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Dictate shortcut in Office 365 Word for Mac
Microsoft Q&A, n.d.
Read the originalRead on October 17, 2026
- What it is
- A question in Microsoft's community forum from a Word for Mac user who could not start Dictate with Option + F1, which opened System Settings instead, and the accepted answer that explains the fn key and the F key setting on laptop keyboards.
- How much weight it carries
- A community answer, not a Microsoft support article, and it is not dated on the page. It matches Apple's documented behavior for the top-row keys, but check the steps on your own keyboard before you rely on them.
Facts taken from this source
- A Microsoft Q&A answer says that a keyboard with an fn key is a laptop or condensed keyboard, and that the Word Dictate shortcut on it needs the fn key as well: fn + Option + F1.
“If you have a fn key it indicates that you are using a laptop or condensed keyboard. ... In that case you need to include the fn key: fn + Option + F1” (Accepted answer)