Copyright: Copyright © 1996-1997 Realize Software Corporation


Active Window commands

When listening is not paused or stopped, this window displays information that is specific to the currently active window.

Current window commands

This lists all of the commands available for the currently active window, This includes:

Switch To Commands - provide an easy way to switch between windows. You can switch to just about any open window by using the Switch To command. The Active Window tab in the What Can I Say? window shows all commands that you can switch to.

Menu Commands - provide a way to access an application's menu commands. The menu commands that appear in the list represent the various menu options available in the active windows's menu bar. Since not every window has a menu, there may not be menu commands displayed for the currently active window.

Commands to select or check Windows buttons, check boxes and radio buttons - provide a way to navigate by replacing some of actions performed using the mouse or keyboard.

Verify these commands

Check this box to verify Menu Commands to ensure that the command heard is the one intended. When the box is checked, the verify window will appear when one of the Menu Commands is heard.  WARNING: Make sure this box is checked if there are any irreversible commands.

See Also

Navigation Settings


Adding a contact

To add a new contact, you can either:

1.	Choose the New Contact.. option in the Realize Voice File menu, or

2.	Say "Add a New Contact".


Address Book Settings

Set the active address book:

This lists shows all of the different Address Books supported by this application. You can select <None> to run this application without using any address book capabilities.

Description

This displays information about the currently selected address book.

Address Book Settings

This button, when clicked provides additional configuration settings for the currently selected address book. This option is may not be available for all address books.

See Also

Setting up an address book


Avoid using commands that sound like each other

When you add your own Voice Shortcuts you should avoid using commands that sounds very similar to other commands. Speaking a command that sounds too much like another command is less likely to recognize the command you said accurately. Using commands that are not too similar too each other will increase the accuracy of the speech recognition.


Avoid using short commands

You should avoid using commands that are only one or two syllables long. These types of phrases are often confused with background noise and other sounds which will decrease the accuracy of the speech recognition.


Background Noise
Adjusting for Background Noise

Sometimes commands are recognized even though you didn't say anything. This sometimes happens due to background noise such as other people talking, music, or even a loud hard drive or monitor.

Solution

The Speech recognition engine has a setting called Sensitivity that addresses this problem. This setting lets you adjust the amount of background noise the speech engine will tolerate before it says that it hears something.

Steps to Fix

Go to the Realize Voice Options Window (in the Realize Voice Tools menu).

Adjust Sensitivity, then press OK.

See Also

Recognition Settings


Calling a contact

To call a contact, you can either:

1.	Highlight the contact name, then pick Call <Name> from the Contact menu, or

2.	Highlight the contact name, then pick Call <Name> from the right-click menu, or

3.	Say "Call <Name>".

<Name> refers to the name of the contact.

Realize Voice then works with the Windows Phone Dialer to dial the number.

After dialing, you must ...

1.	pick up the telephone handset, then

2.	click the Talk button in the Phone Dialer.


Changing current folder

You can change the current address book folder from the drop down list in the main window. Address book folders are used to identify and store contacts in logical groups or categories.

Note: Not all address books support this feature.


Changing listening modes

The Listening Mode determines whether Realize Voice is listening for voice input and what it is listening for.

There are several ways to change the listening mode:

1)	Click the appropriate listening mode button on the Realize Voice tool bar.

2) 	Say either "Start Listening", "Pause Listening" or "Stop Listening" (note that this option does not work if current mode is Not Listening.

3)	Select the mode from the Realize Voice Speech menu.

4)	Select the mode from the Realize Voice icon in the Windows system tray.

See Also

Listening Mode

System Tray Icon


Command Description
This contains a description of the command selected in the list above.


Dialing settings

After dialing a phone number, it is strongly recommended to stop listening for voice input. This window presents options to let you be able to stop, start or continue recognizing after dialing.

Stop Listening

If this is set, the recognizer is stopped after dialing a phone number. This option is recommended since it is impossible to accidentally perform an action without pressing the Pause key starting the listening manually.

Pause Listening

If this is set, the recognizer is paused after dialing a phone number. When paused, listening can restart by saying "Start Listening" or stopped by saying "Stop Listening".

Keep Listening for voice input

If this is set, the recognizer keeps listening after dialing a phone number. This is not recommended except for situations where you know that you will not be talking to another party (such as checking voice mail).

Dialing Properties

This displays the Dialing Properties window to configure settings such as the current area code, calling card and call waiting information.

Line Properties

This displays the Properties window for configuring and using your modem.


Displaying contact details

To display information about each contact, in addition to just the contact name, you can select the View Contact Details option. The contact information displayed, referred to here as fields, can be changed and reordered to suit your needs.

See Also

Sorting contacts

Showing contact fields

Displaying contact list


Displaying contact list

To display the list of contact and view only the contact names you can select the View Contact List option.

See Also

Displaying contact details


Do I need to import contacts
Do I need to import contacts from my current contact manager?

No, Realize Voice works with your existing address book without importing data.


Do I need to pause between words
Do I need to pause between words?

No, Realize Voice uses continuous speech recognition so that you can say phrases normally without having to pause between words.


Do I need to train it
Do I need to train it to understand my voice?

No, the speech recognition technology in Realize Voice is speaker-independent, which means there is no need to train it.

However, there is a Training option which lets you train the recognition to work better for your voice. Although training is not usually required, it may significantly help the accuracy of the recognition, especially for those people who speak with accents or some form of speech impediment.

See Also

Switching Users

Training it for my voice


Don't Listen for First Name if there lots of names
Don't listen for first name if there are lots of names

Disable the Listen for First Names option if you have a lot of names and the recognizer keeps returning the wrong name. Turning this option off will increase the accuracy of the speech recognition when you have a lot of names loaded. The actual number will vary depending on the actual names and other conditions, such as microphone, but will generally be for when there are at lease 200 names.

See Also

Looking up a contact

Recognition settings


Drag and Drop to create a Voice Shortcut

One easy way to add a new Voice Shortcut is to locate the icon for the command which you want to run, clicking on the icon and dragging it over the What Can I Say? window and releasing the mouse. This will display the Voice Shortcut window with the command displayed.

Once this window is displayed all you need to do is enter a unique phrase to be used to run the new Voice Shortcut.

This is usually a much easier alternative to add a shortcut than clicking on the Add button and then browsing for the file.

Note: Speech Recognition works best when commands are at least two or three words.

See Also

Voice Shortcut window

Voice Shortcut commands

Voice Shortcut Wizard - Query

Voice Shortcut Wizard - Additions


Exiting Realize Voice

There are several ways to exit Realize Voice, including:

Double-clicking on the Left corner of the Realize Voice main window title bar, or

Saying "Exit Realize Voice", or

Right clicking on the Realize Voice icon in the Windows system tray, then select the Exit menu option.


Feedback window

The Feedback Window appears at the lower right side of the screen with a message showing what is going on with the Speech Recognition. If the system tray is on the bottom of the screen, it appears just above the system tray and look like this:

It shows "Listening" when ready to accept voice input.

After you begin to speak, it shows "Recognizing..." to indicate that it hears what you are saying.


Finding a contact

To find a contact, you can either:

1.	Locate the contact in the list of contacts in the Realize Voice main window, then press enter to edit the entry, or

2.	Say "Find <Name>".

<Name> refers to the name of the contact.


Hiding Realize Voice

You can hide the main Realize Voice window. When you do:

You can have more room on your desktop to work with other programs.

You can bring back the main Realize Voice window any time you want. Just double-click on the Realize Voice icon in the system tray.

Note that minimizing the main Realize Voice window hides everything including the What Can I Say? and Feedback windows. To hide Realize Voice click on the Hide button on the Realize Voice tool bar.

Hide Realize Voice button


I want to say a nickname only

If you want to just say the nickname of a contact rather than the full name you can add a phonetic spelling of the name to do this.

For example:

If a contact by the name Stephen Smith also goes by Steve, you can set the phonetic spelling to be Steve Smith so that when you say "Call Steve" it will find the record you want.

See Also

Phonetic Spelling


I want to say the first name only

If you want to just say the first name of a contact rather than the full name you need to check the Listen for First Name option in the Realize Voice Options window.

To view this window, choose Options from either:

The Tools menu in the Realize Voice main window, or

The menu that appears when you right-click on the Realize Voice icon in the Windows system tray.


It doesn't hear anything

When you speak into the microphone, if the feedback window shows "Listening" and does not change to "Recognizing..." to indicate that it hears you speak, there may be one or more of the following problems:

Sound Card

No sound card

Sound card not installed

Sound card doesn't work (maybe needs updated Windows drivers)

Microphone

Microphone is not turned on

Microphone is not plugged into the Microphone jack in your sound card.

Windows Volume Control

Volume Control is listening for input from Line-In instead of Microphone.

Record Volume Level is too low.


It never recognizes what I am saying

If the Feedback window shows "Recognizing...", but it doesn't recognize a specific command, this may be due to one or more of the following:

Likely Cause

Confidence setting is too high.

Solution

Adjust the Confidence setting so that the speech engine will try to guess the phrase when it hears one.

Steps to Fix

Go to the Recognition Settings in the Options window.

Locate the Confidence setting, set it lower, then press OK.

See Also

Recognition Settings


It says Recognizing... for a long time

If the Feedback window shows Recognizing... for a long time without returning to Listening..., this may be due to one or more of the following:

Likely Cause

Accuracy setting is too high.

Timeout (if applicable) is not set.

Solution

Adjust the Accuracy setting lower to require less CPU.

If the recognition engine has a Phrase Timeout option, adjust that to reset the recognition and cancel processing for a phrase if it isn't understood after a certain time period.

Steps to Fix

Go to the Recognition Settings in the Options window.

Click on the Advanced Settings button.

Locate the Accuracy setting, set it lower, then press OK.

See Also

Recognition Settings


It takes several tries to get it to recognize what I say

If the phrase that it hears is not the one that you said, this may be due to one or more of the following factors:

Likely Cause

Confidence setting is too high.

Solution

Adjust the Confidence setting so that the speech engine will try to guess the phrase when it hears one.

Steps to Fix

Go to the Recognition Settings in the Options window.

Locate the Confidence setting, set it lower, towards "Don't Guess".

See Also

Recognition Settings


Listening Mode
Listening Modes

The Listening Mode determines whether Realize Voice is listening for voice input and what it is listening for. The listening modes are:

Start Listening	Always listens for all commands.
Pause Listening	Listens for only Start Listening or Stop Listening.
Stop Listening	Recognition is turned off, so it can't mistake any noise or talking as voice commands.

See Also

Changing listening modes

System Tray Icon


Looking up a contact

You can use your voice to look up information for a specified contact.

Example	Explanation
Find Jim Smith	Locates the contact entry for Jim Smith and displays the entry in a window.
Call Jim Smith	Locates the phone numbers for Jim Smith, if any, and dials the appropriate phone number.
Send E-mail to Jim Smith	Locates the e-mail address for Jim Smith and starts an e-mail with that address in the To: field.


Navigation Settings

Menu Navigation

Check this box to add the ability to say commands from the currently active application menu.  These commands will appear in the Active tab in the What Can I Say? window.

Switch To Navigation

Check this box to be able switch between windows using you voice. You can switch to just about any open window by using the Switch To command. The Active Window tab in the What Can I Say? window shows all commands that you can switch to.

Navigation other controls

Check this box to add the ability to "press" buttons or other controls in the Control Navigation section.

Control Type

This displays a control in which the prefix, if specified, will apply.

Prefix

Text entered here will be added before the text displayed in or next to the selected type of Windows control. Note: Speech Recognition works best when commands are at least two or three words.

Example

This shows an example of what you would say for a control of the selected type and prefix.

See Also

Active Window commands


Open A Document

This window displays all of the documents that you have recently opened and lets you open one of them using your voice. The documents displayed here are the same ones as in the Documents menu in the Windows Start Menu.

To open a document, say the number next to the document.


Phonetic Spelling
In Realize Voice, a phonetic spelling is a name that has been spelled as it sounds, phonetically.

You can associate a phonetic spelling with a name in your address book that is pronounced and spelled differently. This helps increase the accuracy of recognition when you say the name

The phonetic spelling can also be used to provide an alternative name, such as a nickname that you prefer to say instead of the regular name for that contact.

To modify the phonetic spelling of a name, select the name, then select the Phonetic Spelling option in the Realize Voice File menu. Then simply enter the name as it sounds phonetically. The Phonetic Spelling window looks like this:

Note: Not all address books support this feature.


Recognition Settings

Sensitivity

This controls the level of background noise the speech recognizer will tolerate before it says that it hears something. Move the slider towards Room is Noisy to ignore background noise more easily. Move the slider towards Room is Quiet if there is no background noise that needs to be ignored.

Confidence

This controls the level of confidence that you have that what is being recognized is the same as what you are speaking. Move the slider to the left, towards Guess what's heard, if it is not recognizing what you are saying. Move the slider to the right, towards Don't guess, if it is not recognizing what you are saying.

Language

This lists different languages and speech recognizers installed and configured on your computer. You can select <No Speech Recognition> to run this application without using speech recognition.

Listen for First Name

Check this box to be able to look up a contact using just their first name. When this box is cleared, you must say the entire name to look up a contact. When checked, you can are still able to look up by the full contact name.

Listen for Company

Check this box to be able to look up a contact using the associated company name. This is in addition to being able to look up by the contact name.

Advanced Settings

Press this button to display and edit the advanced speech recognition settings. The window that will appear will then provide a way of modifying advanced settings such as the recognition speed.

See Also

Looking up a contact

Don't listen for first name if there are lots of names


Removing a contact

To remove a contact, you first highlight the contact in the Realize Voice contacts list that you want to remove and then either:

1.	Choose the Delete option in the Realize Voice File menu, or

2.	Press the Delete key.


Scheduling an activity

There are a few different ways to schedule an activity

One way to schedule an activity is to say the the type of activity that you want to schedule and the contact to associate the activity with. The scheduling window will then appear to let you select more information about the activity before it is created. Here are some examples of commands to schedule an activity using this method:

Schedule a Call to Bill Smith
Schedule a Meeting with Realize Software
Schedule a To-do for John

The other way to schedule an activity is to say the entire scheduling command all at once. Here are some examples of commands to schedule an activity using this method:

Schedule a Call to Bill Smith on June 30th at 3:30 P.M.
Schedule a Call to Julie Brown on Monday at 12:15 P.M.
Schedule a Meeting with Realize Software tomorrow at 9:00 A.M.
Schedule a To-do for John at Noon on Friday

Note: Not all versions of this software and not all address books support scheduling of activities.

See Also

Scheduling window


Scheduling window

This window displays options to use to schedule a new activity associated with the specified contact. This window appears after initiating one of the commands to schedule an activity. This window is displayed with the current date and time as the time to schedule the activity. You should change the Date, Time and other settings to the desired settings for the new activity.

Note: Not all versions of this software and not all address books support scheduling of activities.

Date/Time

This indicates the scheduled start date and time of the activity. You can set these date and time values manually or, even easier, you can set them using your voice. To use your voice to set these values, you must specify the date and time using one of the following formats:

Date/Time Format:	Examples of what to say:
<Date> at <Time>	on September 15th at 9 A.M. today at 5 P.M. Friday at 11:15 A.M. June 30th at Noon tomorrow at 9:30 A.M.
at <Time> <Date>	at 5 P.M. today at 11:15 A.M. Friday June 30th at Noon tomorrow at 9:30 A.M.

Duration

Use this field to set the length of the scheduled activity. You can use the select from the list to determine the amount of time the activity is expected to take.

Priority

This specifies the priority of the activity.

Alarm

Check this box to set an alarm to remind you of the pending activity. You can use the select from the list to determine the amount of time before the activity in which to sound the the alarm that the activity is approaching.

Description of the activity

Enter text here to describe the activity being created.

See Also

Scheduling an activity


Select Phone Number
The Select Phone Number window displays all of the phone numbers for the selected contact.

The contact name appears in the box at the top. To select one of the available phone numbers, say the name of it in the list.

For example, if the list has "Business" and "Home", you can pick the Home phone number by just saying "Home". This will select that phone number and this window will then disappear.


Select Voice Command
The Select Voice Command window displays all of the commands that match the recognized command.

For example, if the command was "Call Lee" it will show all people in your address book whose first name is "Lee".

The command heard appears in the box at the top. To select one of the available commands, say one of the commands in the list.

For example, if there are two names in the list and one is "Murach". you can just say "Murach". This will select that name and this window will then disappear.


Sending e-mail to a a contact

To send e-mail to a contact, you can either:

1.	Highlight the contact name, then pick Send E-Mail to <Name> from the Contact menu, or

2.	Highlight the contact name, then pick Send E-Mail to <Name> from the right-click menu, or

3.	Say "Send E-Mail to <Name>".

<Name> refers to the name of the contact.

An empty e-mail message will then appear that is already addressed to the requested contact.


Setting up an address book

To use the contact functionality in Realize Voice, you must be configured to use an existing address book. The address book type can be selected on the Address Book tab in the Realize Voice Options window.

By default, Realize Voice will use the address book that is part of Windows, called Microsoft Exchange.

You must have installed Microsoft Exchange installed on your computer before running Realize Voice After installing Microsoft Exchange, if you want to use it as your address book you will have to create a new mail user. Once the Inbox Setup Wizard will appears, follow these steps:

1.	Click on Manually configure information services, then click Next.

2.	Enter a Profile Name, which is the unique name of your address book, then click Next.

3.	The Services window will appear for the profile, then press the Add... button.

4.	Select Personal Address Book in the list, then press OK.

5.	The Personal Address Book window will appear, just press OK.

6.	The Services window will then appear again. just press OK.

7.	Continue through the wizard by pressing the Next and Finish buttons.


Showing contact fields

When viewing contact details in the Realize Voice main window, the fields displayed and the order of the fields can be changed from the Show Fields window. This window appears as follows:

The fields displayed on the left, in the Available fields box, are the available fields which are not to be displayed in the Realize Voice main window.

The fields displayed on the right, in the Show these fields in this order box, are the fields which are to be displayed in the Realize Voice main window.

The Move Up and Move Down buttons are used to change the order of the fields displayed.

See Also

Displaying contact details

Sorting contacts


Sorting contacts

The contacts displayed in the Realize Voice main window can be sorted by any field. You can change the sorting from the Sort Fields window. This window appears as follows:

To change the sort field, click on the Sort by list and select the field that you want the contacts to be sorted by.

You can change the direction in which to sort, ascending or descending, by clicking on the appropriate item in the Sort Order box.

See Also

Displaying contact details

Showing contact fields


Switch To Navigation
Check this box to add the ability to switch to a different window using your voice.

The Switch To commands appear in the Active Window tab in the What Can I Say? window.


Switching Users

Realize Voice will understand what you say better if you train the recognition. Once you go through the Training wizard, however, every time you use the software it will be tailored for your voice only.

If another person wants to use this product tailored for their voice it is recommended that the person log in to Windows using a different Windows user name. Logging into Windows as a different user lets a person have their own configuration of both Windows and Realize Voice

To add a new user under Windows 95, click on User Profiles tab in the Passwords option in the Control Panel.

To add a new user under Windows NT, only the Administrator can add a new user. This is done from the User Manager application which usually is in the Programs / Administrative Tools menu in the Start Menu.

See Also

Do I need to train it for my voice?

Training it for my voice


System commands

Check a command to activate

This list contains all of the Realize Voice and general Windows commands. When a check is next to a command it means the command is active. If there is no check next to a command the command is not active and, therefore, will not be in the list of commands which are being listened for.

Verify selected command

This check box corresponds to the command selected in the list above. When this is checked, the verify window will appear when the selected command is heard.  WARNING: Make sure this box is checked for all irreversible commands or commands.


System Requirements

Realize Voice requires the following software and hardware to work properly:

English version of Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.0

Pentium or faster computer

16MB RAM under Windows 95/98, 24MB RAM under Windows NT

SoundBlaster-compatible sound board

A good microphone

TAPI-compliant modem, for voice-dialing feature


System Tray Icon
Realize Voice icon in the Windows System Tray

When Realize Voice is running, the Realize Voice icon appears in the Windows system tray. This icon indicates the program's Listening Mode:

Listening
Paused
Stopped

You can double-click the icon to show or hide the main Realize Voice window, or right-click the icon to see the menu.


Technical Support

We make every opportunity to provide the best technical support possible for our customers. Customers currently receive unlimited technical support by e-mail. We make every effort to respond to all problems within a 24-hour period.

Technical support is available on our web site at:

http://www.realizesoftware.com/support.htm

Free technical support is available by e-mail at:

support@realizesoftware.com

Note: Realize Software's Technical Support policy is subject to change without notice.


The wrong phrase is being recognized

If the command that is recognized is not the one that was spoken, this may be due to one or more of the following:

Likely Causes

Confidence setting needs to be adjusted.

Commands not spoken in a clear voice.

Solution

Adjust the Confidence setting so that the speech engine does not always guess a phrase when it hears one.

Speak more clearly or run Training wizard to understand you

Steps to Fix

Go to the Options window (in the Tools menu).

Locate and increase the Confidence setting, then press OK.

If that doesn't work, run the Training wizard from the Speech menu.


Training it for my voice
To train Realize Voice to understand your voice, click the Training option in the Realize Voice Speech menu. The following window will appear:


Upgrading your microphone

For best speech recognition results, we recommend that you use a high-quality, close-talk microphone. A good headset microphone works best.

By using a high-quality headset microphone, you should be able to avoid some common recognition problems usually caused by background noise and poor quality input through other types of microphones.

See Also

Your Microphone...


Verification Settings

Confirm by saying

This setting determines the phrase to say to verify that the command recognized is the command that was intended. Saying this command accepts the recognized command as the correct one.

Reject by saying

This setting determines the phrase to say to reject the command recognized. Saying this command tells Realize Voice that the recognized command is not the one intended.

Delay time

This setting determines how long the Verify Command window appears after a command is heard.

See Also

Verify Command window


Verify Command Window
Verify Window

The Verify Command window is displayed to provide a way of ensuring that the command recognized is the one intended.

The command heard appears in the box at the top.

You must say the command shown on the "To run this command" line to confirm the command.

When the timer reaches zero, the command that was heard is ignored and this window will disappear.

See Also

Verification Settings


Viewing and changing contact properties

To display information for a contact, you can either:

1.	Locate the contact in the list of contacts in the Realize Voice main window, then press enter to edit the entry, or

2.	Say "Find <Name>".

<Name> refers to the name of the contact.


Voice Shortcut Wizard - Additions

This window displays a list of Voice Shortcut of a certain type to be added and lets you modify the phrases in the list or remove the shortcuts before they actually are added to the list of existing Voice Shortcuts.

These Voice Shortcuts will be added

This list displays the Phrase and the corresponding Command for each new Voice Shortcut to be added.

Phrase -  This represents the words that you must say to run the shortcut. Note: Speech Recognition works best when commands are at least two or three words.

Command - This is the command which is run when the phrase associated with this Voice Shortcut is heard.

Rename

Click this button to rename the selected phrase in the list. You can also rename a phrase by clicking on a phrase, waiting a second and clicking on the phrase again. This works the same as renaming a file in Windows Explorer.

Delete

Click this button to remove all selected commands in the list. This works the same as deleting a file in Windows Explorer.

Back

Click this button to go to the previous page in the wizard.

Next (or (Finish)

Click this button to go to the next page in the wizard The Finish button is displayed if this is the last page in the wizard.

Cancel (or Close)

Click this button to exit out of the wizard. If this button displays "Cancel". no changes are saved. Otherwise, the button displays "Close" which indicates that all previous changes have been saved.

See Also

Voice Shortcut Wizard - Query

Drag and Drop to create a Voice Shortcut

Voice Shortcut window

Voice Shortcut commands


Voice Shortcut Wizard - Query

This window asks whether or not to add a certain type of Voice Shortcut based on existing information on this machine.

Yes, add those shortcuts now

Select this option and then press the Next button to add the displayed type of Voice Shortcut. Another window will then appear displaying the Voice Shortcuts of that type to be added.

No, not at this time

Select this option to skip adding Voice Shortcuts of the selected type.

Back

Click this button to go to the previous page in the wizard.

Next

Click this button to go to the next page in the wizard.

Cancel (or Close)

Click this button to exit out of the wizard. If this button displays "Cancel". no changes are saved. Otherwise, the button displays "Close" which indicates that all previous changes have been saved.

See Also

Voice Shortcut Wizard - Additions

Drag and Drop to create a Voice Shortcut

Voice Shortcut window

Voice Shortcut commands


Voice Shortcut commands
Voice Shortcut command

Check a command to activate

This list displays all of the Voice Shortcuts that you have configured. When a check is next to a command it means the command is active. If there is no check next to a command the command is not active and, therefore, will not be in the list of commands which are being listened for.

Add

Click on this button to add a new voice Shortcut command.

Change

Click on this button to change properties for the selected Voice Shortcut command.

Remove

Click on this button to remove the selected Voice Shortcut command.

Run

Click on this button to run the selected voice Shortcut command.

Verify selected command

This check box corresponds to the command selected in the list above. When this is checked, the verify window will appear when the selected command is heard.  WARNING: Make sure this box is checked for all irreversible commands or commands.

See Also

Voice Shortcut Wizard - Query

Voice Shortcut Wizard - Additions

Voice Shortcut window

Drag and Drop to create a Voice Shortcut


Voice Shortcut window

The Voice Shortcut window displays information for an existing Voice Shortcut. It is also displayed to create a new Voice Shortcut.

Phrase

This represents the words that you must say to run the shortcut.

Command

This is the command which is run when the phrase associated with this Voice Shortcut is heard.

Note: Speech Recognition works best when commands are at least two or three words.

See Also

Voice Shortcut Wizard - Query

Voice Shortcut Wizard - Additions

Voice Shortcut commands


What Can I Say?
The What Can I Say? window shows all of the commands that Realize Voice is listening for. This window is divided into sections, each represented by a tab at the top of the window. These sections are:

Active Window commands

Voice Shortcuts

System commands


Your Microphone...

must be plugged into the MIC jack of your sound card (not Line-In).

should be turned on, if it has an On/Off switch.

should be a high-quality, close-talk microphone. A headset microphone usually works best.

Using a high-quality, close-talk, headset microphone can avoid some common recognition problems usually caused by background noise and poor quality input through other microphones.

See Also

Upgrading your microphone