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Dragon NaturallySpeaking Feature Matrix

While all products within the Dragon NaturallySpeaking family offer the same speed, accuracy and ease of use, each edition is designed to meet the needs of a specific user. Dragon NaturallySpeaking Legal is ideal for the legal professional and offers unprecedented speed and accuracy over other versions with advanced capabilities to required for your needs. Here are the key feature differences between Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred and Dragon NaturallySpeaking Legal: 

Dragon NaturallySpeaking Feature Matrix

FEATUREDESCRIPTIONDRAGON
LEGAL
DRAGON
PROFESSIONAL
DRAGON
PREMIUM
Recognition AccuracyTurns your voice into text with up to 99% accuracy

NEW – Up to a 20% improvement to out-of-the-box accuracy compared to Dragon version 11

Yes!Yes!
Recognition SpeedWords appear on the screen three times faster than typingYes!Yes!
System ConfigurationInstallation automatically detects available PC resources (CPU, Processor Cache, RAM) and configures system for optimal use

NEW – On powerful PC’s with multi-core processors, Dragon 12 automatically selects its latest and greatest speech model for best performance

Yes!Yes!
CorrectionCorrect text by voice

NEW – Dragon now includes more – and more likely – word choice options to make it quicker and easier to make a change

Yes!Yes!
Accuracy TuningAcoustic and Language Model Optimizer; ability to analyze sent email and selected text documents; “Nothing But Speech” filter to automatically eliminate um/ah utterances

NEW – Intelligent reminders to analyze documents and sent emails; intelligent offers to run Language Optimization upon file save to further boost accuracy

Yes!Yes!
Dictation BoxAbility to create, modify, and correct text within text fields where Dragon does not have Full Text Control

NEW – Option to automatically open the Dictation Box where there is no Full Text Control ***

Yes!Yes!
Help Systems and TutorialsComprehensive Help system includes Tip of the Day window, resizable Sidebar and Tutorial.

NEW – Interactive Tutorial introduces you to Dragon, with fun exercises that demonstrate best practices for dictating, editing and formatting; richer Help Menu with link to latest printable documentation; richer Performance Assistant; adjustable font size in Sidebar; many new tips

Yes!Yes!
Editing and Formatting TextFormat text by voice; Direct Editing commands (commands to delete/bold/underline/italicize/capitalize/copy/cut the specified words)

NEW – Smart Format Rules allow Dragon to adapt upon detecting formatting changes to abbreviations, numbers and more

Yes!Yes!
Command and ControlClick/move/drag/position the mouse by voice; press keys or key combinations by voiceYes!Yes!
Application Support: Web BrowsersInternet Explorer 7, 8 and 9: Full Text Control, Menu Tracking and Natural Language Commands***, plus ability to say links.

Mozilla Firefox 8 and higher: Menu Tracking and Natural Language Commands***, plus ability to say links (Note: there are differences among browsers in terms of Full Text Control and command capabilities).

Yes!Yes!
Application Support: Web MailNEW – Dragon 12 enhances the experience with Gmail and Hotmail (Full Text Control*** and commands for most frequent actions). NOTE: this Rich Internet Application plugin is supported for the following browsers: Internet Explorer 9, Firefox 12 or higher, and Chrome 16 or higherYes!Yes!Yes!
Application Support: Local EmailOutlook 2003, 2007 and 2010 (32 and 64 bit); Outlook Express v6; Windows Mail v6; and Windows Live Mail v15: Menu Tracking and Natural Language Commands***. Thunderbird 2.x up to 3.1.2: Menu Tracking, and Natural Language Commands • Lotus Notes 7, 8.5 (English only): Menu Tracking, and Natural Language Commands*** (Professional and Legal only).Yes!Yes!Yes!
Application Support: Word ProcessingWord 2003, 2007 and 2010 (32 and 64 bit); NotePad; WordPad XP, Vista, Windows 7; and DragonPad (word processor included in Dragon): Full Text Control, Menu Tracking, and Natural Language Commands ***. OpenOffice Writer 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4: Full Text Control • WordPerfect X5, X6 (English and French only): Full Text Control, Menu Tracking, and English Natural Language Commands***Yes!Yes!
Application Support: SpreadsheetsExcel 2003, 2007 and 2010 (32 and 64 bit): Full Text Control, Menu Tracking, and Natural Language Commands***Yes!Yes!
Application Support: PresentationsPowerPoint 2003, 2007 and 2010: Menu Tracking, and English Natural Language Commands***

NEW – By default, the Dictation Box opens automatically in PowerPoint

Yes!Yes!
Dragon Voice Shortcuts for Web SearchDragon Voice Shortcuts™ collapse common multi-step tasks into direct voice commands. Now you can search the Web for information, products, news and more – faster than ever, e.g. “Search news for ”

NEW – “Open top site for ” command directly opens the top-ranked page for keywords

Yes!Yes!
Dragon Voice Shortcuts for Desktop Search AND Dragon Help SearchSearch your computer (files and/or emails) faster than ever + “Search Dragon Help for…”Yes!Yes!
Dragon Voice Shortcuts for EmailSend emails, schedule appointments or create tasks faster than everYes!Yes!Yes!
Dragon Voice Shortcuts for Facebook and TwitterQuickly update social status with commands like “post to Facebook…” (does not open the site)

NEW – Dragon now provides the ability to disable/enable from Options dialog

Yes!Yes!Yes!
Text to SpeechA synthesized voice reads out loud editable text you designate

NEW – New, more natural text-to-speech voice from Nuance.

Yes!Yes!
Advanced Correction/EditingAbility to playback your speech in documentsYes!Yes!
Multiple Sources per ProfileAbility to create multiple dictation sources (more than one type of audio input device) within the same profile sharing a vocabularyYes!Yes!
Mobile DictationAllows transcription of recordings spoken by one personYes!Yes!
Wireless Dictation – BluetoothSpecific Bluetooth wireless acoustic model

NEW – Accuracy in Dragon 12 is enhanced when using a Nuance-certified wideband (16 kHz) Bluetooth headset

Yes!Yes!
Wireless Dictation – Dragon Remote Mic AppDragon 12 allows you to dictate wirelessly with a mobile device. Free Dragon Remote Mic app works with iPhone, iPod Touch (4th gen), iPad or compatible Android device

NEW – Dragon Remote Mic App now available for Android devices; now available for Home edition and above

Yes!Yes!Yes!
Personal AdministrationAbility to import/export custom word lists and user profilesYes!Yes!
Text and Graphics Custom CommandsEasily create or import commands to insert frequently used text and/or graphics by voiceYes!Yes!
Advanced Personal AdministrationNEW – Ability to export custom words to XML format to capture their propertiesYes!Yes!No!
Advanced Custom CommandsAbility to include variable fields in the body of Text-and- Graphics commands (“DragonTemplates”); include variables in command names; create or import powerful commands to automate tasks (Macro Recorder, Step-by-Step, and VBA-style Advanced Scripting); organize custom commands in custom groupsYes!No!
Advanced AdministrationEnterprise profile management with user profiles centralized on the network; remote management of word lists, profiles and custom vocabulary; security features for custom commands; MSI installation; ability to import/export custom commands in the Command Browser; ability to have multiple vocabularies and import/export them; includes product maintenance

NEW – Administrators can obtain a recognition log file for each end-user for rich, objective usage data

Yes!No!
Transcription ToolsIncludes option to save synchronized audio from dictation done in DragonPad, Word, WordPerfect and OpenOffice Writer (Dragon saves a .dra file along with the transcribed text file); includes Auto-Transcribe Folder Agent (monitors a specific directory to automatically launch transcription; can provide a synchronized audio file along with the transcript for deferred correction) and Correction Only mode (correctionist can turn on the Correction Only setting within the original dictator’s profile)

NEW – Supports .DOC and .RTF as output formats, in addition to .TXT; can run a script (such as an email notification) when a transcription is complete

Yes!No!
Remote Desktop ConnectionNEW – Supports remote use on a computer running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Ultimate. With Microsoft’s free Remote Desktop Connection software (formerly called Terminal Services Client), you can use Dragon from a local Windows computer on which Dragon itself is not installed.Yes!No!

 

*** Full Text Control allows you to use voice to perform direct dictation, selection, correction, and cursor movement within text. Menu Tracking provides the ability to use voice to “click” an application’s menus, buttons, dialog boxes, etc. Natural Language Commands let you state your intent within a specific application instead of following the menu-selection and mouse steps of the Windows interface

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