Dictation problem.

 

If upgrading to a newer version of Microsoft Office/Word is not an option, below is a macro for dictating into Word Pad (say, "Open dictation box") and when finished, say "post dictation." This should put the text into Word if the cursor was in Word when you initiated the macro.

 

Marty Markoe, eMicrophones, Inc.

 

<speechMacros>
<!-- dictation box -->
<command>

<listenFor>open dictation box</listenFor>
<run command="wordpad.exe" params=""/>

</command>
 
<!-- post dictation -->
<command>

<listenFor>post dictation</listenFor>

<sendKeys>{{CTRL}}a</sendKeys>
<waitFor seconds=".25"/>
<sendKeys>{{CTRL}}c</sendKeys>
<waitFor seconds=".25"/>

<!-- switch to non-SR app -->
<sendKeys>{{ALT}}{TAB}</sendKeys>
<waitFor seconds=".5"/>
<sendKeys>{{CTRL}}v</sendKeys>
<waitFor seconds=".25"/>

<!-- switch back and clear -->
<sendKeys>{{ALT}}{TAB}</sendKeys>
<waitFor seconds=".5"/>
<sendKeys>{{CTRL}}a{250 WAIT}{DELETE}</sendKeys>
<sendKeys>{{ALT}}f</sendKeys>
<sendKeys>x</sendKeys>
<sendKeys>n</sendKeys>

</command>

</speechMacros>

Marty