Windows 10: Issues with Speech Recognition - how to use in different apps and starting dictation

Okay, so I've been learning to use Speech Recognition, because I have tennis elbow, and I'm trying to mouse less. Finally got things mostly working, but there's some key issues I'm really hoping to have some help with. 1. Does this work in non-Windows applications? Obviously, "mouse grid" works well enough but gets tedious.. For example, I'd like to use my audio editing software Reaper or even more often Discord. Discord does not have a traditional toolbar menu. And when I say "Show Numbers," it says it's NOT AVAILABLE. Which is frankly so frustrating that I want to cry. 2. Turning on and off

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Windows Speech Recognition/Dictation

When using speech recognition/dictation, it turns off (stops listening), every time I start a new line or new paragraph. In other words, when your trying to dictate a document, it stops listening (shuts off) every time you start a new line or new paragraph.
Then, you have to click on the microphone again to get it started. This makes it virtually unusable. Any suggestions?

 

Dictation not working.

Hello Lina,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

Please provide some additional information, so that we can assist you better.

1. Are you using dictation in Windows or Office application?
   
2. Since when are you facing this issue?
   
3. Did you make any changes to the computer before this issue started?
   

I suggest you to follow the below mentioned steps:

Step 1: To dictate text:

1. Open Speech Recognition by clicking the Start button, clicking All Programs, clicking Accessories, clicking Ease of Access, and then clicking Windows Speech Recognition.

2. Say "start listening" or click the Microphone button to start the listening mode.

3. Open the program you want to use or select the text box you want to dictate text into.

4. Say the text that you want dictate.

Step 2: You may refer Microsoft article related to Dictating text:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4042244/windows-10-use-dictation

Dictate text using Speech Recognition - Microsoft Support

Hope it helps.

Let us know if you got the help you needed by clicking "Yes or No.

Harish

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

what is the difference between garage dictate and Windows 10 speech recognition?

Hi,

Windows Speech Recognition is a speech recognition component developed by
Microsoft that enables the use of voice commands to perform operations, such as the dictation of text, within applications and the operating system itself.

Garage Dictate is pretty much the same with Speech Recognition. It uses your voice to type when you are tired.
Dictate is an Office add-in for Windows Outlook, Word and PowerPoint that converts speech to text using the state-of-the-art speech recognition behind Cortana and Microsoft Translator.

Thank you.