How to Dictate on Word
This wikiHow teaches you how to use speech recognition on your computer to write a Microsoft Word document. Press to open the Search box.
Method 1 of 2:
Windows
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Press ⊞ Win+S to open the Search box. -
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Type speech recognition. A list of matching results will appear.- This may be called 'voice recognition' on some systems. The behavior will be the same.
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Click Speech Recognition. This opens the Speech Recognition control panel. -
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Click Start Speech Recognition. If you've already set up Speech Recognition, you'll see the voice recognition panel at the top of the screen. This means you're ready to get started.- If it's your first time using Speech Recognition, you'll have to click Next to go through the setup process. Follow the on-screen instructions to teach the computer to recognize your voice. Once you complete the process, you'll see the voice recognition panel.
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Click the microphone icon. It's on the voice recognition panel. Now you're ready to start dictating. -
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Open Word. You'll find it in the Windows menu under 'Microsoft Office.' -
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Click where you want your text to appear. -
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Start speaking. You will now see your words appear on the screen as you speak.
Method 2 of 2:
macOS
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Click the Apple menu. It's at the top-left corner of the screen. -
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Click System Preferences. -
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Click Keyboard. -
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Click Dictation. It's one of the tabs at the top of the window. -
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Select 'On' next to 'Dictation.' Clicking the circle will turn it blue and add a white dot at its center. -
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Check the box next to 'Use Enhanced Dictation.' This allows you to use dictation offline, as well as continuous dictation with live feedback.[1] -
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Click the red circle to close the Keyboard window. -
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Press Fn twice. Now you'll see a window with a microphone icon. Dictation is now active and ready to use. This is the dictation window. -
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Open Word. You'll usually find in the Applications folder or on the Launchpad. -
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Click the document where you want the text to appear. -
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Start talking. As you speak, your words will appear in the Word document.
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