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Preparing to use Speak & Improve on Desktop PC
Preparing to use Speak & Improve on Desktop PC

This article tells you how to give Sandi permission to use your microphone on your desktop PC.

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Written by Diane
Updated over a week ago

To use Speak & Improve, you must first give Sandi, the speech robot, permission to use the microphone on your device. The instructions change according to which browser you use. Choose the correct instructions for you below.

Chrome

Let us use your microphone

  1. Click on the lock next to the address bar.

2. Click Allow in the box next to Microphone.

Firefox

Let us use your microphone

  1. Click on the small microphone icon next to the address bar.

2. Under Permissions, you will see that the microphone is temporarily blocked. This means that Speak & Improve cannot use it. Click on the x symbol to change this.

3. Click on the Retry button at the bottom of Speak & Improve to check your microphone again.

4. This time, Firefox will ask you to allow Speak & Improve to use the microphone. Click the blue Allow button.

Safari

Let us use your microphone

  1. Click Safari->Settings for this Website

2. Select Allow from the box next to Microphone at the bottom.

Edge

Let us use your microphone

  1. Refresh the page using the button next to the address bar.

2. Follow the instructions, then click Always allow in the menu at the bottom.

Other

Let us use your microphone

Please read the user guide for your browser for instructions on allowing apps to use the microphone.



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