ViaVoice for Windows - Pro USB Edition
Via Voice for Windows, Pro USB edition

Premier IBM speech recognition softwareIBM ViaVoice Pro USB Edition, Release 9 offers the same impressive accuracy and features as Release 8, plus enhancements which include even easier enrolment, a USB microphone adapter and support for Microsoft Windows XP and Office XP.

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 ViaVoice Pro USB Edition features


  EASY
Talk normally to your PC and the words appear on screen.
Dictate directly into Microsoft Office 97, 2000 and XP applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook – and use powerful IBM Natural Language Commands to format and edit text with your voice.
Create and edit text directly in popular Windows applications, including Internet Explorer, Netscape and chat software.
Use time-saving voice shortcuts to insert frequently used text.
Make corrections with your voice or the keyboard, or delegate them to a colleague.
Listen to the recording of your voice if you need to check what you have said.
Use ViaVoice to read e-mail and Web pages aloud to you.
 
ACCURATE
150,000 word UK English vocabulary.
Check the spelling of words as you add them to your ViaVoice vocabulary – ViaVoice knows how to spell and pronounce over 260,000 words in its back-up dictionary.
ViaVoice automatically adjusts its speed and accuracy settings for optimum performance on your PC.
ViaVoice uses the context of your words to help it "type" the correct words, so it can tell the difference between words that sound the same, such as their, there and they're.
ViaVoice can identify and filter out breath and lip-smack noises as you dictate.
ViaVoice formats numbers automatically – you just say them normally.
Keep talking.The more you use it, the better it gets.
Use the special microphone provided to reduce background sounds – choose either the microphone jack or the included USB adapter.
 
FAST
Teach ViaVoice to recognise your voice fast – there is now a large font option to make the short enrolment easier.
ViaVoice can learn new words by analysing your documents.
Speed up the creation of documents you use often with "ViaVoice Documents", voice-activated templates in Microsoft Word 97, 2000 and 2002. Link to your Microsoft Outlook Contact List to insert addresses automatically. ³
 
SIMPLY CONTROLLED
Say simple commands to open, close and control applications.
Use single word commands to replace multiple keystrokes. New key control stops commands from being mistaken for dictation.
Use Voice Marks to give you confirmation that requests are being completed without looking at the screen.
Navigate the Web, launch and search sites virtually hands-free in popular Internet applications ².
Use natural commands like "check my messages" to manage e-mail by voice.

1. In a recent test, ViaVoice users produced finished
    documents up to 53% faster than people producing
    the same text with a keyboard.

2. Requires internet or intranet access which must be
    obtained separately.

3. Outlook 97, 2000 or XP.

Check out the system requirements.




  Related links
NEW! IBM ViaVoice Pro USB Edition Release 10
NEW! IBM ViaVoice Standard Edition Release 10
ViaVoice Pro USB Edition, Release 9 System Requirements
ViaVoice Pro Enterprise Edition, Release 8.2
ViaVoice Pro Edition Release 8
ViaVoice Standard Edition Release 8
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