Using Voice Recognition - Gateway 200E User Manual

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Using voice recognition

You can attach a microphone to your notebook (or use the built-in microphone on select Gateway
notebooks) and configure Windows to create typed text from your voice.
To set up voice recognition:
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In the Quick access to common tools section, click one of the following options to make
some of the most common accessibility changes to Windows:
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Start Magnifier provides a close-up view of the area near your mouse pointer.
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Start On-Screen Keyboard displays a keyboard on the screen. You can press keys on
the on-screen keyboard by clicking them with your mouse.
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Start Narrator reads on-screen text and describes graphics.
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Set up High Contrast changes the Windows color scheme to use high-contrast colors.
You can also use the Ease of Access Center to:
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Use your notebook without a mouse or keyboard
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Make your notebook display easier to see
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Make the mouse and keyboard easier to use
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Use text or visual alternatives for sounds
Click (Start), Control Panel, Ease of Access, then click Speech Recognition Options.
The Speech Recognition Options window opens.
Click one of the following settings to start setting up speech recognition:
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Start Speech Recognition turns on speech recognition. With a built-in or attached
microphone, you can control your notebook using voice commands.
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Set up microphone configures your microphone to work correctly with speech
recognition.
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Take Speech Tutorial helps you learn how to use speech recognition.
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Train your computer to better understand you helps you create several voice
samples that your notebook can use to better recognize the words you speak.
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Open the Speech Reference Card lets you view and print a list of common voice
commands.
If you want to configure your notebook's settings for reading on-screen text, click Text to
Speech on the left of the window.
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