Microsoft taught Word to transcribe speech and audio recordings. But there are nuances
Microsoft has announced the launch of its transcribed audio feature in a web version of Word called Transcribe. With it, users can record conversations in the application or upload their own files for subsequent automatic transcription. It supports downloading files in mp3, wav, m4a, and mp4 formats.
This tool allows you to transcribe conversations online or previously saved audio files. The resulting text can be edited immediately and added to documents. To start using the function, just click the “Dictate” button in the menu bar, and then select the “Transcribe” context menu item. This menu also allows you to record a conversation using the microphone used on your computer.
While interacting with the decryption tool, you can switch between paragraphs of the received text, jump to different fragments of the audio recording, listening to them at different speeds. Since automatic transcription of audio inevitably contains errors, the function of checking individual parts of the text is of great importance. At this stage, there are some restrictions on the use of the decryption service. For example, users can upload a maximum of five hours of audio recordings per month for transcription. Moreover, for a separate fee, this restriction cannot be lifted yet. With regard to the size of the downloaded records, it supports the processing of files up to 200 MB. Currently, you can transcribe files in the web version of Word for computers, and by the end of this year, the function should be available to users of the mobile application. It is also worth noting that the decryption tool can handle recordings in English at this stage, but it is obvious that support for other languages will be added in the future.
