Windows Vista Speech Recognition Step by Step Guide

Microsoft Corporation Published: February 2006 Author: Todd Phillips Editor: Arwyn Carroll

Abstract
Usin speech reco nition in the Microsoft! "indows #ista$ operatin syste%& you can dictate e%ails and docu%ents& and use your 'oice to control your fa'orite pro ra%s and websites( "orld)class accuracy& and adaptation to your accent*'ocabulary enables you to create docu%ents +uic,ly( The "indows #ista speech e-perience also has inno'ati'e desi n to enable you to beco%e proficient with usin speech input faster than e'er before( 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
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Windows Vista Speech Recognition Step by Step Guide

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

What is Speech Recognition

7peech /eco nition technolo y allows you to control your co%puter by spea,in ( "hen you tal,& the software will intelli ently decide whether to con'ert your 'oice into te-t& such as to allow you to dictate docu%ents and e)%ails& or whether you ha'e i'en a co%%and that re+uires it to ta,e an action(

Whats new in Windows Vista Speech Recognition?

"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 #ista 7peech /eco nition pro'ides an efficient& en1oyable way to et your tas,s done with speech& includin : A reduced learnin cur'e& with a focus on %a,in the syste% C1ust wor,(C

/edesi ned user interfaces pro'ide a si%ple but efficient e-perience so you can dictate and edit te-t& and correct any %ista,es( An interacti'e tutorial that teaches you how to use 7peech /eco nition while the co%puter learns your 'oice( 7i nificant i%pro'e%ents to accuracy with speech technolo y that learns as you use it(

 Control of your co%puter with new interfaces that let you use applications in a way that places you in control( .%pro'ed clarification and interpretation( "hen you i'e a co%%and that can be interpreted %ultiple ways& the syste% will pro%pt you to clarify what you %eant to do(

Who should use Speech Recognition

This uide is tar eted at the followin audiences: .T planners and D/ depart%ents pro'idin assisti'e technolo y solutions for the e%ployees who ha'e repetiti'e stress in1ury& %obility i%pair%ents& or 'ision li%itations .T planners for education depart%ents Early adopters

7peech /eco nition is intended to address the needs of infor%ation wor,ers& particularly those who pri%arily use e)%ail applications& word processin applications& and web browsers( The followin users will ha'e less successful e-periences with "indows #ista 7peech /eco nition: Users in an en'iron%ent where tal,in to the co%puter would ha'e a ne ati'e effect on others& such as in an open plan office( Users who often wor, with te-t that is not ra%%atical 3pro ra%%ers& spreadsheet users& co%puter ad%inistrators4( Users who need a ti htly inte rated screen)reader and speech)reco nition solution(

Benefits of Speech Recognition

"ith 7peech /eco nition& you can: Era%atically reduce the use of the ,eyboard and %ouse by perfor%in tas,s with speech( Create docu%ents efficiently by tal,in to your co%puter(

Control your co%puter usin your 'oice& includin startin or switchin applications and selectin %enus and buttons(

!ey scenarios for Speech Recognition

This uide discusses the si%ple scenario of dictatin a docu%ent and i'in 'oice co%%ands( The 7peech Tutorial which is included as part of "indows #ista contains %ore scenarios that you %ay wish to try(

"rere#uisites
To 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 in learnin to reco ni2e your 'oice accurately( Co%pletin the tutorial also ensures that you learn the 'oice co%%ands needed to perfor% tas,s by 'oice(

$ictating a docu%ent o&er&iew

Fne of the %ost co%%on scenarios with 7peech /eco nition is dictatin a docu%ent& which in'ol'es the followin : Fpenin your word processin application Eictatin 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 the 7peech /eco nition option 2( Proceed throu h the initial set up screens to confi ure your %icrophone( The 7peech tutorial will then be launched :( Co%plete the 7peech tutorial

+ Create) dictate) and sa&e a docu%ent 9( 7ay C7tart 0istenin (C 2( 7ay CFpen "ordPad(C :( 7ay CThis is a test of speech reco nition period(C *ote /e%e%ber to pronounce punctuation( G( To correct %ista,es& say CcorrectC 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 ni2ed CspeechC as Cpeach&C say Ccorrect peach&C and then choose the ri ht word fro% the list& or say the word CspeechC a ain( 6( To sa'e the docu%ent& say CFileC& then say C7a'e As(C 6( 7ay CTest docu%ent(C ?( 7ay C7a'e(C

!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 support a technolo y called the Te-t 7er'ices Fra%ewor,( This set of applications includes: Microsoft "ord and Futloo, #irtually all applications that are part of "indows #ista

Eictation will not wor, in %any applications( These include& but are not li%ited to: Microsoft PowerPoint E-cel "ordPerfect Eudora 0otus Iotes

"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 ni2in 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 access the 7peech /eference Card& ri ht clic, the %icrophone control bar(

,ogging bugs and feedbacTo lo bu s& use the instructions on the Microsoft =eta "eb site 3http:** o(%icrosoft(co%*fwlin,*<0in,.dJG6AA24( "e are also interested in feature re+uests and 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 beta pro ra%& you can also contact your appointed Microsoft de'elop%ent tea% %e%ber for assistance(