E-Mail dictation in Outlook: Dictate-extension-install
From the Version Outlook 13 and higher, you can use the Add-In Dictate. The extension is not only with Outlook compatible, but also works for other MS-Office products such as Word and PowerPoint.
- Download the Add-In in CHIP download free download.
- Open Outlook and navigate up to "file > options > Add-Ins".
- Now click the go button at the bottom for "Manage: COM Add-Ins", "..." and select in the new window, "Add...".
- Browse to the location of the downloaded Add-Ins, click it, and then select "OK".
- Make sure that a check mark in "Microsoft Dictate" is set and save the setting with "OK".
Voice commands for Outlook: you can dictate an E-Mail
The commands work so far only in English. However, the Text of the Mail, you can dictate in German and in over 60 other languages. Open a new E-Mail, press "record," and you can click on a recording device such as a Headset the Text freehand writing. Below you will find useful commands, to the E-Mail also hands-free to format:
- "Delete": Delete the last recognized word
- "Full stop" or "Period": point
- "Question mark": a question mark
- "Colon": Double-Point
- "Coma": Comma
- The "New line": a New paragraph
- "Stop dictation": Stops recording
Read in the next post, as you also have Windows 10 with Cortana voice commands hands-free use can.

E-Mail dictation in Outlook: to add the Add-In.
