Voice Dictation
Do you find that sometimes you know what you want to say, but get stuck on finding the right words, how to spell those words, thinking about sentence structure or the flow of your paper? Or maybe you find that your thoughts are faster than you can type or write?
You’re not alone! There are so many steps we don’t necessarily think of that go into writing: you need to decide what you want to say, how to spell the words, where to place your hands on the keyboard, and oh no! that red squiggly line showed up and now you can’t stop thinking about the words you spelt wrong aaaaannnndddd now you’ve forgotten what you wanted to type.
*SIGH* There has to be another way….
Well, Microsoft says there is (and we agree)! Voice dictation! Because, did you know that the majority of people can speak up to three times faster than they can write? 3x!!! That’s a lot of time saved, and voice dictation is so easy to use.
But don’t just listen to us, try it out for yourself and see if it works for you!
Webpage: Dictate Documents in Word
Webpage: Dictate Documents in Word for the Web
Always on the move, but want to get some of your work done on the go? Try out voice dictation in Word Mobile!
Webpage: Dictate Documents in Word Mobile
…and btw, Microsoft’s voice dictation is also available (for free) in other applications such as OneNote, Outlook, and even PowerPoint!
Webpage: Dictate in Microsoft 365
Note: the dictation feature is only available for Microsoft Office 365 users …but… if you don’t currently have Office 365, you can access Office 365 programs (for free) through HUB or install them (for free) onto a personal device.