Welcome to the Microsoft Speech Recognition Training Wizard. The purpose of reading the following text aloud is to help speech recognition look for patterns in the way you speak. As you speak, the training wizard will highlight each recognized word.

To pause the wizard, click Pause. To resume the wizard, click Resume. If you get stuck on a word that the wizard won't recognize, click Skip Word. If you make a mistake, don't worry; just keep reading aloud.

Speaking to a computer may seem a little unnatural at first. Use a consistent tone and pace without pausing between words, and pronounce words clearly to help the computer recognize what you say.

The more training you complete before you begin using Microsoft Office Speech Recognition, the better your results will be. The voice data that is gathered when you use the training wizard is used to interpret the words that you'll dictate in your Microsoft Office files.

Speech recognition is not designed for completely hands-free operation; you'll get the best results if you use a combination of your voice and the mouse or keyboard.

Speech recognition is integrated into your Office programs so that you can dictate in your Office files. With speech recognition, you can also use your voice to select buttons, menus and toolbar items.

When you use speech recognition, click Dictation on the Language bar to dictate text. Your words will be added to your file as they're recognized. Click Voice Command on the Language bar so that you can select menu, toolbar, dialog, task pane, and alert items by simply saying their names. For example, saying File will pull down the File menu.

You'll save time if you complete dictation first, review your document, and then format text or make corrections. As a result, you'll need to switch between Dictation and Voice Command less often.

When you use speech recognition, start by working in a quiet environment so that the computer hears you instead of the sounds around you. Use a good quality microphone, and keep the microphone in the same position; try not to move it around once it's adjusted.

Speak at your normal pace. If you make a mistake, continue speaking at the same pace and speak more carefully, but without pausing between every word that you say. A phrase is easier for the computer to interpret than just one word.

As you dictate, don't be concerned if you do not immediately see your words on the screen. The computer will display the recognized text on the screen after it finishes processing your voice. Remember that you can use the mouse or keyboard along with your voice.

At any time, you can return to the training wizard to read additional training text. More training will help increase speech recognition accuracy. Thank you for training speech recognition in Microsoft Office!
