Understanding Word's Speech Features
Word contains extensive support for speech recognition—and if you are running a fast computer in a quiet environment, you may be pleasantly surprised by its performance. Word's speech-recognition features take two forms:
Voice Command, which allows you to choose Word commands, specify formatting, and perform other tasks by speaking directions to the computer aloud
Dictation, which allows you to speak and have Word transfer your spoken language into text onscreen
How much Word's speech-recognition features improve your productivity depends heavily on how you use your computer and on how good a typist you are. Speech recognition is, of course, especially valuable for those with repetitive stress injuries or other ...
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