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.

To the left of Configure your Speech Recognition experience, select:

• Advanced Speech Options.

To the left of Configure your Speech Recognition experience, select:

• Advanced Speech Options by pressing ALT+A.

On the Speech Recognition tab:

• Under Language, select the language you want Speech Recognition to use (if you have more than one installed).
• Under Recognition Profiles select your profile from the list of computer users (or default if you are the only user).

Note: You can add a profile by selecting the New button and following the prompts to create a new profile and train the computer on your voice.

On the Speech Recognition tab:

• Under Language, select the language you want Speech Recognition to use (if you have more than one installed), by pressing ALT+L and the arrow keys.
• Under Recognition Profiles select your profile from the list of computer users (or default if you are the only user), by pressing ALT+P and the arrow keys.

Note: You can add a profile by selecting the New button, by pressing ALT+N, and then following the prompts to create a new profile and train the computer on your voice (use ALT+the underlined key to select a command).

Under User Settings select from these options:

• Run Speech Recognition at startup if you want Speech Recognition to turn on for your user profile when you log in.
• Allow computer to review your documents and mail to improve speech recognition accuracy.
• 1 or 2 spaces to insert after punctuation when you're dictating.
• Configure Microphone if you have not yet configured the microphone you will be using for Speech Recognition. Then, follow the wizard prompts to complete the configuration.
• Select OK.

Under User Settings select from these options:

• Run Speech Recognition at startup if you want Speech Recognition to turn on for your user profile when you log in, by pressing ALT+R.
• Allow computer to review your documents and mail to improve speech recognition accuracy, by pressing ALT+O.
• 1 or 2 spaces to insert after punctuation when you're dictating, by pressing ALT+P and the arrow keys.
• Configure Microphone if you have not yet configured the microphone you will be using for Speech Recognition, by pressing ALT+C. Then, follow the wizard prompts to complete the configuration (use ALT+the underlined key to select a command).
• Select OK by pressing TAB, then ENTER.

• 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.