Currently, dictating is possible for English, Spanish and Chinese. And on the longer term, dictating to a machine is a skill we will need more and more, so getting some practice is not a bad thing. I spend a couple of hours per week in my car and through dictating can use that time to still produce written content. I talk faster then I type, so dictating should get me to finish documents faster. For me, and I imagine most of us, this button opens a world of opportunity.

Or maybe write is not the right word since I am just rambling on and Word is doing to heavy lifting trying to put my voice into words.

It is there in the Microsoft Word desktop App and the thing I'm currently using to write this blog. The dictate button is one of my favorite things in Word. If you want to find out when things are coming your way, we gladly offer our help to find that out for you. So, if you do not have the same functionality available when you open Word, it can be that it is still on its way. We do this in our series “Nine Nice Things” in which we highlight nine aspects we like about a certain Microsoft products in their latest state.ĭisclaimer: as a Microsoft Gold Partner we at Rapid Circle are usually spoiled with the latest and greatest from Microsoft and might get our hands on things before you do.

Especially in the weeks after a big event, like the Microsoft Ignite conference that was held in October, we see large amounts of updates trickling into our Microsoft products and it is a perfect opportunity to do a review on the things we enjoy on a daily basis and see if we can spot any nice new abilities. The Microsoft vision is one of continuous improvement, which means that on a regular basis you get updates on your favorite Microsoft products.

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