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Dictate (Microsoft Word)

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Microsoft Dictate 365 lets you use speech-to-text to author content in Office with a microphone and reliable internet connection. Use your voice to quickly create digital notes, essays, documents, emails, presentations, or PowerPoint slide decks.

Using Microsoft Dictate

Step One: Open the Microsoft Program (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, or OneNote) and select "Dictation" from the top ribbon.

Microsoft Word home ribbon.

Step Two: Select the language that you will be speaking in by selecting the arrow below the icon.

Languages drop down menu for the Dictate tool

Step Three: Selecting the Icon will start your recording, as seen from the newly changed Icon. Proceed to start speaking into the Microphone.

The record dictate button.
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