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Version 10 is the
current version of NaturallySpeaking. Click here for a link to the
current Version 10
materials.
If you still have an
earlier version (V9 or earlier), we still have some resources
available -- at reduced prices -- while supplies last and
would attempt to locate other older products you need. Click these links for more info:
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DNS 6 and
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As an IMAGE Management customer and a prospective/current user of
Dragon NaturallySpeaking® speech recognition software, we wanted to make
you aware of additional products that you might find helpful or
complementary to your usage of NaturallySpeaking®.
Below
you will find information about:
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help your organization learn Dragon NaturallySpeaking®:
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Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 Video Guide -- FULL 3 CD
version |
| Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 QuickStart for DNS
Preferred Video Guide --a one CD (59 minute) condensed version of
the full video guide targeted at DNS Preferred users |
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Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 User Workbook |
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And an advanced book for "power" NaturallySpeaking®
users:
Scripting for Dragon NaturallySpeaking® 8:
A
Guide to Advanced Scripting (Advanced Command Writing) for Dragon
NaturallySpeaking® 8
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You may also benefit from personalized or classroom
training or other services. See our discussion of services at the
end of this page. |
NaturallySpeaking® CD-Rom based Training:
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 Full Video Guide
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The Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 Video Guide is a
CD-ROM-based video presentation that runs on your computer, designed for
both new and experienced users of Dragon software. This video training
was created by and features long-term NaturallySpeaking® Partner, Dan
Newman. In the Video
Guide, Dan guides you visually through key topics and skills,
demonstrating expert techniques and insider secrets.
Just need the basics? Click here to
jump down to the
QuickStart Video Guide.
NOTE:
Order your V8 Video Guide between July 1 and October 1, 2006 and receive
a free upgrade to the V9 video! Enjoy learning about
NaturallySpeaking now, and get your V9 copy later.
$149.00
plus shipping/handling
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Click on this small image to see a
larger version of this sample image.
Click to go to our
mail-able/fax-able ORDER PAGE
or just write-in this product
on any other order document |
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The Video Guide includes five and one half hours of tips, techniques and
training, for just $149.95. We are sure that the Video Guide will help
you learn and use Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 more effectively.
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What’s in the Video Guide?
(Note: Number of minutes is displayed in parentheses after
the topic.)
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Volume I: Using Dragon Part I
Introduction (4 minutes)
1. What's New in Version 8 (6 minutes)
2. Installation and Training (9)
3. Starting to Dictate (5)
4. Quick Tour (6)
5. DragonBar Menus (7)
6. Moving & Selecting (8)
7. Editing by Voice (6)
8. Formatting & Punctuation (12)
9. Spelling & Numbers (10)
10. Correcting by Keyboard (12)
11. Correcting by Voice (24)
12. Using Word (11)
Total running time: 2 hours |
Volume II: Using Dragon Part II
1. Using E-mail (6)
2. Using Excel (7)
3. Using Internet Explorer (8)
4. Tips for Speaking and Dictating (6)
5. Hands-Free Computing (10)
6. Mouse Control by Voice (7)
7. The Command Browser (8)
8. Improving Accuracy (6)
9. The Accuracy Center (19)
10. Options Settings (15)
11. Healthy Computing (5)
Conclusion (4)
Total running time: 1 hour 41 minutes
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Volume III: Mobility & Automation
Introduction (2)
1. Overview & Shortcuts (8)
2. Text and Graphics Commands (16)
3. Step-by-Step Commands (14)
4. Macro Recorder Commands (5)
5. Using the Command Browser (5)
6. Creating Templates (11)
7. Dictating Legal Citations (3)
8. Recorder Setup (7)
9. Recorder Use (11)
10. Delegated Transcription (10)
11. Roaming Users (11)
Conclusion (4)
Total running time: 1 hour 46 minutes |
Total time for the three volumes of the full video guide: 5.5 hours
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NaturallySpeaking® CD-Rom based Training:
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 Preferred QuickStart Video Guide for
NaturallySpeaking Preferred
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The Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 QuickStart Video Guide is a
CD-ROM-based video presentation that runs on your computer, designed for
new users of Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred software. This video training
was created by and features long-term NaturallySpeaking® Partner, Dan
Newman and is a subset of the Full Video Guide detailed above.
Need the full video guide? Click
here to jump up the page to the
NaturallySpeaking Full Video Guide.
NOTE:
Order your V8 Video Guide between July 1 and October 1, 2006 and receive
a free upgrade to the V9 video! Enjoy learning about
NaturallySpeaking now, and get your V9 copy later.
$49.00
plus shipping/handling
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Click on this small image to see a
larger version of this sample image.
Click to go to our
mail-able/fax-able ORDER PAGE
or just write-in this product
on any other order document |
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Get up
and running in less than an hour! Dragon
NaturallySpeaking 8 Preferred QuickStart is a CD-based
video presentation that runs on your computer, designed
to help you get up and running quickly. In the Preferred
QuickStart, author Dan Newman guides you visually
through key topics and skills, demonstrating expert
techniques and insider secrets.
You’ll learn to get started with Dragon Preferred,
select and edit hands-free, dictate punctuation,
numbers, and more. Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Installation and Training
- Starting to Dictate
- Quick Tour
- Moving & Selecting
- Editing by Voice
- Formatting & Punctuation
- Spelling & Numbers
Total time for the one volume of the
NaturallySpeaking Preferred QuickStart video guide: 59
minutes
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NaturallySpeaking®
Training Materials:
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 User Workbook
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This document is
intended to provide an efficient introduction to Dragon
NaturallySpeaking® Version 8. It is designed to help the new user
become aware of and master the most important features of
NaturallySpeaking® speech recognition software. Users will learn to:
| Use Dragon
NaturallySpeaking® to “type by voice”, which includes:
| Dictating,
formatting, editing and correcting by voice |
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Customizing the vocabulary |
| Creating
simple voice commands to insert boilerplate text |
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| User Dragon
NaturallySpeaking® to control your computer by voice:
| With
built-in commands for opening menus, closing applications,
navigating the Internet, using email, etc. |
| By
“voice-clicking” buttons and “voice-pressing” keys on your keyboard |
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This document is designed
to complement the Dragon NaturallySpeaking® Version 8 User’s Guide,
which comes with NaturallySpeaking® and is presented in a lesson format
with explanations, examples, illustrations, as well as step-by-step
instructions and practice exercises so you can learn by doing. In
addition, notes and tips provide further details and alert you to
potential pitfalls.
Table of Contents:
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Creating a User Profile |
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Learning More and Getting Help
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The Dragon NaturallySpeaking User’s
Guide |
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The Accuracy Center and Accuracy
Assistant |
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The Online Help |
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The Sample Commands window |
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Customizing your Vocabulary:
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Overview |
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Using the Vocabulary Editor |
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Adding vocabulary entries |
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Adding spoken forms |
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Deleting and modifying entries |
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Importing a list of words |
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From existing documents |
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From your email |
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Starting to Dictate
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Controlling the Microphone |
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The
microphone icon |
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The
microphone voice commands |
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The
microphone on/off hot key |
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Your
First
Dictation |
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Dictating text and punctuation marks |
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Dictating
Numbers, Dates, Addresses and Other Special Text
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Special Text
in Normal dictation |
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Numbers Mode
- Dictating Numbers Exclusively |
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Spell Mode -
Dictating Letters, Digits and Other Characters |
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Correcting Recognition Errors in your
Dictated Text
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Correcting in the Spell dialog box |
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Using playback to aid correction |
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Deferring Correction
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Saving Recorded Dictation |
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Making corrections to someone else's
dictation |
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Editing Text by Voice
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Navigation and Selection Commands |
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Replacing and inserting words |
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Formatting Text by Voice
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The "X that"
commands |
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The "format that" commands |
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Controlling Your Computer Desktop and
Applications by Voice
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Starting and closing applications |
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Switching between
windows |
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"Clicking" menus, submenus and dialog box controls |
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"Pressing"
keys |
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Surfing Internet Explorer by Voice |
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Dictating and Managing Email |
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Dictating in Microsoft Excel
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Select-and-Say in Quick Edit Mode |
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Entering Numeric Data |
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Boosting productivity with Custom
Commands
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Creating text and graphics commands |
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Managing custom
commands |
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Improving Accuracy
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Audio Check and
Acoustic Training |
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Training words from the vocabulary editor |
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Training
while correcting |
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Checking acoustic settings |
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Performing additional
training |
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Improving Accuracy
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With multiple vocabularies
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With the acoustic optimizer |
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Copying User Files
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Practice Exercise:
Creating a Memo by Voice |
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Scripting for Dragon NaturallySpeaking
8 -- A
Guide to Advanced Scripting (Advanced Command
Writing) for Dragon NaturallySpeaking® 8:
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Unlock the potential of
NaturallySpeaking Professional/Medical/Legal 8 by building custom voice commands!
This book was written by long-term ScanSoft Partner and
NaturallySpeaking® expert, Larry
Allen.
$49.00
plus shipping/handling
Document
Description:
Approximately 165 pages, larger pages than the prior
books, 25% more content for the same price! Spiral-bound, now 8
1/2" x 11" pages.
ISBN 0-9725946-2-0 Published December 2004
This is an abridged
writeup about this document. Go to
unabridged writeup about this great resource including a full table
of contents as well as information about macros described in the book,
sample pages and more! |
Click to go to our
mail-able/fax-able ORDER PAGE
or just write-in this product
on any other order document |
Also available in limited quantities:
Scripting for
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 6 &
Scripting for Dragon
NaturallySpeaking 7
This document focuses on the
command creation capabilities of the NaturallySpeaking® 8
“Professional Products”: Professional, Medical or Legal
This book is for persons learning and using the
scripting functions provided with the ScanSoft Solution Series
NaturallySpeaking Professional 8 products. It progresses from material
suitable for a novice with little scripting knowledge to more advanced
topics suited for programmers and persons with experience with Word,
WordPerfect, or similar scripting languages. It ties together material
on Advanced Scripting so that you don't need to spend as much time
searching the on-line help.
The primary style is one of tackling a problem and
generating a command script step-by-step. Parts of the book contain
notes pertaining to details of the scripting language as it pertains to
NaturallySpeaking.
Ideal for users developing their own commands,
corporate support personnel responsible for command development, and
persons providing services to NaturallySpeaking users. While most of the
detailed information is in the on-line help for Dragon
NaturallySpeaking, this book ties together the concepts and details
needed to produce workable voice commands.
Table of Contents:
Here is an abbreviated Table of Contents:
| Chapter 1: Introduction to Macros and
Commands |
| Chapter 2: Text Command Creation |
| Chapter 3: Control Command Creation |
| Chapter 4: Advanced Scripting |
| Chapter 5: List/Template Commands |
| Chapter 6: Dialog (Form) Editor |
| Chapter 7: Details, Details, Details
Specific Hints by NaturallySpeaking®
Advanced Scripting Type,
VB and VB Extensions,
Windows Scripting Host Comparison, etc. |
| Chapter 8: Document Production with Word |
| Chapter 9: Dragon Sample Commands Commentary |
| Chapter 10: Managing Commands |
| Chapter 11: To Go Further |
| Appendix A: KEY NAMES |
| Appendix B: Advanced Scripting vs. VB Script5
and VBA6 |
Click here for an unabridged writeup about this great resource
including a full table of contents as well as information about macros
described in the book, sample pages and more!
Sample Pages from this book:
Just in case you don't go to the unabridged writeup
about this great resource, please check out this excerpt that talks
about one of the new features of NaturallySpeaking V8 Text and Graphics
commands -- the ability to easily add/use variables. You'll like
this feature! Very easy and powerful!
V8 Scripting For Dragon NaturallySpeaking Pages 5 1to 56
(Sample Pages are In
Adobe
Acrobat Reader format.)
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customization services?
See information about services below. |
Services Info
IMAGE Management, LLC has been selling and supporting
speech recognition since 1993! We are a Nuance Gold Certified Partner and Nuance Certified Dragon
NaturallySpeaking® Instructors (SCDI) representing the Dragon
NaturallySpeaking® product line and related
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