Scope





 This segment of new features/bug fixes will be created by a development and testing team in Seattle. Here in Ottawa, we will be using DITA to create our documents.



 The most complex of the new features are the voice recognition and voice formatting functions, and these will take the most time to develop. As this project will follow an agile development model, there will be several iterations of coding, documentation, and testing to allow for updated customer specifications during development. We will be communicating with Microsoft throughout the development process to include updates or changes in the software and documentation. The scope of this project's new features for MS Word is as follows:



 Voice Recognition 

 Voice Formatting 
 * users can turn on voice recognition and dictate into an available speaker. Text is typed at the point of the cursor on the screen.
 * users can edit the dictated text without turning off voice recognition.
 * users can pause voice recognition while they complete other tasks (so other noises or talk will not appear on their screen).

 Automated Glossary 
 * users can turn on voice formatting and speak certain commands ("font, 12 point, Arial", etc.) into an available speaker. Word will either change the selected text to the dictated format, or begin new formatting at the point of the cursor in the screen.
 * users can save their dictated format with customized style/theme names for use in future documents.

 Sharing Documents on Facebook 
 * users can tag words in their document as glossary references.
 * users can add definitions to their glossary terms either by free-typing or highlighting a section from the text.
 * users can create an automated, alphabetical glossary at the end of their document based on the tagged words and definitions.


 * users can link their Facebook accounts to Word and share a document from the Word interface on their Facebook newsfeed.

 The scope of the four bug fixes is as follows:

 Hypertext Link Colours 

 Orphan Table Rows 
 * users will be able to access a function under "Home > Font" that allows the colours of hypertext links to be changed.
 * available colours will include any colour currently available for fonts.

 Page Borders 
 * this bug fix will not require any user input. Functionality will simply be built into Word where tables will not split across pages unless 3 or more rows can be kept together on a separate page.

 "Normal Text" in Style Formatting 
 * users can mouse over a border in their document. An arrow will appear and users will be able to drag the border to resize it. Text contained within the border will adjust accordingly.


 * this bug fix does not require any user input. Formatting styles will only offer one 'normal text' option.