Dragon NaturallySpeaking Premium 11 Student Edition [Old Version]

a person still needs to use the keyboard with this program. did not work for my husband he cannot see

Updated: 5/25 Probably the worst software experience I have ever had. Waited three days to get a serial number. Had to order a new headset as the one included is GARBAGE (ill fitting and cumbersome-it kept sliding off my head.) Spent the next 10 days trying to make this work for me to no avail. It is amazingly frustrating, a printed user guide would have been very helpful (the 108 page manual is available if you hunt through their website, but you cant read it and keep the screen clear to practice.)Could not open anything other than straight Windows programs like WORD, Outlook and Excel. for some reason, my wireless connection key kept being clicked off when I was using it! It could not open my Yahoo email inbox! I do alot of legal research for school, it could not begin to find its way through court citations in either search or dictation mode. I use Open Office for work and that was almost funny...however,neither my professors or boss would find the quality of work I was able to turn out using Dragon even slightly amusing. I ordered this as I have a hand nerve issue and thought it would be very helpful. Major headaches and wasted hours are not helpful. I would have been better off spending $100 on additional wrist braces and painkillers to ease my discomfort. Am going to try to get a refund.

I have read all reviews for both this premium student version and the home premium version and decided to go ahead and purchase. I initially gave it a 5-star, but will keep everyone informed of ease of getting student version activated....now for the star-trek finish.... star date: Saturday, Dec. 11 @ 7pm CST....product ordered. UPDATE: 12/11/10 @ 20:44(from my .edu account)I pre-emailed my purchase info to the svp monitoring these reviews (Peter) to which he immediately responded (12/11/10 @ 20:49): Verification is very simple with an edu email address. You will get instructutions to sign into a website when you get your software. A serial number can be immediately sent to your edu email address. Most people who [have] had issues did not have an edu email address. UPDATE: 12/14/10 @ 14:25 (CST) received product; instructions to activate are simple; sent in the required information at 14:00. Will post when product key code is received.

So I just bought this item 22FEB2012 and tried to go to the website to register as a student to get my serial number to start the software but the website provided is down. I am glad that Nuance offers a student discount but if you dont want a bunch of bad reviews on your product and services you may want to get your registration website up and running. I immediately went to the main Nuance homepage to chat but that individual is just a sales rep and then only gave me a non-tollfree number to call...classic! Sadly they close at 6pm weekdays. Update 1: Website is up and running but very slowly. I was able to register and the serial number showed up really quick once I provided my .edu email address. I owned a previous version of this software so I will send out a second update once I have finished the papers that are due on Monday. Nuance reps FYA: Since I know you read these reviews, you should think about giving a trial period to register the product of say 10 days and then disable the software. This would help minimize these types of posts.

The product arrived quickly and in very good packaging. Dragon loaded quickly. This version works much better/fewer errors in voice recognition than older versions. Id recommend buying.

I never write reveiws. After reading the strong negatives regarding the registration process, I had to write to about my experience. VERY FAST AND EASY WITH AN EDU EMAIL ACCOUNT. The serial number was IMMEDIATELY emailed. It took me less than 5 mins. to register and recieve my serial number. It took another 5 mins. to download it and I am off an running. I plan on using it for my dissertation. Will post an update.

I was very disappointed in the software. I purchased this product under the assumption I would be able to use this for my graduate classes. My plan was to record the lectures and then the software would transcribe the lectures for notes. Did not happen. You would have to make a profile for each voice to be transcribed, and even then I am not sure it would have worked for this. I have not reviewed the product description again to make sure, but I thought it said it was for lectures, so this was not correct. I tried getting help from the software company, but they never clearly gave instructions or help in solving this issue. So I have returned the product, hoping for a full refund. Bummed to say the least.

I really like this product. It works well. Sometimes it types things I am not sure where they are coming from but for the most part this types exactly what I say and does it quite fast as well. I do recommend this to others, but it does need to be trained to your way of speaking and your accent or dialect to know what word you want typed.

I have started using this product in the last half-hour and Im already using it to write the review. This software has quickly started recognizing my dictation. Activation was real simple provided you had a student e-mail account ending with a .edu. In my experience, it took me less than 5 min. to jump through the activation hoops. Others may have experienced problems because they did not have a EDU e-mail account. To my mind, this is a basic requirement that should be met. If someone does not have an EDU account it is very difficult to believe that he is a student. Student software then becomes a joke. The premium version of this software has been well reviewed by others on this site. I therefore do not have much to add to the review. Im enjoying using the software and I will report any problems if I should encounter any.

This program has made writing papers for grad school so much better! I absolutely love not having to type every word. So far, its been accurate and very easy to use. I havent tried it with anything other than Microsoft Word, but so far love having it.