Fast and reliable way to transcribe audio to text with high accuracy

Use Microsoft Word’s Built-in Dictation (Live Transcription) for transcribing audio to text for free with Word app.

This method allows you to speak into your microphone and have Word transcribe your speech into text in real time.

How to transcribe audio to text in Word

​​1. Launch the Word app on your PC or Mac.

2. Click on ​​Blank Document​​ to start fresh.

​​3. In the ribbon at the top, click on the ​​Home​​ tab.

4. Look for the ​​Dictate​​ button (microphone icon) in the toolbar. If you don’t see it:

Go to ​​Review​​ > ​​Dictate​​ (in some versions).

Or, go to ​​Home​​ > Click the small arrow in the ​​Dictate​​ button to enable it if it's hidden.

5. When you click "Dictate," Word will ask for permissions of microphone.

6. ​​Begin speaking, and Word will transcribe your words into text in real time.

​⚠️ Note: This method is for ​​live speech-to-text​​, not for transcribing pre-recorded audio files (like MP3 or WAV).