Article ID: 284895 - Last Review: July 27, 2006 - Revision: 1.2

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

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SYMPTOMS

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

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition
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