26 Your first week with your new phone
Windows Store
In Windows Store, it’s easy to download and purchase apps that fit your needs. A wide collection of free and paid apps is available, from everyday apps, powerful business apps, to fun games. You can also purchase songs.
From the Start screen, slide to the left and tap Store to start shopping.
Using speech on your phone
Make a call, send a text, or find a place by simply using your voice.
The speech feature may not be available in some countries or regions.
1.Press and hold .
If this is your first time using the speech feature, the screen will display some examples of things you can say. After reading the examples, tap accept.
2.Say an instruction, for example:
§To call someone in your contact list, you can say Call Jennifer Singer, mobile.
§To open an app such as Calendar, say Open Calendar.
§To search for something on the Web such as pizza parlors, you can say
Find pizza parlors.
§If you need help, say What can I say? to view or listen to the various types of voice instructions you can use.
Turning on more speech commands
You can turn on additional speech commands in the settings, such as saving and dialing speed dial numbers. You can also set your phone to read aloud text messages and allow you to dictate your reply message without typing.
1.On the Start screen, slide to the left.
2.Tap Settings > ease of access.
3.Tap the Speech for phone accessibility On/Off switch to turn on additional speech commands for phone calls. You'll be able to use these commands:
Save speed dial | To assign a speed dial number |
Call number | To call a speed dial number |
Turn call forwarding on/off | To turn call forwarding on or off |
4.Press to return to the settings list.
5.Tap speech.