Dragon speech recognition
Nuance Dragon Home, version 15
Get more done on your PC by voice.
Data sheet
From students to parents to
everyday multi-taskers, there’s no
better way to get more done on
your PC simply by speaking than
with Dragon® Home, version 15, the
most intelligent speech recognition
solution for home use.
Designed using Nuance® Deep
Learning™ technology, Dragon Home
intelligently takes your spoken words
and transcribes them into text with
up to 99% recognition accuracy,
adapts to different accents, and
even works in noisy environments.
Simply speak and watch your words
appear on the screen 3x faster
than typing. Dictate documents,
send email, search the Web, and
more. Work hands-free and speak
commands to launch applications
and control your computer – all by
voice.
Dragon Home advantages
– Featuring Nuance Deep Learning
technology means Dragon
understands what you say as soon
as you start dictating, without the
need for training.
– With Dragon Home, you never
have to be connected to the
internet to dictate your documents
and control your PC by voice.
– Use Dragon on major Windows®
form factors, including today’s
popular touchscreen PCs and
tablets, and enjoy the versatility
of interacting with your PC and
favorite applications, whether at
home or in school.
Exceptional capabilities
– Simply speak and watch your
words appear on your computer
screen. Create documents, get
through your “to-do” list, send
email or surf and search the Web
– faster and more intelligently than
ever before.
– Dragon Home is easy to install,
simple to use, and makes even
mundane PC tasks faster and
more enjoyable.
– In addition to DragonPad,
Dragon’s built-in text editor,
you can use Dragon Home with
popular Windows applications.
Dictate documents with Full Text
Control in Microsoft Word®, send
email in Microsoft Outlook®,
search the Web using Internet
Explorer®, Mozilla Firefox®
or Google Chrome™, post to
Facebook or Twitter and more
– all by voice. Dragon Home
even enhances the experience
of using your voice with the
most popular web-based email
application—Gmail™—offering
Full Text Control and commands
for the most frequent actions in
Internet Explorer 11, and the latest
Key features and benets
– A next generation speech engine
allows you to dictate 3x faster than
typing with up to 99% accuracy
– Streamlined user interface allows
you to quickly select the options
you need and start turning your
voice into text right away
– Easy proofreading with Playback
feature that reads your dictation
back in your own voice
– Dictate text within popular
applications, including on the Web
– Create, format and edit by voice –
think out loud and break creativity
barriers
– Flexibility to select microphones,
including those built into many
laptops
– Intuitive design and helpful tutorials
– easy to get started and easy to
master
Dragon speech recognition
Nuance Dragon Home, version 15
Data sheet
versions of Mozilla Firefox and
Google Chrome.
– Transform your ideas into text at
the speed of thought: don’t let
typing, touch screen PCs, spelling,
or fear of the blank page slow
you down. Simply speak and let
Dragon capture your thoughts
quickly and accurately, so you’ll
never lose track of another great
idea.
– Create and edit documents,
dictate homework assignments,
send emails, update social posts
and more. Dragon Home adapts
to your voice and the words you
use to deliver better recognition
results over time. You can even
have Dragon learn new words as
you make document corrections.
– Dragon also adapts its format
rules by detecting your format
corrections—abbreviations,
numbers and more—so your
dictated text looks the way you
want it to every time.
– Dragon Home makes reviewing
and editing your content a breeze.
A new Playback feature lets you
select a block of text and “play
that back” listening to your voice.
As you listen, easily proofread
your document and make edits
and corrections faster as you
become even better with your
dictation.
– Enjoy speed in dictation using
Dragon Voice Shortcuts™ to
collapse common multi-step
tasks into direct voice commands,
which can be used at any time,
no matter which applications are
currently active. For example, say
“Search Google for 87 divided by
12” and Dragon makes it happen.
– Enjoyfreedomandexibilityto
choose your microphone option.
Automatic microphone detection
means Dragon will conveniently
show you which microphones are
available for you to use. You can
also use multiple audio device
typeswithinthesameprole
so that you can easily switch to
another microphone while keeping
all your personalized preferences
for accuracy and formatting.
– Help prevent repetitive stress
injuries by using your PC in a
more comfortable, ergonomic
way without being tied to your
keyboard and mouse. Simply
speak to launch applications,
select menu items, and switch
from one window to another using
simple voice commands.
System requirements
– CPU: Intel® dual core or
equivalent AMD® processor.
Faster processors yield faster
performance.
– RAM: Minimum 4 GB
– Free hard disk space: 4 GB (8
GB when installing from a digital
download)
– Supported Operating Systems:
Microsoft® Windows 7, 8.1, and 10
(32-bit and 64-bit)
– Internet Explorer 11 or higher,
or current version of Chrome or
Firefox
– Sound card supporting 16-bit
recording
– A DVD-ROM drive for installation
(not required for digital downloads)
– Built-in microphone or a
Nuance-approved microphone.
See support.nuance.com/
compatibility/ for more
information.
– An Internet connection is required
for automatic product activation (a
quick anonymous process) and to
access online help.
To learn more about Dragon Home,
version 15, as well as the complete
line of Dragon speech recognition
products, visit:
www.nuance.com/dragon/
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