Speak and word 2007 types document

That feature has been removed from Office 2007 (and later).  Word now depends on Windows to do "Text-to-Speech"

What happened to speech recognition?

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Speech recognition features are not available in the 2007 Microsoft Office system programs.

To use speech recognition features, run Windows Speech Recognition in Windows Vista. For information, see the links in the See Also section.

Notes

    * If your operating system is Microsoft Windows XP, you must run a previous version of a Microsoft Office system program to use speech recognition features.

    * In Microsoft Office Excel 2007, you can use text-to-speech functionality, which is different from speech recognition. To use text-to-speech commands, see I can't convert text to speech, which includes the information.

See Also

    * What can I do with Speech Recognition?

To find the Vista instructions, click on desktop, Press <F1> search for "Speech recognition", then click on see "Setting speech options".

What happened to text-to-speech?

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/access-help/what-happened-to-text-to-speech-HA102004317.aspx?CTT=1

Applies to: Microsoft Access 2010, InfoPath 2010, OneNote 2010, Outlook 2010, PowerPoint 2010, Project 2010, Publisher 2010, Word 2010, Access 2007, InfoPath 2007, OneNote 2007, Outlook 2007, PowerPoint 2007, Project 2007, Publisher 2007, Word 2007

With the exception of Microsoft Office Excel, text-to-speech (TTS), the ability of your computer to play back written text as spoken words, has become a function of Windows XP, Windows Vista and Win7. Depending on your configuration and installed TTS engines, you can hear most text that appears on your screen from any program, including Office programs.

Do you use Excel 2007 or Excel 2010? See Converting text to speech in Excel to learn more about how to configure your program to speak the text contained in cells.

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What Version Of Windows Am I Running (in pictures)

http://www.7tutorials.com/how-determine-what-version-windows-7-you-have

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/help/which-version-of-the-windows-operating-system-am-i-running

http://www.worldstart.com/32bit-or-64bit-operating-system/print/

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/find-out-32-or-64-bit

This is a very important questions for you to answer.  Problems and potential fixes are directly related to specific versions. MS is constantly introducing small changes to Windows and Office. If you give us specific information, we can give you specific fix suggestions.

Please remember that Windows and Office build on prior versions. So, a fix that works in an older version can often be applied to a newer version if it is adapted for changes in the menu systems.

System Information - enter MSINFO32 in start menu or run window

All information on the System Information panel is printable, the Control Panel System info is not.

First panel, System Summary presents most of the same info as Control panel system info, except for Product ID. It includes a great deal more detailed info.

This panel also provides access to details about Hardware Components and Software Environment

I find it painful and difficult to type my documents because of injuries in both hands. How can I speak and have microsoft word 2007 type the documents for me?

WSR, Windows Speech Recognition, is built into Vista, Windows 7 and 8. 

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