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You can use the speech-to-text feature on Windows to dictate text in any window, document, or field that you could ordinarily type in.
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To get started with speech-to-text, you need to enable your microphone and turn on speech recognition in “Settings.”
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Once configured, you can press Win + H to open the speech recognition control and start dictating.
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One of the lesser known major features in Windows 10 is the ability to use speech-to-text technology to dictate text rather than type. If you have a microphone connected to your computer, you can have your speech quickly converted into text, which is handy if you suffer from repetitive strain injuries or are simply an inefficient typist.