How to Dictate and Say Punctuation Out Loud

Click Dictate in the bottom bar, speak, and say words such as comma or new paragraph to type punctuation. Click Stop recording when you finish.

Click Dictate in the bottom bar and start talking. Say punctuation out loud, such as "comma" or "new paragraph", and it is typed correctly. Click Stop recording when you are done.

The bottom bar of the Writing Studio, with the saved message, the word count, Save to Your Cloud and Dictate.

How do I start and stop dictating?

Open the section you want to write in.
Click Dictate in the bottom bar of the Writing Studio (or the microphone button in the Writing Coach).
Speak naturally. The text appears in real time.
Click Stop recording when you are done.

On the Step 4 · WRITE roadmap page, this is listed as "Dictate your ideas (hands-free writing)."

Which browser should I use?

Dictation works best in Chrome. If it does not work, try Chrome.

Which spoken punctuation words does it understand?

Say punctuation out loud and it is typed correctly, attached to the word before it, with no stray space:

Say	You get
"comma"	a comma
"period" or "full stop"	a full stop
"question mark"	a question mark
"exclamation mark" or "exclamation point"	an exclamation mark
"colon"	a colon
"semicolon"	a semicolon
"ellipsis"	an ellipsis
"dash"	a dash
"open quote" and "close quote"	quotation marks
"open parenthesis" and "close parenthesis"	brackets
"new paragraph"	a new paragraph
"new line"	a new line

Example: saying "dear friend comma I hope this finds you well period new paragraph it was great exclamation mark" types "Dear friend, I hope this finds you well." and then a new paragraph "It was great!"

Are capital letters added for me?

Yes. Capital letters are added automatically at the start of each sentence and each paragraph, and after a closing quote that follows a sentence end. The words appear with their punctuation as you speak. What was dictated keeps its capitals and paragraph breaks after the page is saved and reopened.

What if I want the actual word "period"?

The command words are always read as punctuation, including inside a phrase. If you want the actual word "period" in a sentence, for example "a time period", it becomes a full stop. Fix that one word by typing after dictating.

Where does the dictated text go?

Each time dictation starts, or the browser pauses and restarts it, the new words go into a new paragraph after the text already in the section. After dictating, you can edit the transcription.

Not sure where to start? The Course Coach inside the app guides you through each step, so you are never stuck on a button.

How to Dictate Your Book in the Writing StudioSpeak your book instead of typing it. Start Dictate, say punctuation out loud, handle capital letters and paragraphs, and tidy the text afterwards.Using the Writing Studio on a Phone or TabletThe whole Writing Studio works on a phone. The chapter list opens as a panel, the toolbar swipes sideways and the bottom bar stays in view.Autosave and Save to Your Cloud ExplainedEverything you type saves by itself a moment after you stop typing. Save to Your Cloud adds an extra backup copy in your own storage.

Last checked in the app: October 14, 2026.

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