<s>
Windows	B-General_Concept
Speech	I-General_Concept
Recognition	I-General_Concept
(	O
WSR	O
)	O
is	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
that	O
enables	O
voice	B-Application
commands	I-Application
to	O
control	O
the	O
desktop	B-Application
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
dictate	O
text	O
in	O
electronic	B-Protocol
documents	I-Protocol
and	O
email	O
,	O
navigate	O
websites	O
,	O
perform	O
keyboard	O
shortcuts	O
,	O
and	O
operate	O
the	O
mouse	B-Application
cursor	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
WSR	O
is	O
a	O
locally	O
processed	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
platform	O
;	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
rely	O
on	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
for	O
accuracy	O
,	O
dictation	O
,	O
or	O
recognition	O
,	O
but	O
adapts	O
based	O
on	O
contexts	O
,	O
grammars	O
,	O
speech	O
samples	O
,	O
training	O
sessions	O
,	O
and	O
vocabularies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
WSR	O
was	O
developed	O
to	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
Windows	O
,	O
as	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
was	O
previously	O
exclusive	O
to	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
present	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
RT	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
was	O
involved	O
in	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
and	O
speech	B-Application
synthesis	I-Application
research	O
for	O
many	O
years	O
before	O
WSR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
hired	O
Xuedong	O
Huang	O
from	O
Carnegie	O
Mellon	O
University	O
to	O
lead	O
its	O
speech	O
development	O
efforts	O
;	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
research	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Speech	B-Application
API	I-Application
(	O
SAPI	O
)	O
introduced	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
had	O
also	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
previous	O
Microsoft	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
and	O
Office	B-General_Concept
2003	I-General_Concept
provided	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
capabilities	O
among	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
applications	O
;	O
it	O
also	O
enabled	O
limited	O
speech	O
functionality	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
Edition	O
2002	O
included	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
capabilities	O
with	O
the	O
Tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
Input	O
Panel	O
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
Plus	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
enabled	O
voice	B-Application
commands	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
these	O
all	O
required	O
installation	O
of	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
as	O
a	O
separate	O
component	O
;	O
before	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
Windows	O
did	O
not	O
include	O
integrated	O
or	O
extensive	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Application
2007	I-Application
and	O
later	O
versions	O
rely	O
on	O
WSR	O
for	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
WinHEC	O
2002	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
(	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Longhorn	O
"	O
)	O
would	O
include	O
advances	O
in	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
and	O
in	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
microphone	B-Algorithm
array	I-Algorithm
support	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
"	O
provide	O
a	O
consistent	O
quality	O
audio	O
infrastructure	O
for	O
natural	O
(	O
continuous	O
)	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
and	O
(	O
discrete	O
)	O
command	O
and	O
control.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Bill	O
Gates	O
stated	O
during	O
PDC	O
2003	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
would	O
"	O
build	O
speech	O
capabilities	O
into	O
the	O
system	O
—	O
a	O
big	O
advance	O
for	O
that	O
in	O
'	O
Longhorn	O
,	O
'	O
in	O
both	O
recognition	O
and	O
synthesis	O
,	O
real-time	O
"	O
;	O
and	O
pre-release	O
builds	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
included	O
a	O
speech	O
engine	O
with	O
training	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PDC	O
2003	O
developer	O
presentation	O
stated	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
would	O
also	O
include	O
a	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
for	O
microphone	O
feedback	O
and	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
user	O
configuration	O
and	O
training	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
clarified	O
the	O
extent	O
to	O
which	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
would	O
be	O
integrated	O
when	O
it	O
stated	O
in	O
a	O
pre-release	O
software	B-Application
development	I-Application
kit	I-Application
that	O
"	O
the	O
common	O
speech	O
scenarios	O
,	O
like	O
speech-enabling	O
menus	O
and	O
buttons	O
,	O
will	O
be	O
enabled	O
system-wide.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
speech	O
support	O
included	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
integrated	O
with	O
the	O
Tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
Input	O
Panel	O
and	O
required	O
switching	O
between	O
separate	O
Commanding	O
and	O
Dictation	O
modes	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
would	O
introduce	O
a	O
dedicated	O
interface	O
for	O
speech	O
input	O
on	O
the	O
desktop	B-Application
and	O
would	O
unify	O
the	O
separate	O
speech	O
modes	O
;	O
users	O
previously	O
could	O
not	O
speak	O
a	O
command	O
after	O
dictating	O
or	O
vice	O
versa	O
without	O
first	O
switching	O
between	O
these	O
two	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
Beta	O
1	O
included	O
integrated	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
incentivize	O
company	O
employees	O
to	O
analyze	O
WSR	O
for	O
software	O
glitches	O
and	O
to	O
provide	O
feedback	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
offered	O
an	O
opportunity	O
for	O
its	O
testers	O
to	O
win	O
a	O
Premium	O
model	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
demonstration	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
on	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2006	O
—	O
before	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
's	O
release	O
to	O
manufacturing	O
(	O
RTM	O
)	O
—	O
a	O
notable	O
incident	O
involving	O
WSR	O
occurred	O
that	O
resulted	O
in	O
an	O
unintended	O
output	O
of	O
"	O
Dear	O
aunt	O
,	O
let	O
's	O
set	O
so	O
double	O
the	O
killer	O
delete	O
select	O
all	O
"	O
when	O
several	O
attempts	O
to	O
dictate	O
led	O
to	O
consecutive	O
output	O
errors	O
;	O
the	O
incident	O
was	O
a	O
subject	O
of	O
significant	O
derision	O
among	O
analysts	O
and	O
journalists	O
in	O
the	O
audience	O
,	O
despite	O
another	O
demonstration	O
for	O
application	O
management	O
and	O
navigation	O
being	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
revealed	O
these	O
issues	O
were	O
due	O
to	O
an	O
audio	O
gain	O
glitch	B-Error_Name
that	O
caused	O
the	O
recognizer	O
to	O
distort	O
commands	O
and	O
dictations	O
;	O
the	O
glitch	B-Error_Name
was	O
fixed	O
before	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reports	O
from	O
early	O
2007	O
indicated	O
that	O
WSR	O
is	O
vulnerable	O
to	O
attackers	O
using	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
for	O
malicious	O
operations	O
by	O
playing	O
certain	O
audio	O
commands	O
through	O
a	O
target	O
's	O
speakers	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
vulnerability	O
discovered	O
after	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
's	O
general	O
availability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WSR	O
was	O
updated	O
to	O
use	O
Microsoft	B-Application
UI	I-Application
Automation	I-Application
and	O
its	O
engine	O
now	O
uses	O
the	O
WASAPI	O
audio	O
stack	O
,	O
substantially	O
enhancing	O
its	O
performance	O
and	O
enabling	O
support	O
for	O
echo	O
cancellation	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
document	O
harvester	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
analyze	O
and	O
collect	O
text	O
in	O
email	O
and	O
documents	B-Application
to	O
contextualize	O
user	O
terms	O
has	O
improved	O
performance	O
,	O
and	O
now	O
runs	O
periodically	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
instead	O
of	O
only	O
after	O
recognizer	O
startup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
also	O
introduces	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
submit	O
speech	O
training	O
data	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
to	O
improve	O
future	O
recognizer	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
previously	O
provided	O
an	O
"	O
enable	O
dictation	O
everywhere	O
option	O
"	O
for	O
such	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WSR	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
Metro	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
in	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
RT	I-Operating_System
with	O
commands	O
to	O
open	O
the	O
Charms	O
bar	O
(	O
"	O
Press	O
Windows	O
C	O
"	O
)	O
;	O
to	O
dictate	O
or	O
display	O
commands	O
in	O
Metro-style	O
apps	O
(	O
"	O
Press	O
Windows	O
Z	O
"	O
)	O
;	O
to	O
perform	O
tasks	O
in	O
apps	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
"	O
Change	O
to	O
Celsius	O
"	O
in	O
MSN	O
Weather	O
)	O
;	O
and	O
to	O
display	O
all	O
installed	O
apps	O
listed	O
by	O
the	O
Start	O
screen	O
(	O
"	O
Apps	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WSR	O
is	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Settings	B-Application
application	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
April	O
2018	O
Update	O
(	O
Version	O
1803	O
)	O
;	O
the	O
change	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
Insider	B-Application
Preview	O
Build	O
17083	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
version	I-Application
22H2	O
,	O
a	O
second	O
Microsoft	O
app	O
,	O
Voice	O
Access	O
,	O
was	O
added	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
WSR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WSR	O
allows	O
a	O
user	O
to	O
control	O
applications	O
and	O
the	O
Windows	O
desktop	B-Application
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
through	O
voice	B-Application
commands	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
dictate	O
text	O
within	O
documents	B-Application
,	O
email	O
,	O
and	O
forms	O
;	O
control	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
;	O
perform	O
keyboard	O
shortcuts	O
;	O
and	O
move	O
the	O
mouse	B-Application
cursor	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
of	O
integrated	O
applications	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
;	O
third-party	O
applications	O
must	O
support	O
the	O
Text	O
Services	O
Framework	O
for	O
dictation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Windows	B-Application
Search	I-Application
,	O
the	O
recognizer	O
also	O
can	O
optionally	O
harvest	O
text	O
in	O
documents	B-Application
,	O
email	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
handwritten	O
tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
input	O
to	O
contextualize	O
and	O
disambiguate	O
terms	O
to	O
improve	O
accuracy	O
;	O
no	O
information	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WSR	O
is	O
a	O
locally	O
processed	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
platform	O
;	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
rely	O
on	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
for	O
accuracy	O
,	O
dictation	O
,	O
or	O
recognition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Colors	O
of	O
the	O
recognizer	O
listening	O
mode	O
button	O
denote	O
its	O
various	O
modes	O
of	O
operation	O
:	O
blue	O
when	O
listening	O
;	O
blue-gray	O
when	O
sleeping	O
;	O
gray	O
when	O
turned	O
off	O
;	O
and	O
yellow	O
when	O
the	O
user	O
switches	O
context	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
desktop	B-Application
to	O
the	O
taskbar	O
)	O
or	O
when	O
a	O
voice	B-Application
command	I-Application
is	O
misinterpreted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
status	O
area	O
can	O
also	O
display	O
custom	O
user	O
information	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Windows	B-General_Concept
Speech	I-General_Concept
Recognition	I-General_Concept
Macros	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
alternates	O
panel	O
also	O
appear	O
when	O
launching	O
applications	O
or	O
speaking	O
commands	O
that	O
refer	O
to	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
item	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
speaking	O
"	O
Start	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
"	O
may	O
list	O
both	O
the	O
web	O
browser	O
and	O
a	O
separate	O
version	O
with	O
add-ons	O
disabled	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
ExactMatchOverPartialMatch	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Registry	I-Protocol
can	O
limit	O
commands	O
to	O
items	O
with	O
exact	O
names	O
if	O
there	O
is	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
instance	O
included	O
in	O
results	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Window	O
management	O
commands	O
:	O
"	O
Close	O
(	O
alternatively	O
maximize	O
,	O
minimize	O
,	O
or	O
restore	O
)	O
window	O
"	O
;	O
"	O
Close	O
that	O
"	O
;	O
"	O
Close	O
name	O
of	O
open	O
application	O
"	O
;	O
"	O
Switch	O
applications	O
"	O
;	O
"	O
Switch	O
to	O
name	O
of	O
open	O
application	O
"	O
;	O
"	O
Scroll	O
direction	O
"	O
;	O
"	O
Scroll	O
direction	O
in	O
number	O
of	O
pages	O
"	O
;	O
"	O
Show	O
desktop	B-Application
"	O
;	O
"	O
Show	O
Numbers.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
commands	O
:	O
"	O
Start	O
listening	O
"	O
;	O
"	O
Stop	O
listening	O
"	O
;	O
"	O
Show	O
speech	O
options	O
"	O
;	O
"	O
Open	O
speech	O
dictionary	O
"	O
;	O
"	O
Move	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
"	O
;	O
"	O
Minimize	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
"	O
;	O
"	O
Restore	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MouseGrid	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
mouse	B-Application
cursor	I-Application
by	O
overlaying	O
numbers	O
across	O
nine	O
regions	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
;	O
these	O
regions	O
gradually	O
narrow	O
as	O
a	O
user	O
speaks	O
the	O
number(s )	O
of	O
the	O
region	O
on	O
which	O
to	O
focus	O
until	O
the	O
desired	O
interface	O
element	O
is	O
reached	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
then	O
issue	O
commands	O
including	O
"	O
Click	O
number	O
of	O
region	O
,	O
"	O
which	O
moves	O
the	O
mouse	B-Application
cursor	I-Application
to	O
the	O
desired	O
region	O
and	O
then	O
clicks	O
it	O
;	O
and	O
"	O
Mark	O
number	O
of	O
region	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
an	O
item	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
computer	O
icon	O
)	O
in	O
a	O
region	O
to	O
be	O
selected	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
clicked	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
click	O
command	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
also	O
record	O
pronunciations	O
for	O
words	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
dictionary	O
to	O
increase	O
recognition	O
accuracy	O
;	O
words	O
written	O
via	O
a	O
stylus	B-Operating_System
on	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Windows	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
feature	O
are	O
also	O
stored	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WSR	O
supports	O
custom	O
macros	O
through	O
a	O
supplementary	O
application	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
that	O
enables	O
additional	O
natural	B-Language
language	I-Language
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
this	O
functionality	O
,	O
an	O
email	O
macro	O
released	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
enables	O
a	O
natural	B-Language
language	I-Language
command	O
where	O
a	O
user	O
can	O
speak	O
"	O
send	O
email	O
to	O
contact	O
about	O
subject	O
,	O
"	O
which	O
opens	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Outlook	I-Application
to	O
compose	O
a	O
new	O
message	O
with	O
the	O
designated	O
contact	O
and	O
subject	O
automatically	O
inserted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
has	O
also	O
released	O
sample	O
macros	O
for	O
the	O
speech	O
dictionary	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
PowerPoint	I-Application
,	O
for	O
speech	B-Application
synthesis	I-Application
,	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
multiple	O
microphones	O
,	O
to	O
customize	O
various	O
aspects	O
of	O
audio	O
device	O
configuration	O
such	O
as	O
volume	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
general	O
natural	B-Language
language	I-Language
queries	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
What	O
is	O
the	O
weather	O
forecast	O
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Responses	O
to	O
these	O
user	O
inquiries	O
are	O
spoken	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
in	O
the	O
active	O
Microsoft	B-Application
text-to-speech	I-Application
voice	I-Application
installed	O
on	O
the	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Application	O
or	O
item	O
Sample	O
macro	O
phrases	O
(	O
italics	O
indicate	O
substitutable	O
words	O
)	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Outlook	I-Application
Send	O
email	O
Send	O
email	O
to	O
Send	O
email	O
to	O
Makoto	O
Send	O
email	O
to	O
Makoto	O
Yamagishi	O
Send	O
email	O
to	O
Makoto	O
Yamagishi	O
about	O
Send	O
email	O
to	O
Makoto	O
Yamagishi	O
about	O
This	O
week	O
's	O
meeting	O
Refresh	O
Outlook	O
email	O
contacts	O
Microsoft	B-Application
PowerPoint	I-Application
Next	O
slide	O
Previous	O
slide	O
Next	O
Previous	O
Go	O
forward	O
5	O
slides	O
Go	O
back	O
3	O
slides	O
Go	O
to	O
slide	O
8	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
Next	O
track	O
Previous	O
song	O
Play	O
Beethoven	O
Play	O
something	O
by	O
Mozart	O
Play	O
the	O
CD	O
that	O
has	O
In	O
the	O
Hall	O
of	O
the	O
Mountain	O
King	O
Play	O
something	O
written	O
in	O
1930	O
Pause	O
music	O
Microphones	O
in	O
Windows	O
Microphone	O
Switch	O
microphone	O
Microphone	B-Algorithm
Array	I-Algorithm
microphone	O
Switch	O
to	O
Line	O
Switch	O
to	O
Microphone	B-Algorithm
Array	I-Algorithm
Switch	O
to	O
Line	O
microphone	O
Switch	O
to	O
Microphone	B-Algorithm
Array	I-Algorithm
microphone	O
Volume	O
levels	O
in	O
Windows	O
Mute	O
the	O
speakers	O
Unmute	O
the	O
speakers	O
Turn	O
off	O
the	O
audio	O
Increase	O
the	O
volume	O
Increase	O
the	O
volume	O
by	O
2	O
times	O
Decrease	O
the	O
volume	O
by	O
50	O
Set	O
the	O
volume	O
to	O
66	O
WSR	O
Speech	O
Dictionary	O
Export	O
the	O
speech	O
dictionary	O
Add	O
a	O
pronunciation	O
Add	O
that	O
[	O
selected	O
text ]	O
to	O
the	O
speech	O
dictionary	O
Block	O
that	O
[	O
selected	O
text ]	O
from	O
the	O
speech	O
dictionary	O
Remove	O
that	O
[	O
selected	O
text ]	O
[	O
Selected	O
text ]	O
sounds	O
like	O
...	O
What	O
does	O
that	O
[	O
selected	O
text ]	O
sound	O
like	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Speech	B-Application
Synthesis	I-Application
Read	O
that	O
[	O
selected	O
text ]	O
Read	O
the	O
next	O
3	O
paragraphs	O
Read	O
the	O
previous	O
sentence	O
Please	O
stop	O
reading	O
What	O
time	O
is	O
it	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
and	O
developers	O
can	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
macros	O
based	O
on	O
text	O
transcription	O
and	O
substitution	O
;	O
application	O
execution	O
(	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
command-line	O
arguments	O
)	O
;	O
keyboard	O
shortcuts	O
;	O
emulation	O
of	O
existing	O
voice	B-Application
commands	I-Application
;	O
or	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
these	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XML	B-Protocol
,	O
JScript	B-Language
and	O
VBScript	B-Application
are	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
a	O
macro	O
to	O
load	O
,	O
it	O
must	O
be	O
stored	O
in	O
a	O
Speech	O
Macros	O
folder	O
within	O
the	O
active	O
user	O
's	O
Documents	B-Application
directory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WSR	O
uses	O
Microsoft	O
Speech	B-Application
Recognizer	I-Application
8.0	O
,	O
the	O
version	O
introduced	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hachman	O
opined	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
does	O
not	O
publicly	O
discuss	O
the	O
feature	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
2006	O
incident	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
result	O
being	O
that	O
few	O
users	O
knew	O
that	O
documents	B-Application
could	O
be	O
dictated	O
within	O
Windows	O
before	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Cortana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
