Use Speech Recognition to browse the Internet

With Windows Speech Recognition, you can browse the Internet by figuring out what the objects in the web browser window are called. Then, you can say the commands you need to interact with the objects.

For example, to enter the address of a website, say "go to address," and then dictate the address of the website that you want to visit. If you've entered the address before, you can say "address" and then choose a previously entered address.

If you don't know the name of something on the screen, you can say "show numbers" and numbers will appear next to every object on the screen. You can then say the number of the object you need.

To open Speech Recognition

1. Click to open Windows Speech Recognition.
2. Say "start listening" or click the Microphone button to start the listening mode.

Frequently used commands for browsing the Internet

The following table shows Speech Recognition commands for browsing the Internet. Words in italic font indicate that you can say many different things in place of the example word or phrase and get useful results.

To do this	Say this
Open a web browser	Open (if the browser is selected); Open browser name
Click a selected link	Click; Click that; Click text phrase
Right-click a selected item	Right-click; Right-click that
Click any item by saying its name	Click File; View; Tools; Back; Forward; Stop; Home; Refresh
Click any item	Click Recycle Bin; Click Computer; Click file name
Use the Tab key to navigate through the page	Press tab
Minimize all windows to show your desktop	Show desktop

Note

• Some menu items might not appear unless you point to them with the mouse. To display these items, navigate to the item and say "hover" or "hover over that."