To work around this problem, copy and paste the Unicode text document into a new WordPad document, and then save it as a text document. To do so, follow these steps:

For example, you can dictate text to fill out online forms; or you can dictate text to a word-processing program, such as WordPad, to type a letter. When you speak into the microphone, Windows Speech Recognition converts your spoken words into text that appears on your screen.

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Keyboard shortcuts are keys or combinations of keys that provide another way to do something that you’d typically do with a mouse. The following are common keyboard shortcuts in many of the Microsoft apps that come with Windows 10 and Windows 11. This includes shortcuts for:

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Or, depending on the program you are using (such as WordPad), you can even copy characters by dragging them from Character Map directly into an open document. You can use Character Map to search for characters by viewing the Unicode character maps that are associated with each font.

Click the Windows key, and then browse to the Office program for which you want to create a desktop shortcut. In Windows 11, select All apps to find the app you want. Left-click the name of the program, and drag it onto your desktop. A shortcut for the program appears on your desktop.

Use the following methods in the order in which they are presented. If you try one of these methods and it does not help, go to the next method. You might have to set Windows Update to automatically download and install recommended updates.

To use voice typing, you'll need to be connected to the internet, have a working microphone, and have your cursor in a text box. Once you turn on voice typing, it will start listening automatically. Wait for the "Listening..." alert before you start speaking.