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V8 Product Line Comparison Matrix
V8 Written Discussion of differences between
         
NaturallySpeaking Preferred and
          NaturallySpeaking Professional/Legal/Medical

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ScanSoft NaturallySpeaking® V8 Product Line Comparison Matrix

    Note: While this document does not address them, introductory versions of NaturallySpeaking are also available. Their feature set is less than NaturallySpeaking Preferred.  These introductory versions include the Essentials Edition and Standard Editions.

 Feature

Preferred

Professional

Legal

Medical

Superior accuracy with BestMatch® and BestMatch® III technology

X

X

X

X

Very Large Vocabulary – 160,000 word active vocabulary; 250,000 word total vocabulary

X

X

X

X

Short set-up and New User Enrollment

X

X

X

X

Surf the Internet by voice in Microsoft Internet Explorer® 5 and higher.

X

X

X

X

Broad Windows application support – Dictate text into virtually any Windows® program

X

X

X

X

Voice Control of the desktop
Open applications from Start menu, switch applications, control menus and dialog boxes and more.

X

X

X

X

Simultaneous dictation and command modes

X

X

X

X

Supports multiple users on one computer.  Note, product is licensed to one user.

X

X

X

X

High-quality headset microphone included  X - non-USB Mic included

USB mic or adapter can be added

X

X

X

X

Add words, acronyms & phrases.  Create text shortcuts  to type up to 128 characters – see Text and Graphics Commands and Time-Saving Advanced Command Capability below.

X

X

X

X

Student Voice Files Adult AND child base-line voice models are included.

X

X

X

X

Make corrections faster and easier Using the Quick Correct List within DragonPad

X

X

X

X

Format and edit text by voice

X

X

X

X

Mouse control by voice

X

X

X

X

Nothing but Speech (NBS)®
Smart interpretation/elimination of bridging sounds users make such as "um" and "ah"

X

X

X

X

Natural Language Commands – Say your commands in the manner that is natural to you with Microsoft Word 97, 2000, XP

X

X

X

X

Dictation Playback Play back a recording of what you said in your own voice, to help you maintain your original intent  (See also "Deferred Correction" below.)

X

X

X

X

Text-to-Speech Listen to documents and other files, such as e-mail, read aloud using the award-winning "RealSpeak"® text-to-speech engine

X

X

X

X

Supports portable, hand-held digital recorders including Pocket PCs and the Palm Tungsten

X

X

X

X

Text and Graphics Commands - create verbal shortcuts.  These shortcuts can only include letters, numbers, punctuation, and the {Enter} and {Tab} keys.  For larger commands, see the command capability of the professional products below.

X

X

X

X

Smart Formatting for numbers, words, etc.  

 X

X

X

X

Specialized Application Support added for:  Internet Explorer 5 & 6,
AOL 6, 7 & 8, Word 2000, XP & 2003, WordPerfect 10, Excel 2000, XP & 2003, Outlook Express 5 & 6

X

X

X

X

Ability to import/export User's Voice Files   (See below for enterprise features) X

X

X

X

Specialized Application Support added for:  Outlook 98, 2000 & XP,
PowerPoint  2000 & XP, InfoPath, Partial support for Lotus Notes 5
 

X

X

X

Member of NaturallySpeaking "Professional Solutions" Series -- Containing additional features for business or hands-free users

X

X

X

Section 508 Certified

X

X

X

Create multiple custom vocabularies for different subjects & interests.  Train your voice files once and then have multiple subject vocabularies fine-tuned to the dictation you do!

 

X

X

X

Deferred CorrectionSave the audio of your dictation so you can correct later OR so you can send the dictation/transcription to a third-party to edit.

 

X

X

X

Support for cordless or array microphones

 

X

X

X

Support for Roaming Users

 

X

X

X

Time-Saving Advanced Command Capability Including the Macro Recorder, Step by Step Scripting and Advanced Scripting (Microsoft VBA compatible)    Create intuitive speech commands that insert boilerplate text, fill out forms, launch applications and more.   Identify repetitive or verbally-cumbersome tasks (involving multiple keyboard, mouse, menu, button, application choices, etc.) for the command to perform.  Note, unlike most macro capabilities, these commands can cross application boundaries and can do almost anything!  

 

X

X

X

Smart Commands

 

X

X

X

Business & Enterprise Features -

Ability to import/export commands

Roaming User Support --

Allows storage of user file at network location so user can access it from anywhere on the network OR synchronize laptop/desktop versions of user file.

Ability to import/export vocabularies

Specialized 3rd party vocabularies can be added

Network tools to "push" install (MSI)

Network tools for centralized vocabulary/command set management

Section 508 Certified

 

X

X

X

Professional Vocabulary Includes custom business & professional vocabulary

 

 

X

X

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 V8 Written Discussion of differences between NaturallySpeaking Preferred and NaturallySpeaking Professional/Legal/Medical

Are you a power user?   Are you in the legal or medical professions?   Dragon NaturallySpeaking® Preferred is the entry point of the NaturallySpeaking® business user product family.   UPGRADE to the NaturallySpeaking Solution Series for all the benefits of the Preferred Edition plus:

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Advanced command capability so you can create commands to perform series of steps to streamline your workflow

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Ability to create multiple vocabularies

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Save dictation for your own later review/editing or for proof-reading by support staff or a transcriptionist

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Specialized vocabulary and language models for your profession

 

How Do the Dragon NaturallySpeaking® Solution Series (Professional, Medical and Legal) Products Differ from Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred?

Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional has extensive customization and deployment capabilities that enable busy professionals to get more done in less time without changing their workflow. Exclusive features include:

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*NEW* Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 makes your user profile available anywhere on the network, and automatically synchronizes updates and adaptations centrally.

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*NEW* Smart Text & Graphics Shortcuts allow you to instantly define the variable values in any boilerplate text, or have Dragon NaturallySpeaking prompt you with variable value choices.

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*IMPROVED* Tools for network management:  Manage user profiles, vocabularies and installations of Dragon NaturallySpeaking over a network.

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*NEW* Smart Commands allow you to change the meaning of a command depending on the location of the cursor.

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Dictate using cordless and array microphones: ScanSoft has certified several wireless and array microphones for use with Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8.

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Record and recall your actions: Use the Macro Recorder to record a series of mouse movements, clicks, and/or keystrokes and recall the actions using a single voice command.

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Automate routine tasks: Use Step-by-Step scripting to create voice commands one step at a time, even if you are not a programmer.

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Speech-enable forms and applications: Use the Advanced Scripting (Microsoft® VBA-compatible Advanced Scripting) Tool to make forms and applications that can be navigated by voice.

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Save your dictation in Microsoft® Word, Corel® WordPerfect® or the DragonPad for outside transcription or correction at a later time.

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Work in Lotus Notes®: Natural Commands allow you to edit, navigate, and send e-mail more easily in Lotus Notes.

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Give commands naturally: Use additional built-in Natural Language Commands for Microsoft® Word, Corel® WordPerfect®, Microsoft® Excel, Microsoft® Outlook™, Microsoft® PowerPoint®, and Microsoft® InfoPath™.

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Section 508 Certified: Only Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 Professional, Medical and Legal are certified for use by people with disabilities according to the rigorous standard required by the federal government.

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Use DNS Administrator to manage vocabularies and commands from a central network location.

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Use multiple, custom vocabularies: Create your own vocabularies or import third-party vocabularies for your specialty. The Dragon NaturallySpeaking Legal and Dragon NaturallySpeaking Medical products include built-in, industry-specific specialty vocabularies.

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Save your dictation for outside transcription: Dictate into Dragon NaturallySpeaking software using Microsoft® Word or Corel® WordPerfect® and someone else can transcribe your document using the software.

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Work in Lotus Notes®, Microsoft® PowerPoint®, and Microsoft Outlook®: Use built-in commands, including Select-and-Say™ editing, to work faster in these applications.

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Import and export custom commands.  Share custom commands with your co-workers.

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Medical & Legal Solutions Editions.  Pre-configured medical and legal editions are available with specialized vocabularies

Consider upgrading to the NaturallySpeaking Solution Series!

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For more information, take a look at these product pages: 
NaturallySpeaking® Professional SolutionNaturallySpeaking® Medical Solution and NaturallySpeaking® Legal Solution

 

Do you have or are you considering the entry point of the NaturallySpeaking product line -- NaturallySpeaking Standard?   Or, are you considering upgrading FROM NaturallySpeaking Standard? 

Our comparison chart above does not mention the Standard edition.  We start with the big brother product of the Standard edition -- NaturallySpeaking Preferred edition.   But if the feature is not in Preferred, it is definitely not in Standard.   So refer to the chart above for features that ARE NOT in NaturallySpeaking Standard Edition but ARE in NaturallySpeaking Preferred, NaturallySpeaking Professional, NaturallySpeaking Medical or NaturallySpeaking Legal editions.  Then look below for a few more key features that are not in NaturallySpeaking Standard:

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Two audio features: Text-to-Speech and Dictation Playback -- used for proofreading or just for listening to files.  Text-to-Speech, of course, uses a synthetic voice to read your document, whether you dictated it or not.  Dictation Playback lets you hear the dictator's voice synchronized along with the already typed/transcribed text.

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Use with handheld recorders, pocket PCs and Palm Tungsten - The Standard edition does not include the methods for bringing in audio from these types of input devices

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The Standard edition has no ability to create commands.  There are multiple types of commands and, as you see from the comparison chart, the Preferred edition has the ability to create the basic text and graphics commands.  ** this is a big feature for day-to-day use.  Note from the comparison chart, that the Professional/Medical/Legal editions are required to create any command type that is not the basic text and graphics command.

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In the Standard edition, you can't export/import user files, which means that to back up your user file -- either just for a back-up or to take to another PC, you must browse to its location each time and copy it.

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The Microsoft Excel command set is not included in NaturallySpeaking Standard edition.

 

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