When “Listening” appears, that means it is ready for dictation. A small window will open in the top center of the screen which includes a microphone icon:Īt first, the associated message will say “Initializing” and a few seconds later it will change to “Listening”. To initiate the Dictation feature hold down the Windows key and tap the H key. just place your mouse cursor where you want to start the text and dictate away. In this example, I’ll be using a Word document but it works with just about anything that will accept text - Facebook posts, comments, email, dialogue boxes, etc. If not, click the Change button and switch it to On. If you see the message, Microphone access for this device is on, you’re good to go.
Still in Settings > Privacy scroll down and click on Microphone in the left-hand panel.
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In this article, I’ll be showing you how to access and use Window 10’s “Dictation” feature which is a native speech to text tool designed to help users who have difficulty typing due to arthritis or some other impairment. These types of assistance features/options are available via Windows 10’s Ease of Access settings. We recently published an article on how to make text bigger in Windows 10, a very helpful option for users who might be sight-impaired.