WORD DICTATION ON MAC — SETUP AND DRAFT CHECKLIST
Companion guide: https://saymurmur.app/blog/dictate-microsoft-word-mac
Prepared October 13, 2026. Original practice exercise, not benchmark output.

1. IDENTIFY THE INPUT ROUTE
Word version / edition:
Input route: Word Dictate / macOS Dictation / separate app:
Capturing app (Word, browser, or dictation app):
Microphone:
Can I type into this document? Yes / No
Does my account include the feature I am trying to use? Yes / No / Unknown

2. CHECK THE BASIC PATH
[ ] Type a sentence in a blank document.
[ ] Confirm the intended microphone with a short local recording.
[ ] Check microphone permission for the capturing application.
[ ] Activate only the input tool being tested.
[ ] Speak one sentence; stop and confirm its location and completeness.

3. PRACTICE BRIEF
Keep the current onboarding flow for this release. The new design needs
another accessibility review, and we have not checked the translated
screens. Ask Mina to confirm the review owner by Thursday. Do not announce
a launch date yet.

Acceptance checks:
[ ] Current flow stays for this release.
[ ] Accessibility review and translated-screen checks remain incomplete.
[ ] Mina is asked to confirm the owner by Thursday.
[ ] The restriction on announcing a date is preserved.

4. TEST YOUR REAL TEMPLATE
[ ] Plain paragraph.
[ ] Selected phrase replacement.
[ ] New paragraph.
[ ] The specialized field you use (table cell, comment or text box).
[ ] Save and reopen the document to verify the result.

What failed:
One setting to change:
Result after repeating the same test:

For saved recordings, evaluate an audio-file transcription workflow.
For offline work, test speech processing and local document access separately.