Speech to Text

Use myViewBoard's  Speech to Text feature to convert spoken language into text. This tool allows increased accessibility and easier note-taking during lessons or discussions.

Launching Speech to Text

For Speech-to-Text to work, the following are required:

• Your device must have a microphone attached.
• The Online speech recognition option in the Privacy and Security section of your Windows settings is enabled.

Once all requirements are met, perform the following:

1. Click the  Magic Box on the main toolbar.
2. On the menu, locate and click the  Speech to Text icon.
   
   Note that the menu has two tabs:
   • The Home tab displays all tools by category.
   • The All Features tab displays all tools as a list.
     
     
3. A message should inform you that Speech-to-text is now active.
4. Click anywhere on the canvas to create an empty text block.
5. Start speaking into your microphone. myViewBoard transcribes your words and inserts them into the canvas.

Another option is to use the  Text tool to start speech-to-text:

1. Click   to activate the text tool. 
2. Click anywhere on the canvas to create an empty text block.
3. Click   in the text toolbar.
4. Start speaking into your microphone. myViewBoard transcribes your words and inserts them into the canvas.

Add more languages

By default, these features only use languages that are already installed on your system. To add more languages, follow the instructions in the official guide below:

• Language packs for Windows

For a quick visual guide, see the screenshots below:

Hardware support

Note the following considerations for specific hardware:

• If your IFP ViewBoard device does not have a built-in microphone, you will need to plug in an external microphone or headset into the 3.5 mm audio jack to enable voice input.
• The following models currently do not support the TTS/STT feature on myViewBoard 3.0 for Android:
  • IFP50-5 Series  
  • IFP52-1A Series  
  • IFP92 Series  
  • Chromebook personal devices 

We are working on firmware updates to add support to more devices. 

Video walkthrough

For a more detailed walkthrough, see the video below. Click on the timestamps to jump to a section.