Fact · Dictation on Mac
Microsoft's Dictate in Word article lists Word 2024 for Mac and Word 2021 for Mac, as well as Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac, under the versions it applies to.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac Word 2024 Word 2024 for Mac Word 2021 Word 2021 for Mac”
Dictate your documents in Word, Microsoft, 2026, Applies To list at the top of the article.
Open the original- What it measures
- The Applies To list is the version metadata shown under the article title. It names the perpetual Mac versions alongside the subscription app.
- What it does not show
- The same article says the dictation feature is only available to Microsoft 365 subscribers, so a listed version does not guarantee Dictate. Third-party guides disagree about perpetual Mac versions.
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