- You can dictate notes in nearly every version of Microsoft OneNote by clicking the microphone icon.
- In OneNote for Windows 10, you'll find the Dictate option in the Home menu.
- If you're using the mobile app for iPhone, iPad, or Android, you can use your keyboard's built-in dictation feature.
For a lot of writers, speaking their thoughts is much easier than typing them. This is why most writing apps and devices include a way for you to turn text into speech — this includes Microsoft OneNote.
How to dictate in Microsoft OneNote
The Dictate feature is available in almost every version of OneNote. The only versions of OneNote that don't have it are the old standalone apps available for PC and Mac. This means that if you're using OneNote for Windows 10, the OneNote web app, or any of the mobile apps, you have access to the feature.
The first time you use dictation, OneNote might ask for permission to use your microphone. Be sure to accept the request.
OneNote for Windows 10 and the OneNote web app
To dictate text in OneNote for Windows 10 and the OneNote web app, open one of your notebooks and click the spot on the page that you want your text to appear. Click Home in the top-left corner, and then find and click the microphone icon on the right side of the toolbar. When a red circle appears on the microphone, it's recording.
When you want to stop recording, click the microphone icon again. You can also click the small arrow icon next to the microphone to specify what language you're going to be speaking, which helps keep the dictation accurate.
Alternatively, you can press the Windows key + H to use the speech-to-text accessibility feature that's built into all copies of Windows. This isn't exclusive to OneNote, but works just as well as the regular dictation feature.
OneNote for iPhone, iPad, and Android
In the mobile apps for iPhone, iPad, and Android, you'll just use the dictation feature that's included with your device's keyboard. Open OneNote and tap the spot that you want your text to appear. When your device's keyboard appears, tap the microphone icon in the corner and start speaking.
How to insert an audio file into Microsoft OneNote
If instead of translating your words into text, you want to insert an exact recording of what you're saying, you can use the "Audio" feature. This is available in every version of OneNote.
In the desktop and iPad apps, click or tap Insert in the toolbar at the top of OneNote, and then find and select the Audio option. In the iPhone and Android phone apps, tap the microphone icon in the toolbar above your keyboard.
It'll start recording your voice, and everything you record will be saved to an audio file that appears on the page.
Just click or tap the audio file to start playing it back.
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