Microsoft Dictation now supports the use of Spanish along with eleven other new languages ​​so you can use it

Microsoft has announced that it has expanded the number of languages ​​supported by the dictation feature in Office. Microsoft Dictation is a tool that allows users to type with their voice in the applications that make up the Office suite and now can be used in more languages

Microsoft Dictation is a development of the company's R&D group, Microsoft Garage. A tool that is integrated into some of the brand's best-known programs, such as those that make up the Microsoft Office suite: Word, PowerPoint and Outlook

Twelve new languages: how to use Dictation

And to expand the use of Dictation to more users, the application now supports the use of 12 new languages among which is Spanish and next to it also comes support for Korean, Thai, Polish, Hindi, Portuguese, English, Russian, Italian, French, Chinese, and German.

Dictation lets you use speech-to-text to create content in Office. It only requires a microphone and an Internet connection. The steps to enable Dictation on the different platforms we will see now.

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To use Dictation on the web, you must access your Microsoft account with Edge, Firefox or Chrome. Once inside, we must click on Start and then enter DictateIf this is the first time you use it, it will ask you to enable microphone permissions. At that point a microphone icon will appear and you can start recording."

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Also, we can configure Dictation. Through a toothed wheel that appears in the lower area of ​​the screen, we can access the Configuration>"

The Dictation feature is accessible to all users whether they use the web version of Office or the apps that can be downloaded on iOS and Android. For those using macOS and Windows, a Microsoft 365 subscription is required.

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