Dragon Professional Individual For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/tech))

About the Book

Dragon Professional Individual For Dummies, 5th Edition by Stephanie Diamond is a practical guide to using Dragon Professional Individual voice-recognition software. It helps users move from traditional typing to voice-controlled computing, covering setup, dictation, document creation and desktop control.

The book provides step-by-step guidance for getting started with Dragon, creating a user profile, training the software and using voice commands for everyday computer tasks.

Using Dragon Professional Individual

The guide explains how to dictate documents, edit and format text, work with word-processing applications and use Dragon with spreadsheets such as Excel. It also covers sending and receiving email, browsing the web and using recorded speech.

Later chapters focus on controlling Windows by voice, improving recognition accuracy, working with multiple computers or users, creating custom commands and troubleshooting common problems.

Who Is It For?

This book is suitable for Dragon Professional Individual users, professionals who want to reduce keyboard use, accessibility-focused users, and anyone looking for a practical introduction to voice recognition and voice-controlled computer tasks.

Key Features

Dragon Professional Individual guide; 5th Edition; speech recognition; voice dictation; document and spreadsheet creation; email and web control; desktop voice commands; improving recognition accuracy; custom commands; troubleshooting; Windows and Mac information.

Product Details

Author: Stephanie Diamond; Title: Dragon Professional Individual For Dummies; Edition: 5th Edition; Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; ISBN: 9781119171034; Format: Paperback; Pages: 360; Publication Date: January 2016; Language: English; Subject: Voice Recognition and Computer Technology.

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