Dictating Text

The speech-recognition program lets you issue commands to your computer and dictate text in a document. Of course, while you’re dictating, you’ll also be issuing some commands—for example, telling the computer to correct or change some words, to start paragraphs, and to scroll through the document. Fortunately, the speech-recognition program is usually smart enough to know when you’re dictating text and when you’re issuing commands. Even if the speech-recognition program gets something wrong, however, you can easily correct it.

Dictate Your Text

  1. In a document that accepts text, start dictating your text. If the speech-recognition program ...

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