| Option |
Description
|
| Language |
Lists available Speech Recognition engines. Select
the engine you want.
Speech Recognition is available only in English, French, Spanish,
German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.
|
| Settings |
Shows additional engine properties. The display
is specific to the engine type, and not all engines have additional
properties. |
| Recognition Profiles |
Lists available user profiles. Selecting a profile
from the list will mark it as active. |
| New |
Adds a new user profile. The Add a profile wizard
runs and sets up the profile and calibrates the microphone and
speakers. The wizard will automatically launch the Microphone
Setup wizard. |
| Delete |
Removes the selected profile. The selected profile
must not be in use by any other program when you choose to delete
it. |
| Train Profile |
Starts the Speech Recognition Voice Training wizard.
The wizard can help improve recognition accuracy by learning about
your specific speaking style and the sounds of your environment. |
| Run Speech Recognition at startup |
Sets Speech Recognition to run when you start your
computer. |
| Review documents and mail to improve accuracy |
Allows Speech Recognition to review documents and
e mail on your computer for commonly used words and phrases. This
can help improve recognition accuracy. |
| Enable voice activation |
Sets Speech Recognition to start in sleep mode and
allows Speech Recognition to enter sleep mode when you say "stop
listening." |
| Number of spaces to insert after punctuation |
Sets the number of spaces to insert after sentence-ending
punctuation when you're dictating text using Speech Recognition. |
| Level |
Indicates the sound level of the microphone. |
| Audio Input |
Opens the Sound dialog box. You can adjust settings
for your audio input devices. |
| Advanced |
Allows you to set a preferred audio device, such
as an audio input for Speech Recognition. It will be active only
if there is at least one audio device installed. |
| Configure Microphone |
Starts the Microphone Setup wizard. This helps you
to calibrate the audio input devices and speaker levels. |