On the Start menu, select:

• Control Panel.
• Ease of Access.
• Speech Recognition.

Display the Start menu by pressing the Windows logo key [image: Windows logo key] , then select.

• Control Panel by pressing the arrow keys, then ENTER.
• Ease of Access by pressing the arrow keys, then ENTER.
• Speech Recognition Options by pressing the arrow keys, then ENTER.

In Configure your Speech Recognition experience, select:

• Set up microphone.

In Configure your Speech Recognition experience, select:

• Set up microphone by pressing ALT+M.

In the Microphone Setup Wizard:

• Select the type of microphone you will use for Speech Recognition.
• Select Next.

Read about and adjust your microphone as directed.

• Select Next.

Read the text to adjust the microphone volume.

• Select Next.
• Select Finish to complete the wizard.

In the Microphone Setup Wizard:

• Select the type of microphone you will use for Speech Recognition by pressing TAB.
• Select Next by pressing ALT+N.

Read about and adjust your microphone as directed.

• Select Next by pressing ALT+N.

Read the text to adjust the microphone volume.

• Select Next by pressing ALT+N.
• Select Finish by pressing TAB, then ENTER to complete the wizard.

• Start Speech Recognition
• Set up microphone
• Take Speech Tutorial
• Train your computer to better understand you
• Open the Speech Reference Card
• Advanced speech options

To get a list of keyboard shortcuts for Speech Recognition, just right-click the Speech Recognition UI (bar with microphone button), when Speech Recognition is turned on, and select Open Speech Reference Card.