How To Use 'Speech Recognition' In Windows 7

Introduction: This is a pretty neat feature in windows 7,  it is easy quick and adjusts to you voice. It was first introduced in early versions of Windows 95 and Windows 98. But was not 'good-enough'. But now Microsoft, in Windows 7, raised the bar pretty high.

Things You'll Need: 
Any version of Windows 7
A Microphone

Step 1: First go to Control Panel and select Ease Of Access. Then select 'Speech Recognition' ,not ' Start Speech Recognition'.

Step 2: Now select 'Take Speech Tutorial', in this they'll tell you about many commands and how to dictate and correct spellings. (Remember to connect your microphone.)

Now just go through the tutorial and enjoy controlling your PC with your voice.

Remember that this is still a work and progress and might get you frustrated sometimes.

So keep it cool!


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How To Change Icons In Windows 7

Introduction: Hey guys, today i'll show you how you can easily change icons in Windows 7, it also applies to other versions of windows.

Step 1: Locate the folder or file, whose icon you want to change.

Step 2: Right-click it and select properties.

Step 3: Now go to the Customize tab and click change icon.

Step 4:  Now, just choose a icon you like and click OK.

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How To Change Mouse Pointer Settings

Introduction: Obviously, these settings are used to customize the 'mouse' to your liking. Some of the settings include: Speed, Size , Appearance etc.

Step 1: Open the start menu and type 'Mouse settings' and choose the first result, that is 'Change mouse settings'.

Step 2: Now you just gotta experiment with all the available settings. it's that simple

How To Take A Screenshot Of Your Screen

Introduction: First, let's make it clear that we'll be using the button 'Print Screen' for this purpose. Now, why would anyone wanna do this, well one simple example is to make tutorials easy to understand.

Things You'll Need: A keyboard that has a 'Print Screen' or 'Prt Sc' button.

Step 1: Find a place of which you want to take a screenshot of, a common example is a folder.

Step 2: Press the print screen button.


Step 3: Open a image editing software, Windows default is MsPaint, that'll do just fine.


Step 4: Press 'Ctrl + V' or on the toolbar click 'Edit > Paste' 


Step 5: Press 'Ctrl + S' or 'File > Save' , to save your image, you will need to add a name to it, as well. 

How To Use Windows Sound Recorder

Introduction: You would want to use 'Sound Recorder' for many purposes, especially  if you're using 'Windows Movie Maker (for W7) ' which no longer includes the narration feature. Windows Sound recorder is also the default sound recording tool in all versions of Windows.

Things You'll Need:  

• Windows XP, Vista, 7
• Microphone
• (Optional) Script, if you're narrating

Step 1: Open the start menu and type 'sound recorder', and click the result.

Step 2: Connect your microphone, if you already haven't.

Step 3: Press the Record button and speak into the microphone.

Step 4: When done, press stop and choose a name and place to save your recording.