Use Microsoft Office by Talking Instead of Typing

Whether it's a broken keyboard or a broken finger, you can still produce that document using these steps and Microsoft Office.

Steps

Mac

1. Open System Preferences.
2. Go to 'Dictation and speech'
3. Select 'Turn on Dictation
4. Open Microsoft Word
5. Press the Function (fn) key twice
6. Start speaking

Windows

1. Right click on the desktop
2. Select 'Personalize'
3. Click 'Control Panel Home'
4. Select 'Ease of Access' and click 'Start Speech Recognition'
5. Take the tutorial. After you've finished, open Microsoft Word
6. Click the microphone icon at the top of the screen. Start speaking

Tips

• Speak loudly and clearly.
• Macs only: Dictation automatically gets used to your voice.

Things You'll Need

• OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion or Windows 7/8
• Microphone attached to computer (laptops and notepads may have one)
• Microsoft Office (Any Version)

See also

• Change Microsoft Office Product Key
• Install Office 2013 and Office 365
• Use Microsoft FrontPage 2003
• Get Microsoft Office For Free
• Convert Powerpoint to Word
• Import Excel Into Access
• Install Microsoft Office
• Enable AutoRecover in Microsoft Office 2010
• Add Your Own Pictures and Logo Within Microsoft Office Templates
• Uninstall Microsoft Office 2013

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