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Turning Cortana Off
To turn Cortana On or Off:
1. Press the Search button .
2. Touch Cortana's Notebook , and then select Settings.
3. Turn Cortana Off
and restart the terminal.
Using the Search Bar
You can search for an item on the terminal or Internet using Cortana or Bing. An active Internet connection is required.
Using Speech
If Cortana is turned off or unavailable in your region, you can still use Speech to initiate voice commands to send a text
message, open an app, or perform an online search.
To use Speech:
1. Press and hold the Search button. Listening ... appears on the terminal screen when Speech is active and ready
for a voice command.
The first time Speech is activated, you are asked to either accept or decline the Microsoft speech recognition service.
If you accept, the words you speak and the supporting data, including recent contact names, will be sent to Microsoft to
provide and improve the service. Some commands and searches require the Service be turned On. You can turn the
service On or Off from the speech settings screen.
To learn about adjusting the Speech feature, see Configuring the Speech Feature on page 5-13.
2. Do one of the following:
• Say a command.
• Ask a question.
• Touch see more to select a category for some ideas about what to say.
Sample Commands and Questions
You can use the following sample commands with Speech.
Say . . . To . . .
Open . . . Open an app.
Examples:
• “Open Email” accesses Outlook and view your emails.
• “Open Settings” accesses Settings app from the Apps list.
• “Open People” accesses your Contacts in the People app.
Note . . .
or
Note to self . . .
Open and save a note in OneNote. You can then view and edit the note text.
Examples:
• “Note to self: find book on building motors”
• “Note: get milk”
Touch inside the box to
access the virtual keyboard
for text entry search.
Touch to initiate a voice search
or a voice action.
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