Looking at Speech Recognition Part 4

Speech Recognition at Work

In this post you will learn about these aspects of Windows 7 Speech Recognition:

• A true dialog box
• Correcting Errors
• Using the Spelling Panel
• Controlling Windows with Speech Recognition
• Common Commands in Speech Recognition
• Using Commands to work Windows
• A Quick Look at the Opposition — Dragon NaturallySpeaking

Once you have completed training the Speech Recognition, it opens on your screen running in the background making itself available only when you require it.

A true dialog box

Windows 7 Speech Recognition uses what could only be called a “true dialog box” to display its response to your voice commands. They appear inside the dialog box and each response varies according to what you are doing. This feature is truly interactive reflecting evey voice command, move or action you make.

The initial dialog box, displayed below, indicates it is getting ready for user input. Immediately on the right of the microphone icon is a bar displaying sound input levels.

Speech Recognition Dialog Box Features

After initializing, Windows 7 Speech Recognition program indicates it is “Sleeping“.

At rest, waiting for User imput

Like a slumbering giant you need to wake it up. To wake it up. Say: “Start listening“. The message in the dialog box changes to “Listening“.

Awake and ready for user imput

Now, you can commence dictating.

If the computer can’t hear you or understand what you are saying this message appears.

Didn't understand!

To put Speech Recognition back to sleep, say: “Stop listening“. Windows 7 Speech Recognition goes back to sleep.

The message in the dialog box will also change when you move to different parts of the screen.

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