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Start hereDictation basics · 11 min readDictation on a computer: the complete guide (2026)How to dictate on Mac, Windows, Google Docs and Word: what works for free, how to turn it on, and how to dictate so you have less to fix afterwards.Read it
Dictation on Mac · 10 minDictation on Mac: how to turn it on and use it, step by stepHow to turn on Mac dictation, add languages, set the keyboard shortcut and dictate into any app – with the differences between macOS versions.
Dictation on Mac · 10 minMac dictation not working? 9 common causes and how to fix themThe microphone doesn't appear, nothing gets typed, or Mac dictation writes in the wrong language? We go through the causes one by one, each with the exact fix.
Dictation on Windows · 10 minVoice typing on Windows (Win + H): a complete guidePress Win + H to dictate into any Windows app. How to pick a language, say punctuation, use voice commands, and fix voice typing when it doesn't work.
Dictation in apps · 11 minGoogle Docs voice typing: a step-by-step guideDictate in Google Docs for free with Tools › Voice typing. How to pick a language, say punctuation, use the shortcut, fix problems, and where its limits are.
Dictation in apps · 10 minDictation in Word: how to use the Dictate buttonIn Word, you dictate with Home › Dictate. Subscription, choosing the spoken language, spoken punctuation, Word for the web and troubleshooting in one place.
Write faster · 11 minDictation vs. typing: which is faster, and when to use eachWhat the often-cited Stanford experiment measured, when dictation beats typing and vice versa, and how to build the habit for email, notes and brainstorming.
Dictation basics · 10 minGlossary: dictation, speech recognition and related terms explainedPlain-English definitions of dictation and speech recognition terms: transcript, punctuation commands, filler words, text cleanup, cloud vs. on-device processing.No article on that yet – tell us what you'd like to read about, and we'll write it.
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