

You would get the insertion point (the "vertical blinking line") by starting a new document or message, opening an existing document to edit it, etc.That might be your email program or Microsoft Word or a text editor on your computer, the text messaging or email or Notes app on your mobile device, etc. On your Windows computer, Macintosh, iPhone, iPad, or Android, you would open the program or app where you would normally type in your text.In general, this involves the following steps:


Instead of typing on a keyboard, you speak into your device's microphone and the dictation software takes your spoken words and hopefully types an accurate transcription of what you said. Dictation: Talk to Your Computer or Mobile Device, It Does All the Typing
