Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 is the most accurate speech recognition product ScanSoft has ever developed - delivering up to 99% accuracy! No other product delivers the power, accuracy and ease-of-use that make Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 Preferred the ideal solution for the PC enthusiast or home office user!

Talk to your computer and your words instantly and accurately appear in Microsoft® Word and Excel®, Corel® WordPerfect®, and virtually all Windows®-based applications. Listen to incoming e-mail and documents read aloud. Search the Web by speaking URLs and links. Use dictation shortcuts that enable you to insert blocks of texts or bitmaps-such as your name, title, and signature-with a single voice command. Dictate directly into a PC or any Scansoft-approved handheld digital recorder. A noise canceling microphone is even included.

Now is the time to use the power of Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 Preferred, and forever improve the way you work with your PC!

Key Benefits

When you use Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 Preferred, it will change the way you think about PCs. You`ll be faster, and have more fun, as you create letters, reports, and e-mails all by speaking. Just talk, and you can surf the web, open and close applications, even control your mouse and the entire desktop!

• Works With All Of Your Favourite Programs!
  Dictate, edit and control applications all by voice with programs like Microsoft® Word, Microsoft® Outlook® Express, Microsoft® Excel®, Microsoft® Internet Explorer®, America Online®, and Corel® WordPerfect®.
  
  
• Faster Than Typing!
  Most people speak faster than 160 words per minute, but type less fewer than 40 words a minute. That means you can create letters and e-mails about three times faster using Dragon NaturallySpeaking!
  
  
• More Accurate Than Ever Before!
  Dragon NaturallySpeaking® 8 is up to 99% accurate and frequently more accurate than typing. Dragon NaturallySpeaking never makes a spelling mistake, and it actually gets smarter the more you use it!
  
  
• Easy To Use!
  Simply install the Dragon NaturallySpeaking CD, and in just a few minutes, you`ll be dictating letters, e-mails and surfing the web by voice! We even include a free noise-canceling microphone.
  
  
• Mobile
  Be productive on-the-go! Import recordings from any ScanSoft-certified handheld device for automatic transcription.
  

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Key Features

• A Breakthrough In Speech Recognition Accuracy
  Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8`s improved speech engine ensures greater accuracy than version 7.
  
  
• Integrated With Your Favourite Applications
  Simply install Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 Preferred, and nearly every Windows application on your PC can be controlled by voice. Complete integration with Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel, including the 2003 editions, with desktop, laptop and Tablet PC systems supported.
  
  
• Navigate Your Desktop By Voice
  Launch or switch applications, save or print documents, and more, using menu commands for all standard Windows®-based applications.
  
  
• Get started quickly
  Teach the software to recognise your voice in as few as five minutes.
  
  
• Easy Proofing
  Say "Play that back," and the software will play back what you just said and highlight the corresponding text for easy proofreading.
  
  
• Eliminate "ums" and "ahs" from your dictation
  The built-in Nothing But Speech (NBS)™ technology increases accuracy by filtering out inadvertent fillers and sounds between words.
  
  
• Use spelling, numbers, commands only, and dictation only modes
  Increase your accuracy when completing specific tasks by voice by using optional spelling, numbers, commands only, and dictation only modes.
  
  
• Control the mouse by voice
  Use multiple methods-including commands like "Move Mouse upper left"-to work hands-free.
  
  
• Work on the Web by voice
  Search the Web, access information, and navigate Web pages by speaking URLs and links.
  
  
• Voice Commands Do Even More
  Say "insert signature" and your e-mail signature and logo automatically appears! Point & click tools let you set up your own voice commands for an ideal way to complete multi-step tasks with a single word or phrase.
  
  
• Be Productive On-The-Go
  Use your Pocket PC, palmOne Tungsten or digital recorder to capture your dictation, and let Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 Preferred automatically transcribe it. Palm OS Dragon Recorder software included free!
  
  
• Format and Edit by Voice
  Yes, you really can use your PC completely by voice, including formatting and editing. Select some text and say "Bold that" and the text is bolded. Say "Make it bigger" and the font size is increased. Creating e-mail and documents couldn`t be any faster or easier.
  
  
• Say It Naturally
  Unique Natural Language Commands mean you don`t have to memorise complex instructions. In Excel for example if you say "total that column," the figures will be summed without requiring any complex formulas.
  
  
• Avoid Repetitive Strain Injuries
  By using your voice to control the PC and create documents, you reduce exposure to repetitive stress injuries. If you suffer from arthritis or carpal tunnel syndrome, Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 Preferred will change the way you work with a PC.
  
  
• Natural Punctuation
  When dictating casual writing styles, you no longer have to say "full stop" and "comma".
  
  
• Listen to text in the most human-sounding voice available
  Hear any text, such as incoming e-mail, read aloud using Text-to-Speech (RealSpeak™ 2 text-to-speech software).
  
  
• Import or export your user profile
  Save your profile on a portable storage device, such as a CD-R or USB drive.
  

Minimum system requirements

• Intel® Pentium® III / 500 MHz processor (or equivalent AMD® processor)
• 256 MB RAM
• 500 MB free hard disk space
• Microsoft® Windows® XP (SP1 or higher) Home and Professional, Millennium, 2000 (SP4 or higher)
• Creative® Sound Blaster® 16 or equivalent sound card supporting 16-bit recording
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5 or higher (free download available at www.microsoft.com)
• CD-ROM drive (required for installation)
• ScanSoft-approved noise-cancelling headset microphone (included)
• Speakers (required for playback of recorded speech and text-to-speech features)
• A Web connection is required for activation