Dictation lets you use speech-to-text to author content in Office with a microphone and reliable internet connection. It's a quick and easy way to draft emails, send replies, and capture the tone you're going for.
How to use Dictation
This feature is available only to Microsoft 365 Subscribers for Windows and Mac desktop clients. |
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Start a New Email and go to Message > Dictate while signed into Microsoft 365 on a mic-enabled device.
Note that there may be cases where the button is in the overflow menu until you use it for the first time:
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Wait for the button to turn on and start listening.
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Move your cursor to the Subject line start dictating.
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Move your cursor to the body of the email and continue dictating your desired message.
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Insert punctuation at any time by saying them explicitly.
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Fix mistakes with your keyboard without having to toggle the mic icon off.
Tip: Dictation also works in email replies, forwarded mail, calendar appointments, and meetings in Outlook
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- English
- Chinese
- Spanish
- French
- German
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Japanese
- Norwegian
- Swedish
- Danish
- Dutch
- Finnish
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Spoken languages supported
By default, Dictation is set to your document language in Office.
We are actively working to improve these languages and add more locales and languages.
Supported Languages
Chinese (China)
English (Canada)
English (United Kingdom)
English (United States)
French (France)
German (Germany)
Italian (Italy
Spanish (Spain)
Spanish (Mexico)
Preview languages *
Danish
Dutch (Netherlands)
English (Australia)
English (India)
Finnish
French (Canada)
Japanese
Norwegian (Bokmål)
Portuguese (Brazil)
Swedish (Sweden)
* Preview Languages may have lower accuracy or limited punctuation support.
Privacy
This service does not store your audio data or transcribed text.
Your speech utterances will be sent to Microsoft and used only to provide you with text results.
For more information about experiences that analyze your content, see Connected Experiences in Office.
Troubleshooting
Can't find the dictate button
If you can't see the button to start dictation:
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make sure you're signed in with an active Microsoft 365 subscription.
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Dictate is not available in Office 2016 or 2019 without Microsoft 365 .
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make sure you have Windows 10 or above.
Dictate button is grayed out
If you see the dictate button is grayed out:
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make sure the document is not in a Read-Only state.
Microphone doesn't have access
If you see "We don't have access to your microphone":
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make sure no other application or web page is using the microphone and try again.
Microphone isn't working
If you see "There is a problem with your microphone" or "We can't detect your microphone":
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make sure the microphone is plugged in.
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test the microphone to make sure it's working.
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check the microphone settings in Control Panel.
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on a Surface running Windows 10: Adjust microphone settings.
Dictation can't hear you
If you see "Dictation can't hear you" or if nothing appears on the screen as you dictate:
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make sure your microphone is not muted.
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adjust the input level of your microphone.
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move to a quieter location.
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if using a built-in mic, consider trying again with a headset or external mic.
Accuracy issues or missed words
If you see a lot of incorrect words being output or missed words:
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make sure you're on a fast and reliable internet connection.
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avoid or eliminate background noise that may interfere with your voice.
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try speaking more deliberately.
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check to see if the microphone you are using needs to be upgraded.
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