So how well does Dictate record what you are saying? Is it safe to be using for emails?įigure: I sometimes find using voice-to-text not to my quality, (red underlines) especially to do with punctuation which can be added as words 😂 I’ve received some hilarious voice-to-text messages on my mobile phone before. Watch Uly’s summary of how to use it in the video above from SSW TV. In Office, Dictation lets you use speech-to-text to create your emails, word documents, presentations, or even slide notes, etc.

He said that he’s found it really helps with productivity, because he can speak faster than he can type, and it’s been pretty accurate. We joke that he speaks to Siri more than he speaks to his wife! In fact, I often hear him saying “Siri, call my wife” or “tell Jasmin…” More recently I’ve noticed that he’s now dictating his emails, so I asked him about it. Uly, my General Manager, has always been an avid Siri user on his iPhone. While these tools help with accessibility, they can also help with productivity. They have features to aid with mobility, hearing, cognitive abilities, vision, speech and even mental health.

Office 365 has some really cool new features that help with what they call “digital inclusion”. Due to this, you have seen many Microsoft products really step-up their tools to support people with learning or physical disabilities.

Over the years I’ve been lucky enough to be in meetings with the Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, and it’s obvious that a passionate topic is accessibility, and he brings it up at almost every meeting. More and more of us are using Siri and Google Assistant, but a very small percentage are taking advantage of the office feature that allows you to draft an email by talking.

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