Applies To
Word for Microsoft 365 Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac Word for the web
  1. Make sure your microphone's on and working.

  2. On the Home tab, select  Dictate microphone button Dictate and wait for the toolbar to appear.

  3. Start talking and what you say will become text on your screen.Tip: Say the name of a punctuation mark to add it.

  4. Select  Dictate microphone button Dictate again to exit.

For more details, see Dictate your documents in Word.

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