Free Speech Recognition Dictation Software for Windows



Windows comes with built-in speech recognition and dictation software called Windows Speech Recognition (WSR). These tutorials use Windows 7.

Tutorial 1 - Getting Started
This tutorial covers setting up and calibrating the speech recognition software.

Tutorial 2 - Controlling the Mouse with Mouse Grid
Tutorial 2 shows how to control the mouse with Mouse Grid commands.

Tutorial 3 - Controlling the Mouse with Show Numbers
Show Numbers is another way of controlling the mouse. By calling Show Numbers, all items that can be clicked on get a number. When that number is called, that item is clicked on by the mouse.

Tutorial 4 - Controlling Windows
WSR not just for dictating to a word processor. WSR can control Windows and other programs too.

Tutorial 5 - Dictation to MS Word 2007
For this tutorial, Word 2007 will be used.

Tutorial 6 - Dictating to Other Word Processors
Works 9, WordPad, and Notepad is used within this tutorial. OpenOffice.org does not work with WSR, however there is a workaround that maybe useful.

Tutorial 7 - Dictation to PowerPoint
PowerPoint 2007 is used for this tutorial

Tutorial 8 - Dictation to Excel
Excel 2007 is used for this tutorial. Dictating and controlling Excel is extremely tedious but can be done.

Tutorial 9 - Controlling Internet Explorer and FireFox & Chrome
Navigating the internet by speech commands is shown using IE, Firefox and Chrome

Tutorial 10 - Speech Recognition for Dyslexia
Using the computer to dictate to may help students with speech difficulties. Students can practice reading, talking, and dictating to the computer. A text-to-speech program can be used to have the computer read back to the student.

Tutorial 11 - Installing Speech Macros
Speech Macros are little programs that can build upon WSR and allow the user to customize commands.

Tutorial 12 - Making Speech Macros
Making speech macros is easy. Anyone can do it.