Microsoft Word gains transcription feature on the web

Microsoft Discussion for the web has a new feature that makes it easy to transcribe sound (via The Verge). The characteristic is currently available for Word for the web, but Microsoft plans to bring it to its iOS and Android apps in the future. Yous tin apply the tool to record sound live or transcribe audio files y'all previously recorded.

The feature is available for Microsoft 365 subscribers. Microsoft has a support page that breaks down the feature and outlines how you tin can utilize it. You can transcribe upwards to 300 uploaded minutes per month. There is not a way to increase that limit at this fourth dimension, which is notable as a competing software, Otter.ai, provides up to 600 minutes for free each month.

Word doesn't compress audio when it transcribes it, instead saving it as a WAV file. The recorded WAV file is then uploaded to a binder in your OneDrive storage.

The feature supports transcribing audio from a microphone, and audio from .wav, .mp4, and .mp3 formats upward to 200MB. Microsoft Word separates speakers in the conversation using artificial intelligence, which makes it much easier to follow forth with a chat.

At the moment, you can only store one sound transcription per certificate. This should be fine if you programme to transcribe an entire interview or lecture merely is restrictive if you program to put multiple segments of a recording into a certificate.

You can use the transcription feature at present past opening a Give-and-take document online, clicking the arrow side by side to "Dictate" to open up a dropdown card, and and so selecting "Transcribe."

To try the new feature yourself head to Office.com and login with your Microsoft account to get started.

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