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
    2020-10-22T10:46:09+00:00

    I cannot believe why this issue has not been resolved. Nor are any of the reports on here answered.  The auto turn off after a short time renders the tool useless. Huge disappointment.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-11-11T02:36:07+00:00

    This is a  bad design feature. Often, a person needs to gather their thoughts before speaking. Okay for the automatic shut off of the microphone to be  the default position, but a user needs an option to override it.

    Please don't send a link for how to comment on Word features. There are enough comments here to let Microsoft know these needs to be fixed.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-11-12T09:59:50+00:00

    Hello everyone,

    While it is not possible to leave the dictation on all the time, I've found a sort of a workaround that makes turning on the dictation all the time less painful.

    Apparently, there is a keyboard shortcut alt+` that turns the dictation on and off. I have been using this shortcut for a couple of days and it definitely better than having to press the icon with the mouse all the time.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-11-27T20:45:30+00:00

    I have stopped using Word dictation because of this and am now using Dragon Naturally Speaking for dictation into Word.  It works great and stays on until I click it off.

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-11-29T06:21:50+00:00

    So is that Alt, Shift +?  This looks like a great fix, But would rather just have to press 2 keys rather than 3

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