{"id":14557,"date":"2018-02-28T10:20:39","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T15:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=14557"},"modified":"2019-02-25T09:24:55","modified_gmt":"2019-02-25T14:24:55","slug":"how-to-use-the-dictation-feature-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/how-to-use-the-dictation-feature-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use the Dictation Feature in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to Use the Dictation Feature in Windows 10<\/h1>\n

First, this only works only for those of us in the USA … or if your computer is using U.S. English. If your using any other version of English, it won’t work… yet.<\/p>\n

To use the dictation feature you must have microphone. Then you have to have a Word document (or similar if you don’t have MS Office). You can also use WordPad (type WordPad in the taskbar search and press Enter) or Notepad (type NotePad in the taskbar search & press Enter). We also tried it with Gmail and it works in the compose Window.<\/p>\n

Once you have a blank document open and ready, press the Windows Key + H to bring up the dictation bar. When you see “listening” next to the microphone icon in the dictation bar, start speaking.<\/p>\n

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As soon as you start speaking the words will be “typed” in your document. Windows 10 Dictation does not “learn” your speech patterns or pronunciations like more advanced dictation software, so it does make errors. But at least now you know it is there and how to use it.<\/p>\n

Please see the following commands available to use with the Windows 10 dictation feature. (The following instructions are directly from Microsoft see this page.)<\/a><\/p>\n

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To do this<\/strong><\/td>\nSay<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Clear a selection<\/span><\/td>\nClear selection; unselect that<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delete the most recent dictation result or currently selected text<\/span><\/td>\nDelete that; strike that<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delete a unit of text, such as the current word<\/span><\/td>\nDelete\u00a0word<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Move the cursor to the first character after a specified word or phrase<\/span><\/td>\nGo after that; move after\u00a0word<\/strong>; go to the end of\u00a0paragraph<\/strong>; move to the end of that<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Move the cursor to the end of a unit of text<\/span><\/td>\nGo after\u00a0word<\/strong>; move after\u00a0word<\/strong>; go to the end of that; move to the end of\u00a0paragraph<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Move the cursor backward by a unit of text<\/span><\/td>\nMove back to the previous\u00a0word<\/strong>; go up to the previous\u00a0paragraph<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Move the cursor to the first character before a specified word or phrase<\/span><\/td>\nGo to the start of the\u00a0word<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Move the cursor to the start of a text unit<\/span><\/td>\nGo before that; move to the start of that<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Move the cursor forward to the next unit of text<\/span><\/td>\nMove forward to the\u00a0next<\/strong>\u00a0word<\/strong>; go down\u00a0tothe<\/span>\u00a0next<\/strong>\u00a0paragraph<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Moves the cursor to the end of a text unit<\/span><\/td>\nMove to the end of the\u00a0word<\/strong>; go to the end of the\u00a0paragraph<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Enter one of the following keys: Tab, Enter, End, Home, Page up, Page down, Backspace, Delete<\/td>\nTap\u00a0Enter<\/strong>; press\u00a0Backspace<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Select a specific word or phrase<\/td>\nSelect\u00a0word<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Select the most recent dictation result<\/span><\/td>\nSelect that<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Select a unit of text<\/span><\/td>\nSelect the\u00a0next<\/strong>\u00a0three words<\/strong>; select the\u00a0previous two paragraphs<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Turn spelling mode on and off<\/span><\/td>\nStart spelling; stop spelling<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dictating letters, numbers, punctuation, and symbols<\/h2>\n

You can dictate most numbers and punctuation by saying the number or punctuation character. To dictate letters and symbols, say “start spelling.” Then say the symbol or letter, or use the ICAO phonetic alphabet.<\/p>\n

To dictate an uppercase letter, say \u201cuppercase\u201d before the letter. For example, \u201cuppercase A\u201d or \u201cuppercase alpha.\u201d\u00a0When you\u2019re done, say \u201cstop spelling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here are the punctuation characters and symbols you can dictate (Read the rest of this on this Microsoft page<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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