Position the speech recognition microphone - Word

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Position the speech recognition microphone

Applies to: Microsoft Office Access 2003, Excel 2003, FrontPage 2003, Outlook 2003, PowerPoint 2003, Publisher 2003, Word 2003

This feature is available in the Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English (U.S.), and Japanese language versions of Microsoft Office.

A high quality close-talk (headset) universal serial bus (USB) microphone with gain adjustment (gain adjustment: A microphone feature that allows your input to be amplified so that it is made louder for use by the system.) support is recommended. For more information, see the Microsoft Office Online Web site.

Position the microphone so that:

It is about an inch, or a thumb's width, to the side of your mouth.
It is not directly in front of your mouth, and you are not breathing directly into it.

Note If you inadvertently move the microphone as you speak, remember to bring it back to the correct position.