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:

• Train your computer to better understand you.

In Configure your Speech Recognition experience, select:

• Train your computer to better understand you by pressing ALT+R.

In Voice Training:

• Read the Welcome to Speech Recognition Voice Training screen.
• Select Next.
• Read the training text that appears on screen (it only takes a few minutes).

After completing the first training you'll be given an opportunity to read more text to further train Speech Recognition to understand your commands and dictation. The more you train it, the better it will work.

• Select More Training.
• Read the training text that appears on screen.
• Select Finish.

In Voice Training:

• Read the Welcome to Speech Recognition Voice Training screen.
• Select Next by pressing ALT+N.
• Read the training text that appears on screen (it only takes a few minutes).

After completing the first training you'll be given an opportunity to read more text to further train Speech Recognition to understand your commands and dictation. The more you train it, the better it will work.

• Select More Training by pressing ALT+M.
• Read the training text that appears on screen.
• Select Finish by pressing ALT+F.

• 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.