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Figure 5-2. Left: Here’s the Cortana “I’m listening” panel that appears when you click

the microphone button or say, “Hey Cortana.”

Right: Here’s a typical answer screen (in this case, to the query “When’s the next
Cavaliers game?”).

Say, “Hey Cortana.” (Of course, you must first turn this option
on, as described already.) The “listening” panel pops up above the

.

Press +C (for “Cortana,” get it?). Once again, this option is

open to you only if you’ve switched it on, as described previously.

When you see Cortana’s pulsing rings, Cortana is listening. Speak your

question or command. You don’t have to lean into your microphone;
Cortana works perfectly well at arm’s length, on your desk in front of you.

As you speak, Cortana types out the words she heard you say. When you’re

finished speaking, be quiet for a moment. Cortana presents (and speaks) an
attractively formatted response (Figure 5-2, right). Or, worst case, she opens