PEMBINA TRAILS SCHOOL DIVISION. Information Technology Department. Microsoft Speech Recognition

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1 PEMBINA TRAILS SCHOOL DIVISION Information Technology Department Microsoft Speech Recognition

2 PEMBINA TRAILS SCHOOL DIVISION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT Microsoft Speech Recognition Ivone B. Kordic Instructional Technology Assistant Information Technology Department Pembina Trails School Division Phone June 2004

3 Table of Contents What is Speech Recognition 1 What is the Language Bar 1 How to add Speech Recognition 2 How to create a Speech Profile 2 add your own words to the SR dictionary 3 SR commands 3 SR commands cont. 4 SR commands cont. 5 Thank you 6

4 Microsoft Speech Recognition What is speech recognition? Speech Recognition, also know as SR, is the ability for software to convert spoken words to text, or the ability to convert spoken words to windows commands. You can dictate text into any Microsoft Office XP program, Internet Explorer 5 (or later), and in Outlook Express 5 (or later). Currently you cannot dictate text into Notepad. It is recommended that you use a high quality sound input device, such as a close-talk headset where you can position the microphone. A high quality head set will have noise filters built in thus improving the accuracy of speech recognition. A poor quality microphone will cause the recognition rate to be significantly lower, or even unacceptable. Once the SR engine is set up for you it is important to train in to your environment and speaking style. Training creates a speech profile for each user. The SR engine will adapt to your speaking style (accents, pronunciation, etc.) optimize the use of SR please keep in mind that it is not intended for completely hands-free operation. The best results can be achieved if you use a combination of your voice, the mouse and the keyboard. What is the Language Bar? The language bar appears on your desktop automatically when you add speech recognition. Use the buttons on the language bar to perform tasks related to speech recognition or handwriting recognition. You can move the language bar anywhere on your screen or minimize it to the taskbar. Click on the microphone when you want to start using speech recognition. Dictation click on dictation if you want what your saying to be typed out Voice Command click on voice command if you wish to give verbal windows commands. Click the microphone again if you wish to turn off SR. 1

5 How to add Speech Recognition SR is normally added automatically as a text service when it is installed. If it has been removed aon the computer you are using and you need to re-add it please follow this procedure: - right click the language bar - click settings - under installed services, click add - in the Add Input Language dialog box, click a language in the Input Language list - Select the Speech check box, then click an option on the list How to Create a Speech Profile The first person to use speech recognition on a computer does not have to create a speech profile. The default speech profile is created when you train the SR engine to recognize your voice. If multiple users wish to use SR on one computer then it is necessary for each one to set up there own speech profile. If you wish to set up an additional speech profile simply follow the next few steps: - click start - click control panel - click Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices - click speech - under recognition profiles (on the speech recognition tab) click new - follow the directions in the profile wizard 2

6 add your own words to the SR dictionary This is an excellent tool to use if you wish to add unique words (such as names) that are not in the SR dictionary. Follow the next few steps to add your own words to the SR dictionary. - click the tools button on the language tool bar - click add/delete words - under word, type the word you wan to add - click record pronunciation and pronounce the word You may have to say the word more than once for it to be recognized but once it is it will be added to your SR dictionary. NOTE: As an alternative you can say spelling mode when you want o spell out a word. Commands you can use with Speech Recognition Basic input commands "New line" "New paragraph" "Tab" "Enter" "Spelling mode" "Forcenum" "Space" "Backspace" "Next cell" "Spell it" "Spell that" "Spelling mode" Start text on the next line. Start a new paragraph. Press the TAB key once. Press the ENTER key once. Spell out the next word. For example, say this before you spell out a company name or a person's name. Pause after spelling out the word to revert to normal dictation mode. Enter a number or symbol instead of spelling it out. For example, say "Forcenum 2" to enter "2" instead of "two." Pause after saying the number or symbol to revert to normal dictation mode. Insert a space. Delete the character to the left of the insertion point. Move the insertion point one cell to the right. Spell the next word. If the insertion point is within a word, add spelled letters within the word. Spell the next word. If the insertion point is within a word, select the current word and replace it with the spelled word. Go into or out of spelling mode. In spelling mode, you must spell out the words you want entered as text. 3

7 Selection commands "Select word" or "Select phrase" "Select word" "Select that" "Select word through word" "Select previous phrase" "Select next phrase" "Unselect that" Select the word or phrase given. Select the last recognized word. Select the last recognized word or phrase. Select a phrase by specifying the first and last words of the phrase. Select the nearest recognized phrase to the left of the insertion point. Select the nearest recognized phrase to the right of the insertion point. Unselect the currently selected text. Correction commands "Correct word" or "Correct phrase" "Correction" "Correct that" "Correct previous phrase" "Correct next phrase" "Insert after word" or "Insert after phrase" "Insert before word" or "Insert before phrase" "Scratch that" "Delete" "Delete word" "Delete word through word" "Reconvert" Select the word or phrase given and open the alternate list to supply correction options. Select the selected text or the last recognized phrase and open the alternate list to supply correction options. Select the last recognized word or phrase and open the alternate list to supply correction options. Select the nearest recognized phrase to the left of the insertion point and open the alternate list to supply correction options. Select the nearest recognized phrase to the right of the insertion point and open the alternate list to supply correction options. Move the insertion point to the right of the word or phrase given. Move the insertion point to the left of the word or phrase given. Delete the last recognized phrase. Delete the selected word of phrase. Delete a specific word. Delete a phrase by specifying the first and last words of the phrase. Replace the last dictated word or phrase by reprocessing the dictated speech. Editing commands "Cut" "Copy" "Paste" Delete and copy the selected text to the Clipboard. Copy the selected text to the Clipboard. Paste the text into the Clipboard at the insertion point. 4

8 Navigation commands "Go to top" Move the insertion point to the beginning of the page. "Go to bottom" Move the insertion point to the end of the page. "Go to beginning of line" Move the insertion point to the beginning of the current line. "Go to end of line" Move the insertion point to the end of the current line. "Insert after word" or "Insert after phrase" Move the insertion point to right of the word or phrase given. "Insert before word" or "Insert before phrase" Move the insertion point to left of the word or phrase given. Keyboard simulation commands "New line" Start text on the next line. "New paragraph" Start a new paragraph. "Enter" Press the ENTER key once. "Tab" Press the TAB key once. "Space" Insert a space at the insertion point. "Backspace" Delete the character to the left of the insertion point. "Next cell" Move the insertion point one cell to the right. "Move up" Move the insertion point up one line. "Move down" Move the insertion point down one line. "Move left" Move the insertion point one character to the left. "Move right" Move the insertion point one character to the right. "Page up" Move the insertion point up one page. "Page down" Move the insertion point down one page. Capitalization commands "Capitalize" or "Cap that" Capitalize the first letter of every word in the last phrase or the selected text. "Uncapitalize" or "No caps that" Make all letters lowercase in the last recognized phrase or the selected text. "All caps that" Capitalize all letters in the last phrase recognized or the selected phrase. "Cap it phrase" Capitalize the first letter of the first word in the phrase. "All caps phrase" Capitalize all the letters of the first word in the phrase. "No caps phrase" Make all letters in the first word of the phrase lowercase. insert. "Period" or "dot", "Comma" : "Colon" ; "Semi-colon"? "Question mark"! "Exclamation point" & "Ampersand" * "At sign" or "at" \ "Backslash" 5

9 / "Slash" "Vertical bar" - "Hyphen" or "dash" -- "Double dash" = "Equals" + "Plus" or "plus sign" # "Pound sign" % "Percent" or "percent sign" $ "Dollar sign" _ "Underscore" ~ "Tilde"... "Ellipsis" > "Greater than" < "Less than" ^ "Caret" [ "Open bracket" ] "Right bracket" { "Open brace" } "Close brace" ( "Paren" ) "Close paren" " "Quote" ' "Single quote" Language bar commands "Microphone" "Voice Command" "Correction" Turn the microphone off. Switch from Dictation mode to Voice Command mode. Select the selected text or the last recognized phrase and open the alternate list to supply correction options. Thank you for taking the time to review this information on Microsoft s Speech Recognition engine. Should you have any questions regarding this topic, or would like to schedule a workshop please feel free to contact either Ivone Kordic ext.302, or Jason Samulaitis ext.333 at the Divisional Technology Centre. 6