Using Advanced Speech Recognition in FrontPage 2002

Use advanced Speech Recognition technology to automate common tasks by telling Microsoft FrontPageŽ version 2002 what you want it to do. You can use a microphone to navigate menus using voice commands or use the dictation mode. In Dictation mode, you can dictate just about anywhere you can type in FrontPage. As you speak, you'll see a blue bar on the screen that means the computer is processing your voice. In Voice Command mode, you can select menu, toolbar, dialog box (U.S. English only), and task pane (U.S. English only) items by saying their names. This means that you can give voice commands for just about any menu item, button or dialog option you can read in FrontPage. For example, to format selected text, say "bold" or "underline."

To use speech recognition for the first time, install it by clicking Speech on the Tools menu in FrontPage, or by doing a custom installation. After speech recognition is installed, it is available on the Tools menu in any Office program.

To do a custom install:

  1. On the Microsoft Windows Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
  2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
  3. Click Change or Remove Programs, select Microsoft Office XP, and then click Change.
  4. Click Add or Remove Features, and then click Next.
  5. Under Features to install, next to Office Shared Features, click the + icon.
  6. Next to Alternative User Input, click the + icon, click Speech, and then select the type of installation you want.
  7. Click Update.

Tip: As you work, messages on the Language bar offer help or hints.

  • In Dictation mode, the messages may increase speech recognition accuracy. For example, the Too soft message means that you may be speaking too softly for the computer to recognize your words.
  • In Voice Command mode, you'll see in the Language bar the name of the last recognized command you said using speech recognition. If you used your mouse or keyboard instead of speech recognition, you'll see the name of the command you could say.

More information

For more information about using advanced speech recognition, see Microsoft FrontPage 2002 Help.