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Windows Vista Speech Recognition Stepby Step Guide

Microsoft Corporation

Published: February 2006

Author: Todd Phillips

Editor: Arwyn Carroll

AbstractUsin speech reco nition in the Microsoft! "indows #ista$ operatin syste%& you candictate e%ails and docu%ents& and use your 'oice to control your fa'orite pro ra%s andwebsites( "orld)class accuracy& and adaptation to your accent*'ocabulary enables youto create docu%ents +uic,ly( The "indows #ista speech e-perience also has inno'ati'edesi n to enable you to beco%e proficient with usin speech input faster than e'erbefore( This brief uide includes syste% re+uire%ents& installation instructions& and step)by)step instructions for usin speech reco nition in " indows #ista(


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Contents"indows #ista 7peech /eco nition 7tep by 7tep 8uide(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((9

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Windows Vista Speech Recognition Stepby Step Guide"indows #ista$Bs speech reco nition is state of the art( Usin speech reco nition in theoperatin syste%& you can dictate e%ails and docu%ents& and use your 'oice to controlyour fa'orite pro ra%s and na'i ate "eb sites( "indows #ista 7peech /eco nitionenables you to create docu%ents +uic,ly& and helps you to wor, with reduced ris, ofrepetiti'e stress in1uries( The "indows #ista speech reco nition e-perience has aninno'ati'e desi n that places you in control and enables you to beco%e proficient atusin speech reco nition faster than e'er before(

What is Speech Recognition7peech /eco nition technolo y allows you to control your co%puter by spea,in ( "henyou tal,& the software will intelli ently decide whether to con'ert your 'oice into te-t& suchas to allow you to dictate docu%ents and e)%ails& or whether you ha'e i'en a co%%andthat re+uires it to ta,e an action(

Whats new in Windows Vista SpeechRecognition?

"indows #ista 7peech /eco nition focuses not only on pro'idin world class accuracy&but on pro'idin the %ost usable end)to)end speech reco nition e-perience( .t addresses,ey issues that currently frustrate or confuse users of e-istin products( "indows #ista7peech /eco nition pro'ides an efficient& en1oyable way to et your tas,s done withspeech& includin :

A reduced learnin cur'e& with a focus on %a,in the syste% 1ust wor,(

/edesi ned user interfaces pro'ide a si%ple but efficient e-perience so you candictate and edit te-t& and correct any %ista,es(

An interacti'e tutorial that teaches you how to use 7peech /eco nition while theco%puter learns your 'oice(

7i nificant i%pro'e%ents to accuracy with speech technolo y that learns as youuse it(

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!ey scenarios for Speech RecognitionThis uide discusses the si%ple scenario of dictatin a docu%ent and i'in 'oiceco%%ands(

The 7peech Tutorial which is included as part of "indows #ista contains %ore scenariosthat you %ay wish to try(

"rere#uisitesTo co%plete this tas,& ensure that you %eet the followin re+uire%ents:

Use a hi h)+uality %icrophone( E-a%ples include:

A U7= headset %icrophone

An array %icrophone

Co%plete the speech reco nition interacti'e tutorial( This lets the co%puter be inlearnin to reco ni e your 'oice accurately( Co%pletin the tutorial also ensures thatyou learn the 'oice co%%ands needed to perfor% tas,s by 'oice(

$ictating a docu%ent o&er&iewne of the %ost co%%on scenarios with 7peech /eco nition is dictatin a docu%ent&which in'ol'es the followin :

penin your word processin application

ictatin the body of the docu%ent

7a'in the docu%ent

Steps for dictating a docu%ent

Co%plete the Speech 'utorial

9( .n the 7tart Menu& choose All Pro ra%s& Accessories& Accessibility( 7elect the7peech /eco nition option

2( Proceed throu h the initial set up screens to confi ure your %icrophone( The7peech tutorial will then be launched

( Co%plete the 7peech tutorial

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Create) dictate) and sa&e a docu%ent

9( 7ay 7tart istenin (

2( 7ay pen "ordPad(

( 7ay This is a test of speech reco nition period(

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/e%e%ber to pronounce punctuation(

G( To correct %ista,es& say correct and the word that the co%puter typed by%ista,e& and then pic, the correct word fro% the list offered by 7peech/eco nition& repeat the correct word a ain( For e-a%ple& if the co%puter%isreco ni ed speech as peach& say correct peach& and then choose theri ht word fro% the list& or say the word speech a ain(

( To sa'e the docu%ent& say File & then say 7a'e As(

6( 7ay Test docu%ent(

?( 7ay 7a'e(

!nown issues

$ictation

Hou %i ht encounter the followin issues when you use 7peech /eco nition(

7peech /eco nition dictation will wor, in a li%ited set of applications that supporta technolo y called the Te-t 7er'ices Fra%ewor,( This set of applications includes:

Microsoft "ord and utloo,

#irtually all applications that are part of "indows #ista

ictation will not wor, in %any applications( These include& but are not li%ited to:

Microsoft PowerPoint

E-cel

"ordPerfect

Eudora

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"oor recognition of &oice co%%ands

.f you are ha'in difficulty co%pletin a tas, by 'oice& the %ost li,ely cause is that the

co%puter is accurately reco ni in your 'oice& but you are sayin the wron co%%and((/efer to the 7peech /eference Card to learn which co%%ands are a'ailable( To accessthe 7peech /eference Card& ri ht clic, the %icrophone control bar(

,ogging bugs and feedbac-To lo bu s& use the instructions on the Microsoft =eta "eb site 3http:** o(%icrosoft(co%*fwlin,*< in,.dJG6 24( "e are also interested in feature re+uestsand eneral feedbac, about 7peech /eco nition(

Hou %ay re+uest additional support for 7peech /eco nition by sendin e%ails directly to

the 7peech /eco nition tea% at listenK%icrosoft(co% (

Additional Resources.f you are a beta tester and part of the special Technolo y Adoption Pro ra% 3TAP4 betapro ra%& you can also contact your appointed Microsoft de'elop%ent tea% %e%ber forassistance(

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http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=46992http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=46992mailto:[email protected]://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=46992mailto:[email protected]

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