Train Voice for Speech to Text
Instructions
- In the “Search” Field type “Speech Recognition”
- When opening this application for the first time, the setup wizard will pop up. Please note: if no microphone is currently installed an error box will pop up in place of the setup wizard. Please plug in the microphone and reopen the setup wizard.
- Following the “Next” button will bring up your first speech recognition training for the initial setup. Using the microphone, speak the sentence noted in the setup wizard.
- Upon completion of the setup wizard, open up the search field again and open “Speech Recognition,” not “Windows Speech Recognition”. In order to continue to train your voice to better help your computer recognize certain words, click on the “Train your computer to better understand you”
- Upon opening the link and selecting the next button, the training software will begin. Simply begin speaking the required phrases to complete the training.
- Your voice profile should now be configured and trained. Continue to use this software and the accuracy will only continue to improve!
Additional Information
- How can I switch between microphones? Under the “Speech Recognition” window – “Setup Microphone” can be used to switch between a headset microphone and a webcam microphone
- Why use this feature? This feature is enabled with both TechSmith Relay and Camtasia Studio and will drastically improve your captions in videos.
- Will this work with MAC devices? Speech to Text information found on Apple’s Support Page https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202584
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