G. Tables in Microsoft Word

 

Microsoft Word was made for speech recognition.  It is been designed to accept specialized speech recognition commands.  In this exercise, we will learn how to create voice tables, which is one of the more powerful features in Word.

 

1. Start L&H Voice Xpress, turn on your microphone, and launch Microsoft Word with the following command:

 

Open Microsoft Word

 

2. Learn to insert tables into a document by reading the following dialog:

 

This is an example of how to insert tables into a document:  New Paragraph

 

Insert Table

 

Add Four Rows

 

Names of Gulf Coast States

 

Tab Key

 

State Capitals

 

Tab Key

 

Alabama

 

Tab Key

 

Montgomery

 

Tab Key

 

Florida

 

Tab Key

 

Tallahassee

 

Tab Key

 

Louisiana

 

Tab Key

 

Baton Rouge

 

Tab Key

 

Mississippi

 

Tab Key

 

Jackson

 

Tab Key

 

Texas

 

Tab Key

 

Austin

 

Bold the first row in this table

 

Center this row

 

 

3. Try making a copy of your table and paste it below the first table in your document.

 

End of document                    New Paragraph

 

This is a second table:           New Paragraph

 

Copy the first table

 

End of document

 

Paste that here

 

 

4. Save your document as Two Tables.

 

FYI:  Practice using Microsoft Word with your voice.  As you do, open the Sample Commands to learn new NLT commands that you can use. Say the following command to view the samples:

 

Open Sample Commands