Next, they hit a 'Save and Transcribe Now' button and they wait. The Transcription service is a bare-bones kind of application that you turn on from Word for the Web's 'Dictate' option in the Ribbon menu, where there's an option to 'Transcribe.' Users simply let it record. Microsoft described limits to Transcription in Word for the Web that possibly are temporary, stating that 'at this time, there is a five hour limit of transcription time per month for uploaded recordings and there is a file size limit of 200mb.' It's not apparent how users get alerted should they approach those limits. Alternatively, users can upload a prerecorded audio file for transcription by the service. Transcription in Word for the Web is capable of recording conversations that are within range of a PC's microphone. However, Microsoft is planning to deliver a 'Transcribe in Office mobile' capability, which is expected to arrive by year's end. Transcription is just available in the browser-based Word application, and isn't available in the desktop version. It was previously at preview, but reached 'general availability' commercial release this month, per a Microsoft 365 Roadmap item description. Transcription in Word for the Web is available now, but only in the U.S. Microsoft on Tuesday announced the release of a transcription capability within its Word for the Web app for Microsoft 365 subscribers.Īdditionally, users of Word for the Web and Word for mobile apps are getting access this month to an expanded Dictate feature that enables document structuring and formatting using voice commands.

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