Special Edition Using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003

Resolving Microphone Problems

I spoke into the microphone, but nothing happened .

First, make sure that you've installed and set up speech recognition, you've clicked the Microphone button on the Language bar, and clicked the appropriate speech button (either Dictation or Voice Command) on the Language bar. Also, make sure that your insertion point is in a location that accepts text. If the software doesn't seem to be the problem, take a look at your actual microphone. Be sure that you've turned it on, connected it properly, and haven't pressed a mute button. If you still have no luck, try the microphone with another program to see if it works. If it doesn't, read your microphone manual for additional troubleshooting advice.

Understanding PowerPoint's Speech and Handwriting Recognition Limitations

The buttons in the Writing Pad and the Write Anywhere window don't work.

Some handwriting recognition's capabilities don't work in certain Office applications. For example, when you click the Drawing Pad, Ink, or Correction buttons in PowerPoint, nothing happens because PowerPoint doesn't support those functions. Switch to Word and the buttons become active.