Dragon Dictate, Version 2, Mac

Dragon Dictate 2.0 Mac

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. These commands are easy to say, easy to remember, and designed to simplify and speed up editing by voice. A new "Audio Sources" setting lets you specify which microphones to use with a given Profile. 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. Work Comfortably

Control your Mac in a relaxed, hands-free manner without being tied to your keyboard. 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. Unlock Your Creativity

Dragon Dictate for Mac keeps up with your brain. al.

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. You'll get more done faster with less stress and more success--at home, at work, or wherever life takes you. Using numbered 3x3 grid sections onscreen, you can narrow down the placement of the mouse pointer, and then use a Mouse Click command. 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. You can even designate multiple microphones for a single Profile -- for example, if you use both a wired headset microphone and a wireless microphone. 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.

USB microphone included. Key Benefits Turn Talk into Text

Instead of a keyboard, use your voice to produce text. 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.

In the latest version of Dragon Dictate, users have the ability to more finely control how Dragon formats text such as dates, times, numbers and addresses, ensuring that Dragon works the way that you work. 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. This free app allows you to turn your iPhone (or iPod touch) into a wireless microphone for use with Dragon on your Mac.

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. Some examples are:

• "Put Quotes Around (text)"
• "Put Parentheses Around (text)"
• "Put Brackets Around (text)"
• And more!

Smart From The Start--Productivity is Faster & Easier

• Flexible Microphones: Switching between microphones is easier to manage with Dragon Dictate 2.0. Plus iPhone users can take advantage of the new Dragon Remote Microphone application. 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. Details: 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. 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. 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. Additional Voice Training is available to further optimize your voice profiles. 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. Customize Dragon Dictate for Mac with personal vocabulary and voice commands that reflect the kind of work you do. What's more, Dragon Dictate for Mac works with your favorite Apple applications, including Mail, iChat, iCal, TextEdit, Pages, Safari, and many more. 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. Instead of using your mouse, just speak commands to launch and control applications. With Dragon Dictate you can produce reports, email, articles, books, research notes, online content, and more--quickly, easily, and accurately. Dictate 2.0's remarkable accuracy is powered by the latest version of the award-winning Dragon speech recognition engine. Input text just by speaking--up to three times faster than typing--and interact with your favorite Mac applications using only your voice. Move the cursor or click anywhere on screen simply by voice.