Word Dictate - keeps typing 'what'

Anonymous
2020-01-23T08:42:55+00:00

Hi, I just started using the dictate function in Word and its great. However when I pause for too long it types 'What' and if i'm not careful i miss it and it stays in my text. I have tried several times and there is no background noise and I am not breathing heavy or saying anything? It will often type 'what' also before the dictate function times out and turns off. 

edit - it is now also typing 'hello' and 'heehee'. I think its possessed!! 

The function commands such as hyphen, open parenthesis etc do not work either. comma, full stop do. Also is there a way to lengthen the time out function as I find it too short?

Any suggestions or anyone else having this problem?

Thankyou

H

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Anonymous
2020-06-04T17:16:46+00:00

Thanks @Rohn007 for pointing this out - I have just e-mailed Emily Tran to let her know. She is the person from Microsoft working to fix this.

When we were last in contact she hadn't been able to see the 'hello' problem in action. This might be why.

I think most of us would like to continue using the dictate function - it just needs a bit of perseverance to get there, and collaboration with Microsoft to help them.

Onwards and upwards!

A fix has been deployed to 100% of Dictation users - please let us know if you still see the issue.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-01-23T09:39:59+00:00

    Hi Qhelp

    Say "stop dictating," or after five seconds of inactivity, dictation will turn off automatically.

    You can activate again by pressing Windows key + H shortcut

    Could you refer this link for Dictating letters, numbers, punctuation, and symbols?

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-sg/help/404224...

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-01-23T09:56:50+00:00

    Thanks Jegan but it not the same dictation. The one I am referring is within Word on the righthand side toolbar. The commands do not work.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-01-23T10:37:06+00:00

    Please refer:

    The app has been successfully integrated into Office 365 and Windows 10, and users can continue to use dictation across these products.

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/garage/profiles...

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-01-25T01:15:00+00:00

    Hi, I'm Amanda, an Independent Advisor. I'm happy to try and assist you today.

    I use the feature myself and I will on occasion have it put 'what' too. It's usually dependent on what type of microphone you use, if it's good quality.

    Other than that, have you tried Windows Speech Recognition? See "Help your PC recognize your voice" on this article:

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/402717...

    You can also listen to your input the microphone is giving through the computer to see if there is bad feedback. Instructions are in the article below:

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/402798...

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