---
title: "Outlook: Use the Dictation Feature – Here's How"
url: https://lookeen.com/blog/outlook-use-the-dictation-feature-here-s-how
lang: en
description: "Do you want to dictate your email in Outlook? Click here to use the dictation feature in Outlook in any language."
author: "Froher Yosofy"
published: 2021-05-02T16:36:27+00:00
modified: 2026-11-11T04:55:45+00:00
---

# Outlook: Use the Dictation Feature – Here's How

Using the dictation feature in Outlook can save you a lot of typing. Even if you only speak a language orally, the dictation feature in Outlook can be helpful. In this blog post, you’ll learn how to easily dictate your emails via your microphone in Outlook. Currently, the dictation feature is available without a plugin only for Outlook for Office 365. Therefore, the following instructions apply to all Outlook versions used with Office 365.

## How to Dictate Your Emails in Outlook

**Step 1:** Open Outlook.

**Step 2:** Open the email window.

**Step 3:** Click the three-dot menu in the top right corner.

**Step 4:** On the *Language* tab, click *Dictate*.

![Outlook Dictation Feature](https://lookeen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/diktierfunktion.jpg)

**Step 5:** Click the microphone icon to dictate your desired email in Outlook. Your words will then be automatically transcribed as text.

## How to Dictate Your Emails in Outlook in a Different Language

**Step 1:** Open Outlook.

**Step 2:** Open the email window.

**Step 3:** Click the three-dot menu in the top right corner.

**Step 4:** On the *Language* tab, click *Dictate*.

**Step 5:** In the new window, click the gear icon and then *Spoken Language*. You can now select your desired language.

![Outlook Dictation Settings](https://lookeen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Outlook-Diktierfunktion-Sprache-einstellen.jpg)

**Step 6:** As a final step, click the microphone icon to dictate your desired email in Outlook. Your words will then be automatically transcribed as text.

I hope this helped you dictate your emails in Outlook. Have you used the dictation feature yet?

See you soon!

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