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You can turn your spoken words into text with keyboard dictation. To use the dictation voice commands, your device’s microphone needs to be on and working.

Choose the Start menu &gt; Settings &gt; Speech.

Toggle the switch under <i>Online speech recognition</i> to On.

1. Choose the Start menu &gt; Settings &gt; Speech.
2. Toggle the switch under <i>Online speech recognition</i> to On.

Microsoft settings menu showing an on/off toggle in the Speech options.

Select a text field and press the Windows key + H to open the dictation toolbar.  

Microsoft keyboard highlighting the Windows and H keys.

Short-answer question with the Speech Recognition toolbar open.

To stop dictation, press the “x” or say “Stop dictating.” 

1. Select a text field and press the Windows key + H to open the dictation toolbar.  
    
   Microsoft keyboard highlighting the Windows and H keys.
    
2. Start speaking.
    
   Short-answer question with the Speech Recognition toolbar open.
    
3. To stop dictation, press the “x” or say “Stop dictating.” 

Completed short-answer question with an arrow pointing to the X in the Speech Recognition toolbar.

After you start dictating, you can use commands to edit and format your document. <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/use-dictation-to-talk-instead-of-type-on-your-pc-fec94565-c4bd-329d-e59a-af033fa5689f" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dictation commands for Windows</a>

Dictation can be turned on in the Dictation screen of Keyboard preferences. 

Choose the Apple menu &gt; System Preferences &gt; Keyboard &gt; Dictation.

Click “On.” If prompted, click “Enable Dictation.”

Dictation menu open with arrows pointing to the Dictation toggles and the Shortcut dropdown.

Choose a keyboard shortcut to easily access the dictation tool.

1. Choose the Apple menu &gt; System Preferences &gt; Keyboard &gt; Dictation.
2. Click “On.” If prompted, click “Enable Dictation.”
   Dictation menu open with arrows pointing to the Dictation toggles and the Shortcut dropdown.
    
3. Choose a keyboard shortcut to easily access the dictation tool.

Select a text field and enter your keyboard shortcut. 

This will cause a microphone icon to appear. You can then start talking, and your words will appear onscreen.

Short-answer question with the Dictation tool showing.

To stop dictation, press your keyboard shortcut again, press the return key, or click “Done” below the microphone icon.

1. Select a text field and enter your keyboard shortcut. 
2. This will cause a microphone icon to appear. You can then start talking, and your words will appear onscreen.
   Short-answer question with the Dictation tool showing.
3. To stop dictation, press your keyboard shortcut again, press the return key, or click “Done” below the microphone icon.

Short-answer question with an arrow pointing to Done on the Dictation tool.

After you start dictating, you can use commands to edit and format your document. 

<a href="https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/commands-for-dictating-text-on-mac-mh40695/mac" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dictation commands for macOS</a>

If you’re using a tablet or touchscreen, you should be able to tap the microphone icon on the touch keyboard to start dictating. To stop dictation, say “Stop dictating,” tap “Done,” or tap the microphone icon again. 

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Windows 10

Enable Speech Recognition

Use Speech Recognition

macOS

Enable Dictation

Use Dictation

Tablet or touchscreen

Android	iPhone