If you see 'Dictation can't hear you' or if nothing appears on the screen as you dictate:Īdjust the input level of your microphone. On a Surface running Windows 10: Adjust microphone settings. On Windows 10: also see How to set up and test microphones in Windows 10. On Windows 10: check the microphone settings in Control Panel. Test the microphone to make sure it's working. If you see 'There is a problem with your microphone' or 'We can’t detect your microphone': Remove it from the Block list, refresh, click Dictate again, and enable permissions.

Make sure no other application or web page is using the microphone and try again.Ĭheck your browser's settings, search for 'microphone', and see if you may have denied permissions in the past for PowerPoint, Office, or OneDrive by viewing it in your blocked list. If you see 'Please check your audio settings' or 'We don’t have access to your microphone': Make sure the document is not in a Read-Only state. If you see the dictate button is grayed out: On Windows: make sure you have Windows 10 or above. Make sure you're signed in with your Microsoft account.

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