Voice Finger
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Voice Finger is a software tool
Application software
Application software, also known as an application or an "app", is computer software designed to help the user to perform specific tasks. Examples include enterprise software, accounting software, office suites, graphics software and media players. Many application programs deal principally with...

 for Windows Vista
Windows Vista
Windows Vista is an operating system released in several variations developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, and media center PCs...

 and Windows 7 that enables users to control the mouse cursor
Pointing device
A pointing device is an input interface that allows a user to input spatial data to a computer...

 and keyboard
Keyboard (computing)
In computing, a keyboard is a typewriter-style keyboard, which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys, to act as mechanical levers or electronic switches...

 through speech recognition
Speech recognition
Speech recognition converts spoken words to text. The term "voice recognition" is sometimes used to refer to recognition systems that must be trained to a particular speaker—as is the case for most desktop recognition software...

. Voice Finger improves on the default Windows Speech Recognition
Windows Speech Recognition
Windows Speech Recognition is a speech recognition application included in Windows Vista and more recently, Windows 7.-Features:Windows Speech Recognition allows the user to control the computer by giving specific voice commands...

 tools by reducing the number or length of voice commands required to carry out various tasks.

Voice Finger uses an expandable 44 x 44 grid to click anywhere on the screen, most of the time with just one command. As the main focus of the software are people with disabilities and computer injuries, it has more features than usual in mouse and keyboard control, and leaves dictation to be handled by Windows 7 built-in speech recognition..
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