantly different from version 4. I don't know why this book is being offered for sale. Do not buy it.


2 out of 5 stars This book is out of date   April 9, 2007
  7 out of 7 found this review helpful

This book used to be useful but is now eight years out of date.

To learn how to use the latest version of Dragon, check out the Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 "Video Guide" and "QuickStart." They are CD-ROMs that play on your computer. I am the author of both of these titles. They are available on Amazon:

Dragon Naturally Speaking 9 Preferred QuickStart
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 Video Guide: Complete Three-Volume Set



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