Fact · Dictation on Mac
In Word on a Mac, you open a new or existing document and go to Home, then Dictate, while signed into Microsoft 365 on a device with a microphone.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Open a new or existing document and go to Home > Dictate while signed into Microsoft 365 on a mic-enabled device.”
Dictate your documents in Word, Microsoft, 2026, Dictate your documents in Word, Windows and Mac steps.
Open the original- What it measures
- Microsoft's article lists Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac under Applies To, and gives these steps under both its Windows and Mac headings. It is the closest Mac steps Microsoft publishes for the Office Dictate button.
- What it does not show
- The steps are for Word. Microsoft's PowerPoint article gives its Home tab steps for the web and Windows, so the same location for PowerPoint for Mac is likely but not confirmed.