Hi Ana,

You are not alone, I have had the same exact problem with windows 10, 
and it would not let me set anything up for dictation.

Harry


On 7/11/2017 4:16 PM, Ana G wrote:
> Hi All,
>
>
> I'm trying to figure out how to use dictation in Windows 10, but the 
> information I'm finding isn't helping, so I'm hoping someone here uses 
> it and can get me started.
>
>
> I've read the official Microsoft help, but the steps don't match 
> what's on my system, and the process isn't working, so I'm clearly 
> missing something obvious.
>
>
> Based on what I'm reading, the first step seems to be to set up the 
> microphone. I found that, if I just type "Windows speech recognition" 
> in the start/search box, the microphone setup wizard comes up. This is 
> not working on my desktop, even with microphones that I know work. 
> I'll try it on my laptop next.
>
>
> The next step seems to be to turn on speech recognition so the 
> computer is listening all the time. Is this write? Do I just move an 
> arrow key so the computer knows which program I'm using, then say, 
> "Wake up" or maybe it's "start listening," and start dictating?
>
>
> Yes, I know about dictation Bridge, and yes, I plan to try it, but I 
> feel like I don't know what I need to do before I can start with that, 
> and yes, I visited the Dictation Bridge site to find out if there's 
> general help on getting Windows speech working. Or does everything 
> just work if I use the NVDA addon?
>
>
> I'd love any help.
>
>
> Ciao
>
>
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