{"id":11969,"date":"2018-07-24T15:00:30","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T19:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/?p=11969"},"modified":"2025-11-03T14:27:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T19:27:45","slug":"microsoft-dictate-lets-you-type-by-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/microsoft-dictate-lets-you-type-by-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Dictate Lets You Type by Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"ocpArticleTitleSection\">Dictate with your voice in Office<\/h1>\n<section class=\"supAppliesToSection\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-label=\"This article\">\n<div id=\"supAppliesToTableContainer\">\n<div id=\"supAppliesToList\" class=\"appliesTo collapsed\"><em><strong>Applies To:\u00a0<span class=\"appliesToItem\">Word for Office 365<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"appliesToItem\">Word 2016<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"appliesToItem\">Outlook 2016<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"appliesToItem\">PowerPoint 2016<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AKs-cIfGCQc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<section class=\"ocpSection\"><em>This feature is available to\u00a0<a class=\"ocpExternalLink\" href=\"https:\/\/products.office.com\/en-US\/?ms.url=office365com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Office 365 Subscribers<\/a>\u00a0only.<\/em><\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ocpSection\">Dictate in Word or PowerPoint<\/h2>\n<p class=\"ocpSection\">1) Turn on your microphone and make sure it works.\u00a0<a class=\"ocpInlineLink\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-us\/article\/dictate-with-your-voice-in-office-d4fd296e-8f15-4168-afec-1f95b13a6408?WT.mc_id=eml_CXM_EN-US_X_ED26_June_US&amp;ui=en-US&amp;rs=en-US&amp;ad=US#bkmk_troubleshootsettings\" aria-label=\"Skip to section Troubleshoot microphone settings\" data-bi-bhvr=\"NAVIGATION\">Troubleshoot microphone settings<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ocpSection\">2) In Word 2016 or PowerPoint 2016, select\u00a0<b class=\"ocpUI\">Home<\/b>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<b class=\"ocpUI\">Dictate<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11971\" src=\"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Microsoft_Dictate.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"374\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Microsoft_Dictate.png 374w, https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Microsoft_Dictate-300x102.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ocpSection\">3) Wait for the icon to turn red.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11973\" src=\"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Microsoft_Dictate2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"41\" height=\"52\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ocpSection\">4) Start talking. As you talk, text appears in your document or slide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ocpSection\">5) Speak clearly and conversationally. Insert\u00a0<a class=\"ocpInlineLink\" href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-us\/article\/dictate-with-your-voice-in-office-d4fd296e-8f15-4168-afec-1f95b13a6408?WT.mc_id=eml_CXM_EN-US_X_ED26_June_US&amp;ui=en-US&amp;rs=en-US&amp;ad=US#bkmk_punctuation\" aria-label=\"Skip to section punctuation\" data-bi-bhvr=\"NAVIGATION\">punctuation<\/a>\u00a0by saying the name of the punctuation mark you want to add.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ocpSection\">6) If you make a mistake while dictating, move your cursor to the mistake and fix it with your keyboard. No need to turn off the microphone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ocpSection\">7) When finished, select\u00a0<b class=\"ocpUI\">Dictate<\/b>\u00a0again to stop typing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Dictate in Outlook<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">1) Turn on your microphone and make sure it works.\u00a0<a class=\"ocpInlineLink\" href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-us\/article\/dictate-with-your-voice-in-office-d4fd296e-8f15-4168-afec-1f95b13a6408?WT.mc_id=eml_CXM_EN-US_X_ED26_June_US&amp;ui=en-US&amp;rs=en-US&amp;ad=US#bkmk_troubleshootsettings\" aria-label=\"Skip to section Troubleshoot microphone settings\" data-bi-bhvr=\"NAVIGATION\">Troubleshoot microphone settings<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">2) Open a new email message and select\u00a0<b class=\"ocpUI\">Message<\/b>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<b class=\"ocpUI\">Dictate<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11972\" src=\"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Microsoft_Dictate1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Microsoft_Dictate1.png 462w, https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Microsoft_Dictate1-300x82.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">3) Wait for the icon to turn red.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11973\" src=\"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Microsoft_Dictate2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"41\" height=\"52\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">4) Start talking. As you talk, text appears in your email message.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">5) Speak clearly and conversationally. Insert\u00a0<a class=\"ocpInlineLink\" href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-us\/article\/dictate-with-your-voice-in-office-d4fd296e-8f15-4168-afec-1f95b13a6408?WT.mc_id=eml_CXM_EN-US_X_ED26_June_US&amp;ui=en-US&amp;rs=en-US&amp;ad=US#bkmk_punctuation\" aria-label=\"Skip to section punctuation\" data-bi-bhvr=\"NAVIGATION\">punctuation<\/a>, by saying the name of the punctuation mark you want to add.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">6) If you make a mistake while dictating, move your cursor to the mistake and fix it with your keyboard. No need to turn off the microphone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">7) When finished, select\u00a0<b class=\"ocpUI\">Dictate<\/b>\u00a0again to stop typing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<div class=\"ocpebw\">\n<div class=\"ocpExpandoBody\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Troubleshooting<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I don&#8217;t see Dictate, or it&#8217;s not working<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If Dictate isn&#8217;t working, make sure you&#8217;re connected to the Internet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You can enable or disable Dictate by going to\u00a0<b class=\"ocpUI\">File<\/b>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<b class=\"ocpUI\">Options<\/b>\u00a0and look for\u00a0<b class=\"ocpUI\">Office intelligent services<\/b>\u00a0on the\u00a0<b class=\"ocpUI\">General<\/b>\u00a0tab.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11974\" src=\"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Microsoft_Dictate3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"82\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Microsoft_Dictate3.png 420w, https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Microsoft_Dictate3-300x59.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Important information about Dictate<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Dictate is one of the Office Intelligent Services, bringing the power of the cloud to Office apps to help save you time and produce better results.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Your speech utterances will be sent to Microsoft to provide you with this service, and may also be used to improve speech recognition services. 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