Dragon NaturallySpeaking Feature Comparison Matrices
The Dragon NaturallySpeaking Feature Comparison Matrices
detail which features are available in each Dragon
NaturallySpeaking product.
Application Features
| Feature |
Preferred |
Professional |
Legal |
| Includes DragonPad, a word-processor similar to WordPad
(Complete application command and control by voice) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Works with Microsoft Word 2000, XP, 2003 and 2007 (Complete
application command and control by voice) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Works with Corel WordPerfect 11, 12, 13, X4 (Complete
application command and control by voice) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Works with Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8
(Complete application command and control by voice) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Works with Mozilla Firefox 2 and 3 (Limited application command
and control by voice) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Works with Mozilla Thunderbird 2 (Limited application command
and control by voice) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Works with Microsoft Outlook 2000, XP, 2003 and 2007
(Complete application command and control by voice) |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Works with Microsoft Outlook Express 5, 6 and Microsoft Windows
Mail (Complete application command and control by voice) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Works with Lotus Notes 6, 7 and 8 (Limited application command
and control by voice) |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Works with Microsoft Excel 2000, XP, 2003 and 2007 (Complete
application command and control by voice) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Works with Micsoft PowerPoint 2000, XP, 2003 and, 2007 (Limited
application command and control by voice) |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Works with InfoPath (Limited application command and control by
voice) |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Accuracy Features
| Feature |
Preferred |
Professional |
Legal |
| Offers specific accoustics for various regional accents (For
example, Southern US, Spanish native and so on.) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Includes the Accuracy Center tools that will help you improve
how Dragon hears and understands what you say.
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Includes the Vocabulary Editor to add, edit or delete words or
phrases in the active Dragon vocabulary |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Import or export custom words to increase accuracy |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Option to have multiple vocabularies and import or export
them. |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Automation Features
| Feature |
Preferred |
Professional |
Legal |
| Includes option for automatic commas and periods |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Includes shortcut commands for Web search: "Search Google for
XYZ," "Find website about XYX" |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Includes shortcut commands for new Outlook e-mails and
appointments: "Write e-mail to John Smith," "Create appointment
with design team" |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Create custom text-and-graphics commands to quickly insert
unlimited boilerplate text and graphics, including variable
text. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Create specialized templates with text-and-graphics commands
with variable fields. |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Create custom voice commands to automate nearly routine PC
task, such as automating a series of keystrokes or menu items.
(Includes a macro recorder, step-by-step macro generation and
VBA-style macros) |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Import or export custom commands using the Command Browser |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Formatting and Correction Features
| Feature |
Preferred |
Professional |
Legal |
| Specify alternate written forms and other word properties |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Quick voice formatting commands to format or edit specific
words on the screen, such as "bold XYX" and "delete XYZ" (In
standard windows.) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Audio playback of what you dictated in an open document. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Option to save synchronized audio with text for later
correction. Dragon can save audio in a DRA file along with text
created in DragonPad, Microsoft Word or Corel WordPerfect. |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Voice notations in Microsoft Word, which can be dictated by
holding the ESC key. |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Correction only mode for correcting someone else's
dictations. |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Audio Input Features
| Feature |
Preferred |
Professional |
Legal |
| Headset microphone included |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Allows dictation from USB microphones |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Microphone sleeps (Enters standby) after X minutes of
silence. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Allows transcription from digital recorders, PocketPC, PalmOne
Tungsten |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Allows dictation from approved wireless headsets, such as
bluetooth devices. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Multiple dictation sources (More than one type of audio input
device) can share a vocabulary |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| AutoTranscribe Folder Agent can monitor a designated folder for
new recordings to transcribe. |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| AutoTranscribe Folder Agent with synchronized audio file so
that playback and adaptation can take place |
|
|
Yes |
Accessibility Features
| Feature |
Preferred |
Professional |
Legal |
| Self-paced option for easy printing or uninterrupted reading of
acoustic training text |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Section 508 Certified |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Mouse commands: MouseGrid, clicking, moving and dragging. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
"Press <key>" commands, for example, "Press Escape,"
"Press ALT V"
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Ability to "click" a supported application's menus, buttons,
dialog boxes and other named interface elements by voice. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Customizable hotkeys to control the microphone, launch
Correction ro Playback and so on. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Text-to-speech within editable text: a synthesized voice reads
out text you designated. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Installation and IT Administration Features
| Feature |
Preferred |
Professional |
Legal |
| Installs and runs on Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and Windows
7 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Supports Citrix |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Auto-configuration based on computer's hardware resources:
Dragon adjusts its default settings (Speed versus accuracy and some
application-specific commands.) on computers where processing
speeds may be low. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Options to disable advanced functionality to increase
speed
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| No initial training required on standard headsets |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| QuickStart option (A partial loading of the program with the
DragonBar menu accessible from the system tray.) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Includes product tutorial, "tip of the day" and "What can I
say" window |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Import or export user profiles via the Manage Users dialog |
Yes. |
Yes |
Yes |
| Administrative security options to enable only select users to
modify vocabularies, create custom commands, export custom
commands, view custom commands or edit custom commands |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Dragon Profiles centralized on the network (The roaming
configuration) |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| IT Administrator Guide as a PDF and in the Help interface |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Remote management of wordlists, custom commands and
vocabularies (nsadmin.exe and Data Distribution Tool wizard) |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| MSI installation |
|
Yes |
Yes |
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