

For more info on how to work with the mouse or number overlays, go to Use the mouse with voice or to the section "Interact with items using number overlays" in Use voice to interact with items on the screen. Alternatively, you can move the mouse to get focus on a text box. Just say "Show numbers," followed by the number that is associated with the text box. Alternatively, you can say "Focus on find a setting" to get the mouse pointer to move to that specific location. If you don’t know the label of a text box, you can use number overlays to move the focus. For example, if you want to search for a specific setting in the Windows Settings, you can say "Click find a setting" to move the cursor to that specific location.

To dictate text into a text box, first move the focus to the text box. Not sure which version of Windows you have? See: Find Windows version. For more information on Windows 11 22H2 new features, and how to get the update, see What's new in recent Windows updates. Voice access is available in Windows 11, version 22H2 and later. For more information, refer to Use voice access to control your PC & author text with your voice. For example, you can open and switch between apps, browse the web, and read and author email using your voice.

Voice access is a new feature in Windows 11 that enables everyone, including people with mobility disabilities, to control their PC and author text using only their voice and without an internet connection. For a list of voice access commands, go to Voice access command list.

Voice access can also automatically punctuate your text and filter out profanities. Use voice access to dictate text and insert symbols and special characters using just voice commands. For general help, visit Microsoft Support home. This article is for people who want to control their PC and author text using their voice with Windows. This article is part of the Accessibility support for Windows content set where you can find more information on Windows accessibility features.
