#DRAGON DICTATE FOR MAC HELP SOFTWARE#

#DRAGON DICTATE FOR MAC HELP SOFTWARE#

In the Dragon Dictate promotional material, Nuance boasts an increased accuracy to a level of 99 percent, but this was definitely not the case when testing the software with a microphone built into a computer. There are also a few eccentricities which are bound to pop up when using any speech to text software, such as Dragon’s occasional inability to decide whether I wish to say “for,” “four,” or “4.' Issues like this can be worked out in Dragon Dictate's expansive options, but they slow down the initial adjustment period.

While testing Dragon Dictate 3 over the course of a few days, I found the most difficult part was altering my own habits and getting used to speaking thoughts out loud, rather than tapping fingers on a keyboard. English spelling without demanding U.S.-centric commands like “period” in place of my own preferred “full stop.” When dictating, it’s important to speak as clearly as possible, and articulate all necessary punctuation, such as “comma” and “exclamation mark.' Perhaps stronger regional accents could give the software fits, but for what it’s worth, Dragon Dictate handled my own Welsh accent very well on the whole, even converting the words into U.S. Dragon Dictate for Mac 3 can open applications with a voice command

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