Dictate with your voice in Office

Dictate in Word or PowerPoint

  1. Turn on your microphone and make sure it works.

  2. In Word 2019 or PowerPoint 2019, select Home > Dictate.Showing Dictate UI in Word
  3. Wait for the icon to turn red.Showing Dictate icon after selection
  4. Start talking. As you talk, text appears in your document or slide.

  5. Speak clearly and conversationally. Insert punctuation by saying the name of the punctuation mark you want to add.
  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.
  7. When finished, select Dictate again to stop typing.

Dictate in Outlook

  1. Turn on your microphone and make sure it works.
  2. Open a new email message and select Message > Dictate.Showing dictate option on the email message
  3. Wait for the icon to turn red.Showing Dictate icon after selection
  4. Start talking. As you talk, text appears in your email message.
  5. Speak clearly and conversationally. Insert punctuation, by saying the name of the punctuation mark you want to add.
  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.

  7. When finished, select Dictate again to stop typing.
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