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Dictate shortcut in Office 365 Word for Mac

Anonymous
2021-07-09T03:50:31+00:00

Hello,

I was hoping that I could set up a keyboard shortcut on my Mac to start dictation in Word.

I know that I can press fn+fn which brings Apple dictation.

In the Microsoft help it says that the default keyboard shortcut for Dictate is: ⌥ (Option) + F1, however when I press that it brings up my system preferences.

Any thoughts?

Thanks

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  1. Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 434.8K Reputation points
    2021-07-09T11:42:23+00:00

    If you have a fn key it indicates that you are using a laptop or condensed keyboard. Apple has commandeered the F keys on keyboards of that type to perform system operations, such as Brightness, Contrast, Volume, Media control, etc. In that case you need to include the fn key: fn+Option+F1.

    The alternative would be to change the Keyboard Preference in System Preferences to have the F keys as Standard Function Keys.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-07-11T10:31:58+00:00

    Hi booragal,

    I'm writing to follow up on this thread.

    May I know if you need further help? If so, please feel free to contact us. And we will further investigate this issue.

    Best Regards,

    May

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-07-12T00:49:42+00:00

    This works perfectly, thank you so much, Bob!

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