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Would you like to write more, write fast, and write well? Then this is the book for you. In "Dragon Dictate: Fast Track to Prolific Writing on Your Mac", you will learn how to use the Dragon Dictate application to convert your speech into text with speed and precision. You'll also learn: • how to optimize your Mac hardware for dictation • how to speak so your Mac understands exactly what you say • what you must remember in order to quickly edit your work • how to control your writing software with your voice • how to fix performance problems in Dragon Dictate • how to make dictation work even when accuracy is low • when to tap into the dictation feature built into Mac OS X

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