Microsoft KB Archive/284895

= WD2002: Text Is Typed by Office Assistant Sounds When Microphone Is Turned off or Unplugged =

Article ID: 284895

Article Last Modified on 7/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q284895





SYMPTOMS
Even though your microphone is turned off or unplugged, sounds made by the Office Assistant cause text to be typed into your document.



CAUSE
This can occur if you are using an Office Assistant with sounds enabled. Microsoft does not recommend using the Office Assistant when you use speech recognition.



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, use one of the following methods:

Method 1: Turn the Office Assistant Sound Off

 * 1) Click the Office Assistant. If the Office Assistant is not visible, click Show the Office Assistant on the Help menu.
 * 2) Click Options.
 * 3) On the Options tab, click to clear the Make sounds check box.

Method 2: Temporarily Turn off the Office Assistant

 * 1) In the Office Assistant balloon, click Options. If the Office Assistant is not visible, click Show the Office Assistant on the Help menu.
 * 2) On the Options tab, click to clear the Use the Office Assistant check box.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: kbspeech

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB284895

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