Fact · Dictation in your apps
Microsoft says Transcribe in Word, unlike Dictate, does not automatically add the audio to the document. You add the transcript from the Transcribe pane.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Unlike Dictate, Transcribe doesn't automatically add the audio to the document. Instead, from the”
Transcribe your recordings (Word for Microsoft 365), Microsoft Support, n.d., Transcribe section, after the upload steps.
Open the original- What it measures
- Dictate types text into the document as you speak. Transcribe takes a recording, either made in the pane or uploaded, and produces a transcript that you then choose to insert.
- What it does not show
- The sentence in Microsoft's article is cut off where the page continues to the Transcribe pane. The full steps are in the article.