Fact · Dictation in your apps
Microsoft says that in Word you start a recording for transcription from Home, then Dictate, then Transcribe.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Go to Home > Dictate > Transcribe”
Transcribe your recordings (Word for Microsoft 365), Microsoft Support, n.d., Record in Word.
Open the original- What it measures
- This is the Word path for recording and transcribing in the same document. Microsoft's OneNote recording article describes a different starting point, Home > Record Audio.
- What it does not show
- The article is written for Word for Microsoft 365 on Windows in commercial tenants, and the menu path may differ in other versions.