Official documentation
Dictate text with voice access
Microsoft Support, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 16, 2026
- What it is
- Microsoft's help page on dictating into text boxes with Voice Access. It covers the Type and Dictate prefixes, the Caps and No space commands, spelling, the default setting for automatic punctuation, and how to add words to the vocabulary.
- How much weight it carries
- Official Microsoft documentation. The page is undated and describes the current Voice Access feature. It does not give accuracy figures, so its statements about recognition are procedures, not measured results.
Facts taken from this source
- In Voice Access, automatic punctuation is off by default and must be turned on from the Voice Access bar.
“By default, automatic punctuation is turned off.” (Dictate text, automatic punctuation paragraph)
- In Voice Access, the Caps command capitalizes the first letter of each word you dictate after it.
“For example, "Caps access" will insert "Access" at the text cursor.” (Dictate text, capital letters)