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Dave W's avatar

Snap! Discovered word dictation a couple of days ago and I'm impressed. I've not come from any other dictation software and only used it for the odd paragraph, not your blockbuster type needs.

But definitely handy enough for standard issue public servant requirements.

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John Birmingham's avatar

Yeah, it seems to be okay. I won't be able to offer a definitive judgment until I've logged a couple of day's use.

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Paul's avatar

Microsoft purchased Nuance earlier this year, so that word dictation app should get better and better, or possibly Microsoft will release Dragon as a separate app, or in the more expensive 365 subscriptions.

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John Birmingham's avatar

This is reassuring.

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ivalley's avatar

Whoa! What is this? A dictation function on Mac Word? I must explore this, and thanks for the heads up, JB!

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ivalley's avatar

Duh...I looked at the Word header and there it was, a microphone icon that said "dictate." How many times have I opened that header and not seen that? I guess I've seen the Word header so many times (since Windows 3.1) that I quit "seeing" it. Now that the Afghan funk is starting to dissipate with the launch of the terp help site, I no longer have an excuse to stare at the walls. It is past time to make things happen.

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insomniac's avatar

Are you talking to the machine like this as if it's a bit slow because that's how ms insomniac talks to hers?

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dweeze's avatar

Does she talk slowly to you too?

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insomniac's avatar

She should

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insomniac's avatar

What happened to all my witty spaces in between words? Please imagine they are there for effect.

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John Birmingham's avatar

The ellipsis is your friend, if... you... will... just... let it be.

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