{"id":5996,"date":"2021-05-25T09:25:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T09:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/?p=5996"},"modified":"2021-09-08T11:42:17","modified_gmt":"2021-09-08T11:42:17","slug":"dictate-translate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/2021\/05\/25\/dictate-translate\/","title":{"rendered":"Dictate & Translate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Found under the Home <\/strong>Ribbon in Word, PowerPoint and OneNote online. Dictation lets you use speech-to-text to author content all you need is a microphone and reliable internet connection. It’s a quick and easy way to get your thoughts out and is a great tool for students which struggle with writing; who would find it easier to dictate there ideas and work directly into their document to transform into text. You can also change the dictation language with 20 to choose from. If you have a student where English isn\u2019t there first language they may find it easier to dictate in their preferred language and then translate it to English later using the Translate tool. In Word you can also access some settings including the ability to turn on Auto Punctuation to help you further, just turn Dictate on and select the setting icon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Head over to the Microsoft website to find out more, with information and tips on what you can say to get dictate to write what you want, exactly how you want it Dictate your documents in Word: What can I say?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out the video below on how to use dictation and voice commands in Microsoft Word:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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