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
    2021-03-20T13:43:07+00:00

    Has anyone tried shifting this from the Community - where we all seem to be talking to each other about something that is being ignored by Microsoft - to raising a ticket with the Help people?  I need this functionality and I don't mind them fixing things, but I do mind being ignored over a rather important bit of kit.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-03-20T14:31:54+00:00

    Yes, I think this is needed now - can you do this, I wouldn't know how to initiate this?

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-04-09T22:10:46+00:00

    If someone is going to log a ticket with support, I feel it is important to point at that this is a feature originally introduced as an accessibility feature for people who cannot easily use their keyboards.  So far, all the replies I've read seem to be from people using Dictate more-or-less for convenience. That includes me, BTW.

    Let's imagine for a second how intensely frustrating this must be for someone who can't press a 3-key shortcut to turn it back on, or continuously click their mouse, or whatever.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-04-09T22:55:19+00:00

    Excellent point..and effectively a barrier to using it.

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-04-23T17:02:40+00:00

    This thread is now over a year old and there is no reply from Microsoft.  This is really appalling.

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