(Provided by Scansoft)
Feature Comparison Matrix
This Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 Feature Comparison Matrix compares
which features are available in each Dragon NaturallySpeaking product.
For a printable version of this matrix, download the Feature
Comparison Matrix (PDF - 281 KB).
NaturallySpeaking Professional vs. the Medical
and Legal Editions
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| FEATURE | PROFESSIONAL | PREFERRED | STANDARD |
| Microphone included | 
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| Short set-up and user enrollment |
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| Dictate into most Microsoft® Windows®-based applications |
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| Control menus and dialog boxes in most Microsoft® Windows® XP & Windows® 2000-based applications by voice |
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| Simultaneous dictation and command modes |
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| Format and edit by voice |
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| Mouse control by voice |
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| Nothing But Speech (NBS)™ |
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| USB audio support |
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| Performance Optimizer |
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| Natural Punctuation |
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| Say Web and browser links by voice |
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| Award-Winning RealSpeak™ 2 Text-to-Speech |
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| Dictation Playback |
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| Use with handheld digital recorder |
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| Dictate into Pocket PC or Palm Tungsten |
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| Support for cordless or array microphones |
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| Save audio with text dictation |
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| Third-Party Correction |
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| Roaming User |
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| Smart Formatting |
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| Smart Commands |
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| Create multiple custom vocabularies |
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Macro Creation Tools |
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| FEATURE | PROFESSIONAL | PREFERRED | STANDARD |
| Text and Graphics Dictation shortcuts |
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| Complex macro support |
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| Macro recorder |
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| Basic scripting commands |
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| Advanced Microsoft® VBA-compatible scripting |
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Specialized Application Support |
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| FEATURE | PROFESSIONAL | PREFERRED | STANDARD |
| Internet Explorer 5, 6 |
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| AOL® 6, 7, 8 |
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| Word 2000, XP, 2003 |
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| WordPerfect® 11 (Service Pack 1 & 2), 12 |
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| Outlook® Express 5, 6 |
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| Excel 2000, XP, 2003 |
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| Outlook® 2000, XP, 2003 |
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| PowerPoint® 2000, XP, 2003 |
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| Lotus Notes® 5, 6 |
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| InfoPath® |
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Enterprise Features |
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| FEATURE | PROFESSIONAL | PREFERRED | STANDARD |
| MSI Installer |
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| Import/export user files |
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| Roaming User |
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| Import/export macros |
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| Import/export vocabularies |
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| Specialized vocabularies available for purchase |
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| Network tools for centralized vocabulary management |
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| Section 508 Certified |
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The Legal and Medical vocabularies contain additional technical terms and the underlying mathematical modeling is weighted for Legal or Medical dictation. This means that the technical terms are deemed "more likely" to be used and are therefor less likely to be misrecognized "out of the box".
All three versions should become highly accurate (98-99.5%+) with usage but the Legal and Medical versions should provide higher initial accuracy rates on new voice profiles when dictating the respective technical terminology.
In addition, the Medical Edition comes with the following specialty vocabularies:
- General Medical
- Cardiology
- Pathology
- Radiology
- Surgery
- General Practice
- Orthopaedic
- ObGyn
- Emergency
- Gastroenterology
- Mental Health
- Neurology
- Oncology
- Pediatrics
