Stop dictate from turning off in Word 365

Anonymous
2020-02-17T22:44:03+00:00

Is there any way that we can prevent dictate to turn off (or at least extend the time that it stays on) in Word 365? I'd really like for it not to stop listening while I'm thinking about what to say.

Thanks!

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-08-01T19:53:24+00:00

    Exactly. I want to use it as an accessibility feature and using the keyboard over and over is a real pain. I also HATE the constant beeping as it turns off and on.

    FYI, you can turn off/down your volume, so you do not have to hear the 'beep' when the record turns itself off or on (I find I get a bit panicky when I can hear it and I am waiting for the 'beep' turning itself off!). The microphone for your speech seems to work just as well with the volume down. I find by using this that at least the sound part is controlled for, and I just have to keep turning the microphone on repeatedly with the mouse or keystroke.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-08-01T13:23:38+00:00

    Exactly. I want to use it as an accessibility feature and using the keyboard over and over is a real pain. I also HATE the constant beeping as it turns off and on.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-07-18T17:14:32+00:00

    How hard can this be to fix? Please have the developers increase this time period. It really makes the feature almost unusable.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-07-16T18:02:51+00:00

    Hi Ivy,

    What JeffyP and Alpachino are referring to isn't "convenient" or "inconvenient" if you're disabled. They're necessary. Now, I don't know if these two people are part of the disability community or not, but I am. Using words like this make it sound like you're doing people in my community a favor by having these features, rather than accommodating individuals with disabilities.
    Please do better.

    Thank you,

    Amande

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-07-01T17:08:29+00:00

    it does not switch off after a few minutes, but more like 3 seconds, which makes the dictate function useless

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