Chapter 9. Using Voice and Sounds


9. Using Voice and Sounds

In this section:

  • Controlling the Volume

  • Directing Your Computer with Voice Commands

  • Dictating Text

  • Customizing Speech Recognition

  • Letting Your Computer Do the Talking

  • Creating a Sound File

  • Associating a Sound with an Event

  • Using Alternatives to Sound

If the sound your computer emits to signal an eventthe logon or logoff sound, for exampleis an earsplitting assault, relief in the form of adjusting the volume is just a click or two away with Windows Vista's volume control. And, if you can't stand the startup sound, you can simply turn it off! You can also use the Volume control to keep your music and other sounds muted so that you don't disturb other people.

If you'd like to verbally command your computer instead of typing and using the mouse, try Windows Vista's powerful speech-recognition program. It's important to go through the tutorial so that the program can recognize your voice and the way you pronounce words, and so that you learn the correct commands. Be patient! It might take a bit of trial and error, but you'll know it was time well spent when you can dictate letters or long documents without touching the keyboard! Instead of saving your fingers, perhaps you want to save your eyes by using the Narrator program, which actually reads aloud to you. Using your sound system, Narrator can describe items on your screen and can read blocks of text to you. But what if you can'tor don't want tohear any sounds from your computer? You can set it to give you visual clues, including flashes and captions, instead.



Windows Vista Plain & Simple
How to Wow: Photoshop for the Web
ISBN: N/A
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 286

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