Fact · Dictation on phones and tablets
Microsoft says dictation in Office uses speech-to-text with a microphone and a reliable internet connection.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Dictation lets you use speech-to-text to author content in Office with a microphone and reliable internet connection.”
Dictate your documents in Word Mobile, Microsoft, 2026, Introduction.
Open the original- What it measures
- The Word Mobile article's Applies To list names Word for iPad and Word for Android tablets, so this sentence applies to tablets as well as phones.
- What it does not show
- The article does not say how long a dictation can run without a connection, and it does not describe offline use.