Automatic Dictation Box
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I assume you are referring to Microsoft speech? I used this constantly (but never in MS Access) up until a couple of years ago. Very nice, very accurate piece of software. I changed over to Google speech recognition and haven't looked back. I thought I should mention that because my recollection of using it may be a little muddled. Originally Microsoft speech was part of Word. However as it evolved it became part of the Windows operating system, (I think it was Windows 7) mainly so that it could integrate better with Windows applications. I don't ever recall using it to interface with MS Access forms or even MS Access VBA, I think it's possible to use it with MS Access however I don't think it is very wieldable. In searching for an answer to this question I found this YouTube video which you might find useful:- Microsoft Access 2010 Utilities Add-In — Voice Recognition Friendly
Thanks for your input regarding voice recognition software in access. I have used Dragon naturally speaking for a number of years, and currently I'm using version 15. I like Dragon very much, although it does not directly speak to access. Instead, it uses an automatic dictation box which also corresponds to other commands for example formatting. I was getting the dictation box however I unchecked the automatic feature which might have been a mistake, and now I can't seem to get that input box back. Not a major problem, I can still dictate in access however I don't get the benefits of the dictation box.
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Thank you for the clarification. If you discover how to turn it back on again then I would request that you've post the information here to help anyone else that runs into a similar problem. TIA
OK, I have found the fix which will re-establish the connection between the dictation box and access.
From the Dragon NaturallySpeaking software, under tools, there is an options choice and when selected go to the miscellaneous tab and there you will find a checkbox for use the dictation box for unsupported applications. Make sure that checkbox is checked and then close that window down; choose tools again and 2nd from the top there is a choice for dictation box. Select the dictation box and that window opens, put a check in the box for use automatic dictation box for this application. The next time you dictate into an access field the automatic dictation box will then open again. This dictation box will accept various commands for formatting etc.
From the Dragon NaturallySpeaking software, under tools, there is an options choice and when selected go to the miscellaneous tab and there you will find a checkbox for use the dictation box for unsupported applications. Make sure that checkbox is checked and then close that window down; choose tools again and 2nd from the top there is a choice for dictation box. Select the dictation box and that window opens, put a check in the box for use automatic dictation box for this application. The next time you dictate into an access field the automatic dictation box will then open again. This dictation box will accept various commands for formatting etc.
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