This feature is powered by the Microsoft Azure Speech Services and built-in directly to Word.

To turn the microphone on without having to always go to the Home tab, you can add the microphone button to your Quick Access Toolbar.

Add punctuation by saying the name of the punctuation mark you want to add out loud.

Speak clearly and conversationally, but feel free to pause in between thoughts.

When you’re done, click the Dictate button. You do not need to toggle off the Dictate button while making corrections.Ĥ. If you see a mistake, simply move your cursor to fix it and move it back to continue dictating. Start talking and notice that the spoken text appears on your screen. Click on the Dictate button and wait for the red dot to appear.ģ. To turn on Dictation, click Home > Dictate.Ģ. If you have problems with your microphone-enabled device, check the sound input settings in System Preferences or dictation troubleshooting instructions. We currently do not auto-detect the language you’re speaking. Make sure your microphone-enabled device is on and confirm that the language is set to the one you’d like to dictate by clicking the down arrow on the Dictate button. Also try eliminating background noise from your environment.

To be logged into an account associated with an Office 365 subscriptionįor best results, use a headset or microphone recommended for dictating.

Insider build 16.32 (19120802) or later installed.

A microphone-enabled device or an external microphone.

In order to use the Dictate feature, you need: This feature enables you to save time and stay in flow by using speech-to-text to quickly get your thoughts into your document. I’m excited to share the news that Dictation is now available in Word for Mac.

My name is Emily Tran, and I’m a Program Manager on the Office Voice team.

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