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Get started with Voice Command! Find out how to use features, personalize Voice Command, and navigate help resources after you have installed Microsoft Voice Command on your Windows Mobile 5.0 powered device. |
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| To get started, follow these two easy steps: |
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1. Set the Voice Command Button |
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| Setting the Voice Command button is slightly different depending on if you have a Windows Mobile device with Pocket PC or smartphone software. An easy way to tell is to look at the Today screen and find the Windows Mobile flag. If it is in the top left, you have a Pocket PC. If it is in the bottom left, you have a smartphone.
For the Pocket PC
| To select a Voice Command button, tap Start > Settings > Buttons. Tap the button you want to assign and select Voice Command in Button assignment.
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For the Smartphone
Voice Command defaults to the “record” button. The record button is the button that typically starts the notes recorder application. OEMs implement their own keyboard drivers, and there is no way to know for sure which button is the “record” button. You can try changing the settings by:
| Press Home Press Start Press More until the “Voice Command Setup” icon is visible and select it. Press Down once on the DPad Press left and right to change the setting On some devices a soft reset is required after changing the setting
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2. Try Voice Command | For your first command, try using the Help command to learn how to answer a question. If you have any problems, read the Troubleshooting Web page.
If you are using a Bluetooth headset, press the “Voice Dial” button on the headset. If you are using a button on the device, hold your device about five inches away from your mouth.
Press and release the Voice Command button that you assigned. Note: A short melody plays when you press the Voice Command button and a microphone icon is displayed at the top of your screen.
Note: Not all devices implement this the same way. Some devices require that you press and hold. On some devices, pressing and holding will cancel the interaction and play a different shorter melody.
Pause briefly, and then say, "Help."
After Voice Command finishes telling you the available commands, say, "General."
You can also press the Voice Command button at any time during a question to interrupt Voice Command. If you’re using the Bluetooth headset to conduct an interaction, pressing the button will cancel the current interaction.
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| You can use Voice Command with Windows Mobile 5.0 powered device. When you use Voice Command, you no longer have to fumble with buttons to do a lot of different tasks on your Windows Mobile 5.0 device. With the Bluetooth headset, you don’t even have to touch the device. Voice Command includes the following voice-controlled features: | Hands-free phone Whether you are walking down the street or sitting at your desk, you can easily display contacts to view an address, phone number, or e-mail address. Place phone calls to people who are in your address book by using your voice Just say "Call Nancy Anderson" to place a call or include "at home," "at work," or "on mobile" if there is more than one phone number listed. Voice Command will even tell you which numbers you have for Nancy Anderson and let you decide. Dial your phone by voice using the phone number If you need to call a number that is not in your contact list, just say the phone number; for example, "Dial 425 555 0137." Callback or redial the last caller Use "callback" to call the last person who called you and "redial" to call the last person who you called. This simplifies calling people that are not in your contact list. Contact lookup View contacts with a voice command Voice Command makes it easy for you to view your contacts with one command. If you want to view the details for a contact named Nancy Anderson, say "show Nancy Anderson." Have the subject, time, and location of upcoming appointments read to you As you are running out the door, you can easily have Voice Command read the details of your upcoming appointments out loud. Check the time and location of your next appointments by saying, "what are my appointments." You can ask about your next appointment by saying, "what is my next appointment." You can also have Voice Command read your appointments for tomorrow by saying, "what are my appointments tomorrow." Media player Use your voice to choose the music that you want to play from your collection by album, artist, or genre. You can select the music that you want to listen to the way you think about it. You can even ask Voice Command to "play everything" in your entire music collection, turning your Windows Mobile 5.0 device into your personal DJ. If you are listening to new or unfamiliar music, you can ask "what song is this," and the name of the song and artist will be read to you. Program starter Start any program that is in Utilities, such as Inbox, Calculator, or Solitaire. You can even start additional programs that you added to your device. Try “Start Solitaire” or “Start Calculator” Device Status Use your voice to find your Battery level, Signal strength, The time, The date, or Missed calls. You can say “What time is it?”, “What day is it?”, “What is my signal strength?” , “What is my battery level?”, “What calls have I missed?”. You can also say “Flight mode On” to turn off all radios on the device, or “Flight mode off” to restore the radio states. You can say “Ringer high”, “Ringer Low”, “Ringer Medium” or “Ringer Vibrate” to control the ringer settings.
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Set up or change the Voice Command button | Setting the Voice Command button is slightly different depending on if you have a Windows Mobile device with Pocket PC or smartphone software. An easy way to tell is to look at the Today screen and find the Windows Mobile flag. If it is in the top left, you have a Pocket PC. If it is in the bottom left, you have a smartphone.
For the PocketPC | |
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For the Smartphone
Voice Command defaults to the “record” button. The record button is the button that typically starts the notes recorder application. OEMs implement their own keyboard drivers, and there is no way to know for sure which button is the “record” button. You can try changing the settings by:
| Press Home Press Start Press More until the “Voice Command Setup” icon is visible and select it. Press Down once on the DPad Press left and right to change the setting On some devices a soft reset is required after changing the setting
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Notes: When Voice Command asks you a question, it listens to you automatically when it is finished speaking.
While Voice Command is listening to you, a microphone icon is displayed at the top of the screen.
You can press the Voice Command button at any time during a question to interrupt. You should begin
speaking immediately after the Voice Command icon displays. On smartphones, there are
typically buttons that you cannot assign things to as these are assigned according to the discretion of the
OEM. OEMs are required to have a “Record” button, and this is the default button setting for Voice
Command on a Windows Mobile smartphone. Alternative ways to launch Voice Command on the smartphone are to use the Bluetooth headset to initiate, or to set up a “speed dial” that launches the “Voice Command” program , or you can start an interaction using the “Voice Command” icon on the start menu. |
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Making a call | To make a call to one of your contacts, you can say any of the following commands: | Call contact name Call contact name at home Call contact name at work Call contact name on mobile Call contact name on cell Call contact name on cellular Call contact name at home two Call contact name at car Call contact name on radio Call contact name on pager Call contact name at assistant
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Note: Contact name is the first and last name of the contact as it exists in your address book.
You can also use the value of the “Nickname” field in place of contact name. Voice Command is very specific about what it listens for, If you do not say the name exactly as it is listed in the address book, the system will be less accurate. If you have trouble accessing a contact, you can add a “nickname” in the contact’s nickname field. You can then use that nickname to access the contact. |
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To confirm that you want to make the call after Voice Command responds: | |
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Note: Saying Correct or Incorrect will generally produce better results. |
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If Voice Command asks you which location, you can: | |
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Related commands: | | | You can say "Redial" to call back the last call that you made. |
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Examples of how you might say commands: | |
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Dialing a number | To dial a number, you might say one of the following commands: | Dial 7-digit number Dial 10-digit number Dial 1+10-digits Dial N-1-1
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Examples of how you might say commands: | Dial 555-0200 Dial 800-555-1212 Dial 1-800-555-1212 Dial 411
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What are my appointments today? | To find out when you have meetings, you might say one of the following commands: | What are my appointments (today)? What are my meetings (today)? What's my schedule (today)? What's my calendar (today)? What's my calendar for today?
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While Voice Command is reading your meetings to you, you can press the Voice Command button to
interrupt, and then you can say: | |
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Related commands: | Reminders On Reminders Off
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What are my appointments tomorrow? | To find out when you have meeting tomorrow, you might say one of the following commands: | What are my appointments tomorrow? What are my meetings tomorrow? What's my schedule tomorrow? What's my calendar for tomorrow?
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While Voice Command is reading your meetings to you, you can press the Voice Command button to interrupt, and then you can say: | What are my appointments tomorrow? What are my meetings tomorrow? What's my schedule tomorrow? What's my calendar for tomorrow?
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While Voice Command is reading your meetings to you, you can press the Voice Command button to interrupt, and then you can say: | Next Repeat Previous Cancel
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Related commands: | Reminders On Reminders Off
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What's my next appointment? | To find out when your next appointment is, you might say one of the following commands: | |
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While Voice Command is speaking your meetings, you can interrupt and say: | Next Previous Repeat Cancel
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Related commands: | Reminders On Reminders Off
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Play selection | To play a guided selection, you might say: | Play music Play media Play artist Play album Play genre
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To play a direct selection, you might say: | Play artist name Play album name Play genre name Play everything
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To control Microsoft Windows Media player, you can say: | Play Pause Stop Next Previous (track) Shuffle on Shuffle off What song is this? What track is this?
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Start program name | To start a program, you can say one of the following commands: | Start program Show program Open program
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Help | To get help with commands from Voice Command, you can say: | Help What can I say? What are my choices?
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Help is context sensitive and will assist you with currently available commands. |
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| The process for personalizing Voice Command varies depending on if you have a Windows Mobile device with Pocket PC or smartphone software. An easy way to tell is to look at the Today screen and find the Windows Mobile flag. If it is in the top left, you have a Pocket PC. If it is in the bottom left, you have a smartphone. |
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For the Pocket PC | Tap Start, tap Settings, and then tap Voice Command for the personalization options: | Voice Command enabled check box When you tap the check box for this option, the features and commands for Voice Command are enabled. When unchecked, Voice Command is disabled. Checked items are voice enabled box You can tap any of the check boxes to enable Voice Commands for the particular feature on your Windows Mobile device. Options button After you select one of the check boxes in the Checked items are voice enabled box, you can tap Options to choose options for that program or feature. The following options are displayed for each of the programs: Calendar options Announce calendar reminders
When you select this option, Voice Command reads calendar reminders out loud. Media options Announce media selections
When you select this option, Voice Command announces the name of the album, artist, or genre that you choose. Messaging options Announce new messages
When you select this option, Voice Command will announce the sender and subject of incoming messages. Voice Command will read the contents of SMS messages.
High Priority Only
When you select this option, only the messages marked as high priority are announced. Phone options Confirm when calling by name
When you select this option, Voice Command will ask you to confirm that the correct name was recognized before placing the call.
Confirm when dialing by number
When you select this option, Voice Command will ask you to confirm that the correct number was recognized before placing the call.
Announce Incoming Calls
When you select this option, Voice Command will announce the caller ID information of incoming calls. Start Menu Include items in Programs folder
When you select this option, Voice Command starts any program that is located on the Start menu, in the Programs folder, or in a subfolder of the Programs folder.
Notifications button The notifications button will display a dialog that allows you to control how Voice Command announces alerts. Announce notifications using Bluetooth hands free only This option will cause all notifications to be spoken through an attached Bluetooth hands free device. If no Bluetooth headset is attached, notifications will be suppressed. Announce notifications using Bluetooth hands free if available This option will cause all notifications to be spoken through an attached Bluetooth hands free device if present. If no hands free device is paired, notifications will be played through the device’s speaker. Announce notifications using Device Speaker or Wired Headset only This option will cause all notifications to be spoken through the device speaker or an attached wired headset only. Only during free time This option when checked will suppress announcements that occur during appointments that exist in your calendar.
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The example companies, organizations, products, domain names, e-mail addresses, logos, people, places, and events depicted herein are fictitious. No association with any real company, organization, product, domain name, e-mail address, logo, person, places, or events is intended or should be inferred. |
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