Going handsfree in Office 365 – You should be using Dictate

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Going handsfree in Office 365 – You should be using Dictate

Microsoft has its own Siri in Office 365

More and more of us are using Siri and Google Assistant, but a very small percentage are taking advantage of the office feature that allows you to draft an email by talking.

First some background

Over the years I’ve been lucky enough to be in meetings with the Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, and it’s obvious that a passionate topic is accessibility, and he brings it up at almost every meeting. Due to this, you have seen many Microsoft products really step-up their tools to support people with learning or physical disabilities. Office 365 has some really cool new features that help with what they call “digital inclusion”. They have features to aid with mobility, hearing, cognitive abilities, vision, speech and even mental health.

Keep reading to take a deep-dive into one of Microsoft's great new accessibility features

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