Fact · Dictation in your apps
In Dictate in Word, saying 'delete that' removes the last spoken utterance, while saying 'delete' by itself removes only the last word or punctuation mark.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“removes the last spoken utterance. You can bold, italicize, underline, or strikethrough a word or phrase.”
Dictate your documents in Word, Microsoft, 2026, Tips for using Dictation.
Open the original- What it measures
- The tip sits beside the one for 'delete' by itself. Microsoft's command table also lists 'delete that' and 'scratch that' under Editing.
- What it does not show
- An utterance is one spoken phrase as Dictate sees it, not a sentence. Check the result after each command, since the length of a phrase can vary.