Word 2K Voice Recognition

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Any guesses as to why, after completing the Word 2K training wizard for speech-to-text successfully voice recognition does not recognize my speech within a word document?

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi =?Utf-8?B?Vm94?=,

Any guesses as to why, after completing the Word 2K training wizard for speech-to-text successfully voice recognition does not recognize my speech within a word document?

No integrated speech recognition in Word 2000; that was introduced in office XP (2002).

Assuming this is what you have: In what way does it not work? Are you sure you're in dictation, and not command mode?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
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[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi =?Utf-8?B?Vm94?=,

So, the question is clarified? (I won't say "problem solved", since if you don't have a
sound card...)

Thanks for the reply. I'm working at a new job, and didn';t realize that this

(networked) CPU is running Windows 2000, but using the Office XP suite, including Word XP
(but this CPU has no soundcard). How clever you are! Thanks.

And in answer to your question, when I open a Word document (with the Speech option

checked from Tools...), the language bar appears with the white "Dictation" segment
highlighted.
Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi =?Utf-8?B?Vm94?=,

I found out that a co-worker was able to resolve the same problem by logging onto our

netwrk as one of the "big-wigs." So, I would surmise that our real problem would have
to do with isolating that part of our network restricting access to some critical piece
(but I'm at a loss as to what exactly that critical piece might be). Any guesses?I'm afraid I don't know that much about speech recognition. I tested it during the XP
beta and, since I don't speak the "generic Midwest English" it's based on (plus it
crashed my machine regularly and I type much faster than I speak), I just sort of
ignored it, since. I agree, though, that it's likely a permissions problem. Have you
asked Network Administration abuot possible restrictions?

If you are IT , then I'd look at what files/folders are being read/written when the
co-worker is logged on with the "higher permissions". That may give you a clue as to
where things are missing.

You might also try asking in one of the Office newsgroups (office.setup comes to mind).
There are a few people there who have a pretty good idea about network permissions, and
may also have more experience with speech recognition.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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