Dragon Naturally Speaking Version 8
Introduction
Dragon Naturally Speaking is a speech-to-text package which supports users
with reading and writing difficulties. It is compatible many Windows based
programs including Microsoft Word. The main features include:
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Voice to text (dictation);
Playback of own voice at different speeds;
Making corrections to spellings;
Transcription of audio files;
Ability to convert files into Microsoft Word.
Please note that. If you have not used Dragon Naturally Speaking before,
you will need to create a voice file with your name. You will only have to do
this once – in future you will just open your voice file. This usually takes about
20 minutes
Using Dragon
Select either Dragon icon on your desktop, or go to programs and select the
Dragon option
The Dragon toolbar will now open:
All of the features of Dragon are controlled through the toolbar. This can be
positioned on the screen by clicking on the toolbar and dragging it to the
chosen location.
Training Dragon to recognise your voice:
Do this by clicking on NaturallySpeaking > Open Manage Users. Click New
and then follow the prompts
You can then open the word processing software of your choice, for
example Word.
This is where the text is input.
Toolbar
Microphone
You can choose to switch the microphone on or
off.
Menu
This allows you to set up a new user or manage
existing users.
Tools
This is where all of the settings are stored and
you can adjust things, such as accuracy, speed
and voice style for playback.
Words
This allows you to:
Add, edit or train Dragon in new words
Sound
This allows you to playback the speech that has
been input. Highlight a specific section or select
all to playback.
It also allows audio file conversion to text.
Help
Access Dragon online help manual.
To exit Dragon, click on the dragon icon and select close
Getting help
You can use the built in help menu. To access this:
Click on the help icon on the Dragon toolbar