Use Speech Recognition to operate windows and programs
You can use your voice to work with windows and programs. Usually, you can just say the command that you want to perform. For example, to minimize all open windows, you can say "Show Desktop." To see the System Properties dialog box, you can say "Right-click Computer," and then say "Click Properties."
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Open Speech Recognition by clicking the Start button 
, clicking All Programs, clicking Accessories, clicking Ease of Access, and then clicking Windows Speech Recognition.
Speech Recognition commands for working with windows and programs
The following table shows Windows Speech Recognition commands for working with windows and programs. Words in italics indicate that you can say many different things in place of the example word or phrase and get useful results.
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To do this
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Say this
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Click any item
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Click File; Click bold; Click Save; Click Close
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Double-click any item
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Double-click Computer; Double-click Recycle Bin; Double-click Folder Name
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Right-click any item
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Right-click Computer; Right-click Recycle Bin; Right-click Folder Name
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Minimize all windows to show your desktop
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Show Desktop
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Click something you don't know the name of
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Show numbers (Numbers will appear on the screen for every item in the active window. Say an item's corresponding number to click it.)
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Click a numbered item
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19 OK; 5 OK
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Double-click a numbered item
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Double-click 19; Double-click 5
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Right-click a numbered item
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Right-click 19; Right-click 5
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Open a program
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Open Paint; Open WordPad; Open Program Name
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Switch to an open program
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Switch to Paint; Switch to WordPad; Switch to Program Name; Switch application
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Close a program
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Close that; Close Paint; Close Documents; Close Internet Explorer
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Restore
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Restore that; Restore Paint; Restore Internet Explorer
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Minimize
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Minimize that; Minimize Paint; Minimize Internet Explorer
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Cut
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Cut that; Cut
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Copy
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Copy that; Copy
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Paste
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Paste
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Delete
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Delete that; Delete
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Undo
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Undo that; Scratch that; Undo
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Scroll in one direction
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Scroll up; Scroll down; Scroll left; Scroll right
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Scroll an exact distance in pages
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Scroll down 2 pages; Scroll up 10 pages
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Scroll an exact distance in other units
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Scroll up 5; Scroll down 7
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Go to a field in a form or a program
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Go to field name; Go to Subject; Go to Address; Go to Cc
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