Fact · Dictation on Windows
Alt+`keyboard shortcut
Microsoft says you resume Dictate in Word by pressing Alt+` or the Mic icon in the floating dictation menu.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“To resume dictation, please use the keyboard shortcut ALT + ` or press the Mic icon in the floating dictation menu.”
Dictate your documents in Word, Microsoft, 2026, Tips for using Dictation, last tip.
Open the original- What it measures
- The tip appears after Microsoft's list of dictation commands, and it applies when dictation has stopped during a session. Microsoft gives the Windows keyboard shortcut as Alt with the backquote key.
- What it does not show
- This tip describes resuming dictation after it has stopped. It does not describe starting dictation, which uses Home, then Dictate.