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Copper Contributor

May 07, 2021

Activate Office Dictation even for Excel texts

I use Excel preferably more than Word for note: easier to put screen shots where I want (infinite 'page' size), use multiple sheets to structure my notes. I use a lot & Love Word 365 Dictation, why ...

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ExcelExciting

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May 08, 2021

Hi DavideAvq,

This is a great idea to add to Microsoft Excel User Voice, however you can use the speech recognition feature available in windows to enter/delete the data, activate the speech recognition speak the numbers/text you wish to enter and once done click on insert.

This link might be helpful for you

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-speech-recognition-commands-9d25ef36-994d-f367-a81a-a326160128c7

Regards, Faraz Shaikh | MCT, MIE, MOS Master, Excel Expert

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Pinchvalve
Copper Contributor
Oct 17, 2022
ExcelExciting thank you for trying, but the linked article doesn't actually ever tell you how to enable talk-to-text in Excel. In typical Microsoft fashion, it tells you all about what commands to use and how to recognize your voice, which is all useless if you cant turn the function on. Users want a dictate button in the toolbar, just like you get in every other office app.