A valuable feature in Microsoft Office 365 is Dictate, which translates your speech into text. Click on Dictate and speak the first draft of your story into existence.
Patricia,
Your video is very timely. I recently considered purchasing Dragon Naturally Speaking but chose not to buy it because I feared it would further slow my laptop. It’s already having some problems with Grammarly.
But I recently purchased a new laptop and MS Word 365. And as a bonus, you are telling me how to optimize the capability of my new software. It’s a small Christmas miracle. Thank You. And Merry Christmas to you and your family + Amanda!
I love this, Vern! I too did not realize that Word had a “dictate” function. Just found it a few weeks ago on my own – out of necessity! I just don’t type that fast, and it was making me dread writing. My perfectionism would not let me post a draft without reviewing it several times, and that is just not productive! What is your reason for wanting voice to text software?
This is fabulous! Thank you for including the tips in your Dictate outline. Very helpful. I was just congratulating myself on coming up with a system whereby I can write by hand stream of consciousness with pen and paper, and then transfer it into MS Word by using the dictate feature! That way I am not dreading the typing/editing process, nor am I getting lost in the minute details of my story. It’s brilliant! Then I go back and do a final cleanup edit and copy the whole story to paste into one of these comment boxes on the website. Perfect process for me to submit my stories faster. ;)
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Vern
Patricia,
Your video is very timely. I recently considered purchasing Dragon Naturally Speaking but chose not to buy it because I feared it would further slow my laptop. It’s already having some problems with Grammarly.
But I recently purchased a new laptop and MS Word 365. And as a bonus, you are telling me how to optimize the capability of my new software. It’s a small Christmas miracle. Thank You. And Merry Christmas to you and your family + Amanda!
Carole Mayback
I love this, Vern! I too did not realize that Word had a “dictate” function. Just found it a few weeks ago on my own – out of necessity! I just don’t type that fast, and it was making me dread writing. My perfectionism would not let me post a draft without reviewing it several times, and that is just not productive! What is your reason for wanting voice to text software?
Carole Mayback
This is fabulous! Thank you for including the tips in your Dictate outline. Very helpful. I was just congratulating myself on coming up with a system whereby I can write by hand stream of consciousness with pen and paper, and then transfer it into MS Word by using the dictate feature! That way I am not dreading the typing/editing process, nor am I getting lost in the minute details of my story. It’s brilliant! Then I go back and do a final cleanup edit and copy the whole story to paste into one of these comment boxes on the website. Perfect process for me to submit my stories faster. ;)