![]() ![]() Save this document as you would normally (Optional: download it to your computer).Once the audio file is converted, the transcribed text will either be in the Word document or ready to paste into the Word document.You might wonder if there is an easier way to type. It is a rigorous process to sit with your keyboard and click key after key. It can take about an hour to transcribe an hour-long audio file of speech the progress bar shows how much has been done. A step-by-Step Guide (Note: This guide on how to convert speech to text in Word is suitable for all MS Word versions including Office 365) Typing a large document might be hectic sometimes. Click Upload Audio, then navigate to and select the audio file you want to transcribe.Click Dictate button on the far right of the ribbon, then select Transcribe from the available options.Select Word then open a new (blank) document.Click the icon that shows the list of Office apps.Log in to your OneDrive / Office online account.Also, I couldn’t get this transcribe function to work in Chrome, but it did work in Firefox. Some of these instructions may vary for you, depending on how you have your One Drive / Office online account set up. On reading closer and looking at the screenshots I found on the internet, I realised that while I didn’t have this option available in my installed copy of Word, it WAS available in the online version of Word available from my Office online account, which I rarely use. Mac Word 365 and Outlook 365 have the same powerful ‘Speech to Text’ option, Dictate, that’s in the Windows version of Word and Outlook. The problem was that I couldn’t find this option in my Word for Windows (Office 365). Yes, there are many tools out there that do this, but I thought I’d start with something I already had-Microsoft Word.Īccording to various internet sites, you just have to upload the audio file and click ‘Transcribe’. ![]() The Transcribe pane will open in the right-hand side of the window. We show you how to do it in five quick and simple steps. If this is your first time using the feature, you’ll need to give Microsoft permission to access your microphone. Speech to text in Microsoft Word is a hidden gem that is powerful and easy to use. Once I had the audio track as an MP3 file, I now had to look at how to convert that to text as automatically as possible. In the Home tab, click the arrow next to Dictate and then select Transcribe from the menu that appears. In my previous post, I showed you how I extracted the audio (voiceover) from an MP4 Zoom presentation. Update October 2021: If you have an Android device with Office installed on it, you can both record and transcribe text using it. Update December 2022: OfficeWatch has an excellent article on using the transcribe feature, and listing the newer options available since I wrote this post 2 years’ ago: the installed version, not just the online version): Update February 2023: Officewatch says that the transcribe feature is being added to Word 365 (i.e. ![]()
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