2025 Update: Dictate is now built in into Windows.
Microsoft has lacked a dedicated dictation app for many of its popular software applications that require extensive typing. While the company does offer speech recognition features, they are not specifically tailored for comprehensive dictation. However, Microsoft Garage has developed a solution.
Dictate, a project from Microsoft Garage, is an add-in for the Microsoft Office suite that allows users to type using their voice. This tool can be extremely useful for those who need to compose lengthy texts such as emails and documents. As the length of the text increases, so does the likelihood of errors, making Dictate an excellent resource for those who need to minimize mistakes while typing.
Dictate comes up as an add-in for Microsoft office for both 32 bit and 64 bit versions. Remember, you need to have Office 2013 or later to use this tool. You can get more information from the following link:
Dictate-Type through voice
Afterwards, restart your any open office suites and you would get a Dictate tab as shown here:
Dictate supports 20 different languages and offers translations from 60 languages.
