Speech Recognition Setup

  1. Click "Start > Control Panel".

    Control Panel Start

  2. In the "Control Panel" window, click "Ease of Access".

    Control Panel Window

  3. In the "Ease of Access" window, click "Speech Recognition".

    Ease of Access Window

  4. In the "Speech Recognition" window, click "Start Speech Recognition".

    Speech Recognition Window

  5. In the "Set up Speech Recognition" window, click "Next".

    Welcome to Speech Recognition

  6. Select "Desktop Microphone" and click "Next".

    Microphone Selection

    Microphone Selected

  7. Click "Next".

    Microphone Setup

  8. Read the text on the window to test your microphone and click "Next".

    Volume Adjustment

    Volume Adjusted

  9. Click "Next".

    Microphone Setup

  10. Select "Enable document review" and click "Next".

    Speech Recognition Accuracy Improvement

  11. Select "Use manual activation mode" and click "Next".

    Activation Mode

  12. Click "Next".

    Speech Reference Card

  13. Check "Run Speech Recognition at startup" and click "Next".

    Speech Recognition at Startup

  14. Click "Skip Tutorial".

    Speech Recognition Setup

  15. Click on the microphone button to start speech recognition.

    Speech Recognition Off

    Speech Recognition On