You can use spoken commands to work with your computer by using the Speakable Items feature. For example, you can use a spoken command to open an application program or shut down the computer.

Note: Before you can set up your computer to use spoken commands, you must install the speech recognition software. However, some versions of system software do not come with speech recognition. To see if you can install this software, use the Custom Install option in your Mac OS Installer and look for the Speech Recognition checkbox, or look in the CD Extras folder on your system software CD. For more information, see Adding or removing system software components.

To use spoken commands with your computer, do the following tasks in order:

	Checking the microphone
	Turning on Speakable Items
	Setting how the computer listens for commands
	Setting how the computer gives you feedback
	Giving spoken commands

Related topics

	Creating your own commands
	Problems using spoken commands