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Transcription Aid simply makes correcting documents that were created by voice with Dragon NaturallySpeaking easy and simple. It works just like a traditional transcriber, except that it plays the voice file that was recorded when the document was created and highlights the word it heard the author say on the screen. Control playback with an optional foot pedal purchased separately. (Compatible with IN-USB-2 and IN-DB9 foot pedals)

Dragon NaturallySpeaking is a remarkable speech recognition engine. However, the correction facilities that it provides are still rather limited for professional use. Enter the newest Transcription Aid version 5 and access the following major additional features:

• Transfer the correction of transcriptions generated by Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional, Medical, Legal or Preferred 9 or 10 with a microphone or digital recorder, to a third person (transcriptionist or secretary) with the following advantages:
• Extensive support of a certified "plug & play" foot pedal (a device that is most familiar and natural to a transcriptionist)
• Playback of the voice recording of the author (the dictation or "*.dra" file), while reading the corresponding transcription in the screen, to facilitate its correction by simple comparison between the dictation and the transcribed text
• Improvement of the "Speech files" of the dictating author while correcting. Forget about spending countless hours training the speech recognition engine. Increase the author's recognition accuracy to the maximum in very little time and allow him/her to concentrate on what she/he is more productive at: dictation!
• Inclusion of useful macro commands (icons to click) for the most repetitive functions needed by a secretary correcting the transcriptions while improving the "Speech files" of the dictating author

Unlike Dragon NaturallySpeaking, with which one can automatically select only full utterances (what was dictated without making a pause) for correction, Transcription Aid 5 also allows for automatic selection for correction (with optional foot pedal) of much smaller (and hence easier to handle), segments of the dictation. Besides, Version 5 incorporates the first in the world "Phonetic Checker" for Speech Recognition in English (other languages in development) and Dragon NaturallySpeaking!

Unique "No Playback Dropout" technology. Direct editing and correction of the transcriptions with the keyboard and mouse in the main window of Transcription Aid, without damaging playback of the voice recording of the author (the dictation or "*.dra" file). This allows the following advantages:

• The dictating author can insert voice comments (with its corresponding automatic transcription) with instructions for the transcriptionist, anywhere within the dictation
• The transcriptionist can substantially increase its output and performance (as it can directly correct the transcription and avoid the use of the Dragon Spell window)
• The transcriptionist can hear the playback of the word or phrase to be corrected within the Dragon Spell window, for confirmation purposes, even when the "PlayBack" button is grayed out, by pressing the foot pedal
• The archival of the original, unmodified, dictation or "*.dra" file for later verification or reference, even after direct corrections have been introduced by the transcriptionist (a must have feature for legal firms and hospitals)

Simple and intuitive interface, very similar to the world leading Microsoft Word. A key element to reduce the learning curve of the secretary and maximize output in very little time. This interface provides advanced features, unique to any currently available transcription application for Dragon NaturallySpeaking, as for instance:

• Multilevel Undo & Redo and without damaging the dictation ("*.dra" file)
• Powerful Find & Replace also without damaging the dictation
• Open and Save Microsoft Word ".doc" files directly
• Export the transcription as PDF document
• Main WYSIWYG window, with Normal and Print View, allowing to see the transcription within its physical context (the margins of the page)
• Margin justification, paragraph and hanging indents
• Tab settings (all standard ones)
• Automatic Bullets insertion