The 'To' drop-down allows you to translate your dictation into another language if you wish – over 60 are supported out of the box, using Bing’s translation engine.įinally, click the 'Manual Punctuation' button if you’d rather control punctuation through phrases like 'period' and 'question mark' rather than have Dictate attempt to automatically punctuate as you speak (it’s surprisingly good, but only works with English so far).ĭictate works with your default mic, so you’ll need to set that up via the Sounds icon in the Taskbar Notification area, then it’s just a case of clicking the Start button and you can start dictating. First, set the 'From' drop-down to match your language and region (20 languages, plus regional variations, are supported), so Dictate can understand you better. Select it and there’s a threadbare collection of options. Installation is simple enough, and then you’ll find a new Dictate tab on the Office ribbon.
This means it’s low on fancy features, but high on key functionality. Dictate aims to change this – it’s a free plugin for Word, Outlook and PowerPoint that taps into Cortana’s speech-recognition engine to give you the power to dictate documents, emails and presentations.ĭictate is produced by Microsoft’s Garage arm, which houses small, self-contained teams who tinker with new technology. Most people speak quicker than they type, but Office has yet to fully embrace speech recognition.
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