Here is a quick way to automatically generate a transcript for your audio files when using Windows and Microsoft Office (As of May 2024).

1. Save the media from PowerPoint
   1. In PowerPoint, right click on the audio file and select Save Media as… from the context menu.
   2. Choose a location and provide a descriptive name for the audio so you can find it again.
2. Open Word and transcribe
   1. Select the Home tab.
   2. Select the Dictate dropdown (down-pointing arrow at the bottom of the button).
   3. Select Transcribe.
   4. Select the language (English (Canada) in most cases and select Upload audio.
   5. Find the audio file you saved above and select Open. You will see a progress indicator while the audio is being transcribed.
   6. When finished,
      • You can edit the speaker by clicking on the section in the Transcript pane and selecting the Edit transcript section button (pencil); change the Speaker{n} and select Change all Speaker{n} checkbox if you want to change all.
      • You can edit the text of the transcript by clicking on the section in the Transcribe pane and selecting the Edit transcript section button (pencil).
      • Select the Cancel button (X) to cancel changes or Confirm button to save changes to the section.
      • When finished editing sections, select Add to document button and select whether or not to include speakers, timestamps, both or just plain text when added to the document.
   7. You can save the Word document to save the transcript or copy and paste the text into another document.