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PS = Dragon Point & Speak |
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TN = Dragon NaturallySpeaking for Teens |
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SE = Dragon NaturallySpeaking Standard 3.52 |
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PE = Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred 3.52 |
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MO = Dragon NaturallySpeaking Mobile |
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PR = Dragon NaturallySpeaking Profession 3.52 |
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ML = Dragon NaturallySpeaking Medical or Legal Suite 3.52 |
| Edition Comparison (Version 3.5 Family) |
| PS TN SE PE MO PR ML |
| X X X X X X X Support for multiple users |
| X X X X X X X Direct dictation into most applications (NaturalText) |
| X X X X X Dragon NaturallySpeaking's own editor |
| X X X X X High accuracy models and vocabularies (BestMatch) |
| X Speech models and vocabularies optimized for teens |
| X X X X X X Command and control of the desktop |
| 1 X X X X X Dictation with Select-and-Say in other applications (see list) |
| 2 X X X X X Integration with Word 97 and WordPerfect 8 (NaturalWord) |
| X X X X X Natural language commands for Word 97 |
| X X X X X Mouse and keyboard control by voice |
| X X X X Text to speech playback |
| X X X X Playback of recorded speech |
| X X X X Support for digital and analog recorders (NaturallyMobile) |
| X Bundled with Drgaon NaturallyMobile digital recorder |
| X X User programmable command and control (macros) |
| X X Support for multiple topics |
| X X Optional 64,000 word vocabulary size |
| X X Includes a copy of Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 |
| 3 Base vocabulary optimized for medical (or legal) topics |
| (1) Version 3.52 and the Teens Edition currently support dictation with complete voice correction in the following applications (in addition to Word 97 and WordPerfect 8): Microsoft Outlook 97, Microsoft Outlook 98, Wordpad, Notepad, Microsoft Chat 2.1, Microsoft Chat 2.5 and NaturallySpeaking dialogs themselves. |
| (2) Unlike in the other editions, in the Teens Edition no menu items or toolbar icons are added to Microsoft Word 97 or Corel WordPerfect 8. |
| (3) The Medical Suite contains a medical vocabulary, the Legal Suite contains a legal vocabulary. |
| Version Comparison |
| The following table illustrates which features are available in the various versions. For simplicity, I only list the Professional Edition. This makes it clear when features were added to the various versions. |
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10 = Dragon NaturallySpeaking Personal 1.0 |
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20 = Dragon NaturallySpeaking Deluxe 2.02 |
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30 = Dragon NaturallySpeaking Profession 3.0 (renamed from Deluxe) |
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35 = Dragon NaturallySpeaking Profession 3.52 |
| 10 20 30 35 |
| X X X X Dragon NaturallySpeaking's own editor |
| X X X X Select-and-Say editing |
| X X X Support for multiple users |
| X X X Direct dictation into most applications (NaturalText) |
| X X High accuracy models and vocabularies (BestMatch) |
| X X X Integration with Microsoft Word 97 (NaturalWord) |
| X X Integration with Corel WordPerfect 8 (NaturalWord) |
| X X Natural language commands for Microsoft Word 97 |
| X X X Mouse and keyboard control by voice |
| X X X Text to speech playback |
| X X X Playback of recorded speech |
| X X Support for digital and analog recorders (NaturallyMobile) |
| X X X User programmable command and control (macros) |
| X X X Support for multiple topics |
| X X X Optional 64,000 word vocabulary size |
| X X Includes a copy of DDWin 3.0 |
| X X Includes a copy of Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 |
| X Number, currency and web address formatting |
| X Command and control of the desktop |
| X Menu and dialog box control in Microsoft Word |
| X Select 'n' say into other applications |
| Here are the descriptions of some of the new features which were added in the Teens Edition or in Version 3.5: |
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What is Number and Currency Formatting? |
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Command and Control of the Desktop |
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Select 'n' Say Editing in Other Applications |
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Active Accessibility Support for Microsoft Word |
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What Commands are New in Version 3.5? |
| Here are the descriptions of some of the new features which were added in Version 3.0: |
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What is BestMatch Technology? |
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What is NaturallyMobile? |
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What are the New Correction Commands? |
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What is the New User Wizard? |
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What are Natural Language Commands? |
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What are the New Scripting Language Commands? |
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What are the New Keyboard Commands? |
| Here are the descriptions of some of the more obscure features which were added in Version 2.0: |
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What is Multi-user Support? |
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What is Multi-Topic Support? |
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What are the Larger Vocabulary Sizes? |
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How is Text to Speech Integrated? |
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What is Playback of Recorded Speech? |
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What are Command and Control Macros? |
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How Can You Control the Mouse by Voice? |
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What Is the Expanded Options Dialog? |
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What Enrollment Text Was Added in Version 2.02? |