Fact · Dictation in your apps
Microsoft's Dictate in Microsoft 365 article lists Word, Outlook and PowerPoint under Applies To, and does not list Excel.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Applies To Word for Microsoft 365 Outlook for Microsoft 365 PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 for Mac”
Dictate in Microsoft 365, Microsoft, Microsoft Support, 2026, Applies To.
Open the original- What it measures
- The article's note says its steps apply to the desktop versions of Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. The Applies To list is shorter.
- What it does not show
- The two statements in the article disagree, and Microsoft has no separate Dictate article for Excel.