Ditch Your Keyboard With Windows Voice Commands

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Windows 7

Ditch Your Keyboard With Windows Voice Commands

Here's how to take advantage of Windows 7's built-in voice command tools and make a break from the keyboard and mouse.

To get started with Windows 7 Speech Recognition, click Start, Control Panel, Speech Recognition, or simply type speech recognition into the Start search bar and press Enter.

The first time you start Windows 7 Speech Recognition, it will walk you through some basic configuration and customization options. The Welcome screen kicks things off and explains the basic functionality of speech recognition.

Use a Good Microphone

One of the most important elements of speech recognition is the quality and position of the microphone. If Windows 7 Speech Recognition can't hear or clearly understand your voice commands, your efficiency and results with the tool will suffer greatly.

You can use any microphone as an audio input, but a headset microphone is highly recommended because it places the microphone directly in front of your mouth even as you move your head. If you're not interested in wearing a mic on your head all day, consider springing for a good USB condenser mic, such as the Blue Yeti.

Full details here: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9194900/Ditch_Your_Keyboard_With_Windows_Voice_Commands