Windows Dictation

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Question

How do I set up and Dictation on a Windows computer?
The dictation feature allows you to speak to your Windows device to make it perform certain actions.

In the search bar of your Windows device, type in Dictation
Click on "Ease of Access dictation" to open the settings
Turn on the Speech Recognition
Set up Speech Recognition
Choose what type of Microphone you are using
Set up your microphone
Adjust the volume of your microphone
Click the Next button once your microphone is confirmed to be set up.
Choose if you would like to enable or disable document review to help improve speech recognition accuracy.
Choose an activation mode.
Click Next to have your device "Run Speech Recognition at startup"

If you choose manual activation mode:
Press the Windows logo key + H to start dictation.
Click on the Microphone button

To do this	Say
Clear a selection	Clear selection; unselect that
Delete the most recent dictation result or currently selected text	Delete that; strike that
Delete a unit of text, such as the current word	Delete word
Move the cursor to the first character after a specified word or phrase	Go after that; move after word; go to the end of paragraph; move to the end of that
Move the cursor to the end of a unit of text	Go after word; move after word; go tot he end of that; move to the end of the paragraph
Move the cursor backward by a unit of text	Move back to the previous word; go to the end of that; move to the end of paragraph
Move the cursor to the first character before a specified word or phrase	Go to the start of the word
Move the cursor to the start of a text unit	Go before that; move to the start of that
Move the cursor forward to the next unit of text	Move forward to the next word; go down to the next paragraph
Move the cursor to the end of a text unit	Move to the end of the word; go down to the next paragraph
Enter one of the following key: Tab, Enter, End, Home, Page up, Page down, Backspace, Delete	Tap Enter; press Backspace
Select a specific word or phrase	Select word
Select the most recent dictation result	Select that
Select a unit of text	Select the next three words; select the previous two paragraphs
Turn spelling mode on and off	Start spelling; stop spelling

To insert this	Say
@	at symbol; at sign
#	Pound symbol; pound sign; number symbol' number sign; has symbol; has sign; hashtag symbol; hashtag sign; sharp symbol; sharp sign
$	Dollar symbol; dollar sign; dollars symbol; dollars sign
%	Percent symbol; percent sign
^	Caret
&	And symbol; and sign; ampersand symbol; ampersand sign
*	Asterisk; times; star
(	Open paren; left paren; open parenthesis; left parenthesis
)	Close paren; right paren; open parenthesis; right parenthesis
_	Underscore
-	Hyphen; dash; minus sign
~	Tilde
\	Backslash; whack
/	Forward slash; divided by
,	Comma
.	Period; dot; decimal point
;	Semicolon
'	Apostrophe; open single quote; begin single quote; close single quote; end single quote
=	Equal symbol; equal sign; equals symbol; equals sign
(space)	Space
\|	Pipe
:	Colon
?	Question Mark; question symbol
[	Open bracket; open square bracket; left bracket; left square bracket
]	Close bracket; close square bracket; right bracket; right square bracket
{	Open curly brace; open curly bracket; left curly brace; left curly bracket
}	Close curly brace; close curly bracket; right curly brace; right curly bracket
+	Plus symbol; plus sign
<	Open angle bracket; open less than; left angle bracket; left less than
?	Close angle bracket; close greater than; right angle bracket; right greater than
"	Open quotes; begin quotes; close quotes; end quotes; open double quotes; begin double quotes; close double quotes; end double quotes

To learn more about dictation for Windows 10 and Windows 11: Use voice typing to talk instead of type on your PC
For additional voice commands: Windows Speech Recognitions commands

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