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A new trick

 How long have I had this computer? I think it's been at least two years. Today for the first time I noticed that I could do typing by just talking. So here I am trying it out. It feels a little weird. Sadly it also appears that a machine can spell much better than I. Another little blow to my self-esteem! 


My mother insisted I take typing in high school. I really have to wonder what she would think of this!

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  1. Linda ReederJuly 29, 2022 at 3:02 PM

    I think I have voice activation on my computer also, but i have not figured out how to do it yet. I do use if on my iPhone all the time. It doesn require a lot of correcting though.

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  2. DrumMajorJuly 29, 2022 at 8:14 PM

    How do you do that? Linda in Kansas

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  3. OlgaJuly 29, 2022 at 8:20 PM

    Well, I did it pruely by accident, but I right clicked when I put the curser in the text box and a menu dropped with the option to talk to text so I tried it. 😂

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  4. KayJuly 29, 2022 at 8:53 PM

    I don't have voice activation on my computer. I guess it's something I could do with my iphone but haven't tried it yet. Sounds like fun though.

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  5. TomJuly 29, 2022 at 9:24 PM

    Ha ha ... I talked to my phone and my google device, but haven't tried talking to my computer yet.

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  6. Arkansas PattiJuly 29, 2022 at 9:52 PM

    I think I have it, just haven't tried it yet. Maybe I'll play around with it.

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  7. MaebemeJuly 30, 2022 at 11:51 AM

    That's interesting. I don't think I have that option...almost wish I did. :)

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  8. BarbaraAugust 11, 2022 at 5:03 PM

    I dictate most of my texts on my cell phone. I've seen the dictation on my laptop and never tried it. Guess you pushed me out of my comfort zone.

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