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
    2020-02-26T13:45:05+00:00

    Hi Alpachino,

    Please don’t mind my previous reply.

    As you want to keep Dictate open all-time while convert your thoughts to text. After this whole process, this feature can be turned off.  We are sorry that this is a feature limitation for now. Dictate will turn off automatically after a few minutes when you stop talking. We utterly understand how inconvenient this limit is and we apologize for it.

    There is another way to raise attention of the related team is to click Smile icon and submit advice. This is the direct way to feedback to the back-end team and your advice may be considered by them. Customer feedback is really important to us.

    Best Regards,

    Ivy

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-02-25T22:18:35+00:00

    Hi JeffyP,

    Thanks for your support of our products.

    We understand how this feature will convenient your work and we are sorry for that this is no way to keep Dictate open. We kindly suggest you vote this idea in Word UserVoice, your vote may turn this feature into reality and benefit more users.

    Appreciate for your understanding and cooperation.

    Best Regards,

    Ivy

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-02-25T21:44:51+00:00

    My question, and I think this was Alpacino's question as well, is how do you keep Dictate from automatically turning itself off? It turns off by itself when I move the cursor, when I just wait a few seconds. Makes the Dictate function pretty much useless. I want it to stay on until I tell it to turn off. Can I do that?

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-02-20T23:42:51+00:00

    Hi Alpachino,

    Thanks for writing back and sharing the detailed info, as you want Dictate feature to turn off automatically, we're sorry to convey that it's not possible to achieve it currently and we suggest you add your valuable idea in Word UserVoice as the related team can take it into consideration. Your feedback is highly appreciated as it helps us to improve the functionality of the product.

    I appreciate your patience and understanding.

    Best Regards,

    Ivy

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-02-20T14:54:26+00:00

    Hi Ivy,

    Thank you for your reply. But this was not the answer I was looking for. I want to see if there is any way to stop dictate to turn off automatically. I'd like for it to stay on no matter how long it takes for me to speak out my thoughts.

    Thanks,

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