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Windows Speech Recognition has a fairly high recognition accuracy and provides a set of commands that assists in dictation. A brief speech-driven tutorial is included to help familiarise a user with speech recognition commands. Training could also be completed to improve the accuracy of speech recognition.

Before you start using Windows Speech Recognition, you will need to connect a microphone to your computer. Once you have got the microphone set up, you can train your computer to better understand you by creating a voice profile that your computer uses to recognise your voice and spoken commands.

Setup your microphone
* Before you can start using Windows Speech Recognition, you need to set up a microphone. For specific information about installing your particular microphone, check the information that came with it or go to the manufacturer's website.
* Make sure the microphone and speakers are properly connected to your computer.
* Open Speech Recognition by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking Ease of Access, and then clicking Speech Recognition.
* Click Set up microphone.
* Follow the instructions in the wizard.

Start Windows Speech Recognition
* To switch on Windows Speech Recognition, go to your Start menu and in the search box at the bottom, type speech recognition. Click the option that pops up, and a window will open where you can enable the feature, as well as read a short text to give Windows an idea of what your voice is like. You can also access the feature through the Control Panel. Once everything is set up, a small status box will pop up. You will use that to switch Speech Recognition on and off.

Features
After you have got your microphone and voice profile set up, you can use Speech Recognition to do the following:
* Control your computer: Speech Recognition listens and responds to your spoken commands. You can use Speech Recognition to run programs and interact with Windows.
* Dictate and edit text: You can use Speech Recognition to dictate words into word-processing programs or to fill out online forms in a web browser. You can also use Speech Recognition to edit text on your computer.

Languages
* Speech Recognition is available only in English, French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.

Place Of Manufacture

Microsoft, USA

Price Guide

Free with Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10

Standards

Standards
Some assistive technology needs to meet Australian or other standards. Standards may relate to materials, manufacturing and installation. Products that meet Australian or international standards will have written certification. To find out if a product meets Australian Standards ask the supplier to show you the certificate. For more information about standards also see
http://at-aust.org/home/assistive_technology/standards.html

TGA
Many of the items on the Assistive Technology Australia website are categorised as a Medical Device. Medical devices that are approved for use in Australia have been entered into a national database called the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG), which is maintained by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). You can ask the supplier for the ARTG number for the device you wish to purchase and search the ARTG for the entry. To access information on the ARTG visit www.tga.gov.au

When buying a medical device it is advisable to only choose a medical device that is recommended by a healthcare professional and has been included on the ARTG.