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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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Hey Ivy, I think you misunderstood the question and the problem. Dictate function turns itself off after a few seconds, which is very inconvenient for the user. Id like it to stay on until i choose to switch it off. Please address this
this is extremely frustrating, I have tried google docs dictate and this this stays on all the time.
Wow, that is a new form of voice to dictation for me, and it works well! Thanks!
this is extremely frustrating, I have tried google docs dictate and this this stays on all the time.
yea, I now use my Mac for dictation when I can, just for that reason. It works ok on the Mac.
The keystroke option for the PC does work. Also, lately what I find is that when I click on the microphone on the menu bar, another microphone appears that is lower on the screen, and just a bit easier to click. I find I am waiting for the irritating sound of the microphone signalling it is turning itself off, so I just turn the volume to 0, yet it still picks up my voice. So at least I am spared hearing the alert. Would of course be MUCH better if it simply turned off after a much longer time, ie 30 seconds would make a huge difference.
Thanks for the reply. I tried what appears to be the equivalent setting on my PC ("Speech" in Settings), which enables a speech shortcut (Windows key + H). Although speech recognition seems to work in a different way when using this option, it still cuts off after a short while.