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&&MoveToCenter

&&Greet
Welcome to the CyberBuddy Speech Recognition Tutorial

&&Suggest
This tutorial is split into several sections.

&&GestureRight
You can see a list of the sections behind me.

&&process
Please note that this section is still under construction.
&&gestureup
 New tutorials in this section will be added soon, so keep checking.

&&GestureDown
If you have been through this overview before, just double-click me to stop.
Then select the desired section.

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&&GetAttention
In \emp\any of the tutorials, you can click on me once, to \emp\pause  the tutorial.
&&Pleased
You can then click me \emp\again, to resume.

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&&Explain
With Speech Recognition, CyberBuddy can


&&StartListening
 \emp\listen for your commands.

&&GestureLeft

I can be asked for the Date, Time, News, Weather, Stocks or Internet Speed.
&&GestureRight

You can ask me to get or read your email.
&&GestureLeft

You can ask for a joke or thought for the day.
&&GestureRight

I can change to another character at your command, or raise or lower my volume.

&&GestureDown

You can ask me to run certain programs for you.
&&GestureLeft

You can even surf the web by asking me to show or read certain web pages for you.
&&Pleased

I even have a speech driven calculator and, with version 4, a telephone interface that allows me to dial phone numbers at your command.

&&Alert

Please note that speech recognition in Cyberbuddy is available only in versions 3 and 4.
&&Explain

 Version 4 is the same as version 3 but with the telephone interface. It includes Caller ID.
 

&&Uncertain

If you are using the Cyberbuddy as downloaded from the internet, you are using version \emp\2.


&&Decline
Version 2, does \emp\not have speech recognition.

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&&explain
 Due to the files required, versions 3 and 4 of CyberBuddy are available \emp\only on the CyberBuddy CD-ROM.
Check the CyberBuddy homepage for details.

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&&Explain
To use speech recognition, I must be \emp\listening for your commands.

&&GestureDown

To place me in listen mode, you press the speech recognition hot-key on the keyboard. 
&&GestureLeft

This is usually the scroll-lock key.

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&&Explain

 The key that is used for the hot-key can be changed.
 You will learn about this in the speech options section.

&&Decline

Don't do this now, because I am busy giving you this tutorial.

&&StartListening

When you want me to listen, press and hold the listen key, speak your command, and release the key.

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&&Explain

You should see a small text box that appears below me. This is called, the listening tips window.
&&Acknowledge

This box confirms that I am in the listening mode, indicates what I am listening for, and shows, what I thought I heard.
&&GestureUp

Examples of this are shown on the page behind me.

&&Confused

You might be wondering what you can \emp\say to me. 
&&Read

All my commands, are listed in the help file.
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In fact, you can say "Get Help", and I will show you the help file, and turn to the section about my commands.

&&Explain

Normally, you can command me with normal speech. 
&&Suggest

For example, you can say "What time is it?" or "Please check my email".
&&DontRecognize

If I don't understand your command, I may tell you so.
 Or, you may see what you said, in my listening tips window, but I don't \emp\respond.
&&Confused

This is because I was not sure of what you said.
&&Explain

 You can adjust how sensitive and accurate I am with your commands, in the Speech Recognition options.
This is covered in another tutorial section.

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&&Pleased

Now that I have given you the basics of Speech Recognition, your are ready to go to another section.
&&Suggest

One thing I should mention. The Speech Recognition Engine \emp\can operate with little or no training.
 But, it can operate even better with some training.
&&Explain
 Training consistes of speaking some phrases to the Speech Recognition Engine while the text is shown on the screen.
In this way, the Speech Recognition Engine can learn about the nature of your individual speech patterns.
You can learn more about training in the Speech Recognition Options tutorial.
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&&estpose
Now, lets go on to some specific areas of CyberBuddy Speech Recognition.
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Select the desired tutorial from this page.