How Long for Training NaturallySpeaking?
NaturallySpeaking comes out of the box not knowing anything about you. It has to work as well for a baritone with a Scottish accent as for a mezzo-soprano with a slight lisp. It needs time to figure out [more…]
Select the Right NaturallySpeaking Product
NaturallySpeaking is not a single product; it’s a family of products. And like most families, some members are richer than others. Depending on the features you want, you can pay a hefty price for software [more…]
The Latest Generation of the NaturallySpeaking Programs
The current generation of NaturallySpeaking, version 11.0, was released in the second half of 2010. In addition to the usual bug fixes and incremental improvements that you expect in a new version of an [more…]
The Training Process for Dragon NaturallySpeaking
Why does NaturallySpeaking need to be trained before it understands your speech? The simple answer is that speech recognition is probably one of the hardest things your computer does. Humans may not think [more…]
Choose Options for Dragon NaturallySpeaking
Now that you’re in charge, you can order NaturallySpeaking to work your way. It’s time to choose some options! From the DragonBar, choose Tools→Options to open the Options dialog box. There are seven different [more…]
How to Set Up Hot Keys for NaturallySpeaking
Dragon NaturallySpeaking allows you to set up Hotkeys. All the buttons on the Hotkeys tab work the same way: Click the button and a Set Hot Key dialog box pops up. When it does, don’t try to type the names [more…]
Install Dragon NaturallySpeaking on Your Computer
Whether you’re installing NaturallySpeaking for the first time or installing over a previous version, the process is easy. If you have User Profiles from NaturallySpeaking version 9 or 10, the Upgrade [more…]
Run the NaturallySpeaking New User Wizard
To get yourself properly introduced to your new Dragon NaturallySpeaking software, you use a User Profile Wizard. You can start the wizard in one of two ways: [more…]
Connect Your Recorder to Your PC for NaturallySpeaking
To transfer your voice recording from your recorder to your PC to use with Dragon NaturallySpeaking, you need a physical connection between the recorder and your PC. If your recorder is not digital, you [more…]
Add a Dictation Source to Your Current Profile
Your recorded voice sounds so different from your live voice that you have to train Dragon NaturallySpeaking to recognize it. Training NaturallySpeaking to understand your recorded voice is just like training [more…]
Transfer Files from a Digital Recorder to NaturallySpeaking
After recording your dictation on a digital recording for use with Dragon NaturallySpeaking, you will need to transfer the digital file from your recorder to your PC. You need instructions from the recorder [more…]
How to Transcribe Your Recording with Dragon NaturallySpeaking
Watching Dragon NaturallySpeaking transcribe a recording is kind of magical. You sit there and your words (or something like them) appear on the screen. How does it work? NaturallySpeaking transcribes [more…]
Transcribe with the AutoTranscribe Folder Agent in NaturallySpeaking
If you have a recurring transcription to input to Dragon NaturallySpeaking, the AutoTranscribe Folder Agent saves you time. For example, if you record a weekly podcast, you can set up a specific folder [more…]
