Dragon Dictate For Mac 3 User Guide
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My only regret is that the dictation feature of OS X is so bad in comparison to Dragon NaturallySpeaking that it is almost unusable. The command feature of dictation fails to work 99% of the time. I tried dragon dictate for Mac, but it is just as bad as OS X dictation. Adding a New Microphone to Dragon Dictate on Your Mac When introducing a new microphone to your Dragon Dictate software, you have two choices – 1) Create a brand new profile based on the new microphone or 2) Add the microphone as a new “audio source” to an existing profile. We will briefly take you through both procedures. Close Dragon Dictate. Click here to download the update file. Double-click the 'Dragon_Dictate_12062.zip' file to extract the application file to the desktop. Locate the new Dragon Dictate application icon on the desktop. Drag the icon into the 'Applications' folder. Replace the existing file when prompted. Dragon Dictate is now updated to version 2.5.1.
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5 product ratings - Dragon Dictate for MAC Version 3 With Headset NIB Factory Sealed. 4.0 out of 5 stars. 5 product ratings - Nuance Dragon Dictate 3.0 for Mac with BT headset. Guaranteed by Tue, Dec. Or Best Offer +$5.00 shipping. 3 new & refurbished from $58.02. Dragon Naturally Speaking 9 Preferred w/ Manual & Headset PC CD. Nuance Dragon Professional Individual for Mac, v6 For v6 of: Contents Dragon Professional for Mac User Guide 1 Get started 25 Using the Dragon menu 25 Related topics: 26 The Status Window 26. Upgrading from Dragon Dictate 4 or Dragon for Mac 5: FAQ 41 All Upgrades 41. If you have multiple profile and multiple sound sources, when you open Dragon dictate you will be brought to the “Profiles” screen where you must be sure to select the profile and audio source you desire. Follow steps 1-5 shown above for adding a new audio source 2. Select the “+” sign on the left side of the Profiles screen to add a new profile. The User Guide, which covers all product editions, provides details on installation, optional settings, voice commands and dictation of different types of text. The guide also includes tips and notes to help you use the software more effectively. Be sure to also take advantage of our illustrated workbook.
User Guides
The User Guide, which covers all product editions, provides details on installation, optional settings, voice commands and dictation of different types of text. The guide also includes tips and notes to help you use the software more effectively.
Be sure to also take advantage of our illustrated workbook. For the latest technical details, please see the KnowledgeBase.
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- We recommend plugging the Bluetooth microphone’s dongle (wireless adaptor) into your computer before you open Dragon.
- While the Calisto II's headset is charging, its indicator light glows solid red, but once the headset is fully charged, this light goes off.
- The headset does not automatically power on. Once the headset is charged and paired to its dongle, you must power it up by holding its button for about 6 seconds (it then emits 4 ascending beeps), then pressing it for 1 second to activate its radio link to its dongle
- Title: Using the Calisto II Bluetooth wireless microphone with Dragon
This video includes how to charge and power up the headset, as well as turn on the connection to its USB wireless adapter. It also covers how to check the “recording device” settings in the Windows Control Panel.
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The User Workbook provides explanations, examples, and illustrations, as well as step-by-step instructions and practice exercises to help you make the most of your investment in Dragon.
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Command Guides
The Dragon Command Guide provides a two-page list of the most commonly used voice commands so that you can control your PC and individual applications by voice.
- Using Dragon with Microsoft Word – Dragon can be used for far more than basic dictation. You can use your voice for complete command and control of your computer. Common commands can be particularly helpful when working with Microsoft Word. This guide summarizes common commands to help you boost your productivity when creating documents in Word.
- Using Dragon with Microsoft Excel - Dragon provides a number of natural language commands to use with Microsoft Excel. Using these commands, you can avoid the multiple menu-selection and mouse-movement steps associated with the traditional Microsoft Windows interface.
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Instructional Videos
These free, on-demand videos offer tips and guidance for both new and experienced Dragon users. For more videos, visit our Feature Demos page and our YouTube channel.
- Title: How to Install Dragon NaturallySpeaking Software Update
- This video walks you through a software update to Dragon NaturallySpeaking, including milestones during installation and important reminders for the process to be successful.
- This video covers the installation process, as the software walks you through a series of screens; this includes activation, a short, anonymous step.
- Title: Using the Calisto II Bluetooth wireless microphone with Dragon
- The Calisto II is a Bluetooth microphone made by Plantronics for use with Dragon. This video includes how to charge and power up the headset, as well as turn on the connection to its USB wireless adapter. It also covers how to check the “recording device” settings in the Windows Control Panel.
- Title: Using the 'original' Calisto wireless microphone with Dragon
- NOTE: The Dragon editions that support Bluetooth use editions Premium/Preferred and higher.
- Title: Creating a User Profile
- To keep all the data it needs to best work with each individual, Dragon uses a set of files which together form a User Profile. This video shows how to create a User Profile that best reflects your voice, audio environment, and audio input device(s); it also introduces important tools Dragon can use to quickly learn how to best recognize what you dictate.
- Title: Moving the Insertion Point within Editable Text
- Title: Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking with Email
- In addition to dictating, Dragon can be used for many email-related actions such as opening, replying to, forwarding and deleting messages. This video includes launching the default email program, checking for new mail, and creating a new message, and uses Microsoft Outlook Express as an example. editionEditions “Professional” and above
- This video covers the creation of custom commands of the type “Text-and-Graphics”, which lets you pre-define content for Dragon to enter whenever you utter the command. This “boilerplate” can include graphics (logos, maps, signatures…) as well as blank lines and formatting. Simple to create, these commands can quickly add to the benefits of dictating: speed, convenience, consistency..
- Note: 'Text-and-Graphics' commands are available in editions 'Preferred' and higher.
Note: Once the video opens, you can use its menu to jump to particular sections, and its icons at the bottom to pause, maximize the screen, etc.
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- Pros
Easy setup. Improves the more you use it. Very good dialogues for training software. Handles dictation, voice commands, and the recording of audio files.
- Cons
Moderate learning curve, especially with commands. Pricey. Less flexible than Windows version.
- Bottom Line
Dragon Dictate 3 for Mac is, as the name might suggest, a choice tool for dictation. While it does offer voice control too, that's not its primary selling point, and on the Mac the built-in tools work just fine.
Dictation programs, which let you control your computer and type using only your voice, aren't for everyone. But those who use them for productivity, or to write dialogue more naturally, or for accessibility reasons, will likely turn to Nuance Communication's Dragon brand of software, the leader in this category. In sampling speech-recognition and voice-command software, I've had overwhelmingly positive experiences with Dragon products, and the same can be said for Dragon Dictate for Mac 3.
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12 Premium for Windows (4.5 stars) impressed me like none other, enough to be named an Editors' Choice. I've also been extremely pleased with the smartphone apps Dragon Go! for search and other Web functions, as well Dragon Dictation for iPhone for transcribing when I am not in the mood to deal with Siri. Having set high expectations for Dragon Dictate for Mac 3, I can't say after testing that it hits quite the same marks as the Windows' version of the product, although it is still very good at what it does and is worthy of our Editors' Choice. Version 3 shows improvement in speed and flexibility , but it's still a very different product from the Windows version, Dragon NaturallySpeaking. The two are as different as their names. Dragon for Mac is a little more rigid than the highly flexible and intuitive NaturallySpeaking Premium, even though their price tags are the same. I was also surprised to find the Mac app's interface looks radically different than that of its Windows counterpart.
In core functionality, however, the two programs are similar. With both Dragon Dictate for Mac and NaturallySpeaking, you can control many applications and functions on your computer using just your voice, as well as dictate speech-to-text in word processing, note-taking, and email applications. You can also dictate to Dragon's own note pad app, which comes with the software, although I found Dragon responded much more quickly and with less lag when used in Mac's own TextEdit program. Speak it, and it shall be written.
Setup and Training
I installed Dragon Dictate 3 for Mac on an iMac running Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion (more on the system requirements below). The installation took a minute or two, and the additional setup, which involves acclimating Dragon to your voice and accent, took less than ten minutes.
Setting up is by far my favorite part of the program, as the app does a fantastic job of explaining how the software works on the most general level while also walking you through some demos of operations. For example, as shown in the slideshow, the app might ask you to read the following text aloud: 'Pause briefly before saying a command and Dragon will instantly recognize that the command is something you want it to do COMMA rather than something you are dictation PERIOD.' While you're being told to say this or that and see the results on screen, the software is in turn learning more about how you speak, such as your accent and other characteristics of your voice.
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One small difference that made setting up Dragon Dictate for Mac better than setting up NaturallySpeaking for PC is in the script you have to read to help Dragon learn to understand you. In the PC version, you can choose to read a political speech, a few paragraphs about computers by humorist Dave Barry, or a few other options. In the Mac app, you don't have a choice, but the dialogue provided is an overview of how speech-recognition software works, so you're effectively learning about the program while giving the software information, too. It's a minor difference, but you'll definitely have a better experience with any voice-control software if you learn how it works at the most basic level.
Dragon Dictate 3 for Mac
Bottom Line: Dragon Dictate 3 for Mac is, as the name might suggest, a choice tool for dictation. While it does offer voice control too, that's not its primary selling point, and on the Mac the built-in tools work just fine.
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