Dictate and insert a message in AppWriter Windows

Say a short message, insert it into a document, and check it with read-aloud.

Reviewed 7 November 2026

The video was made by SkrivSikkert, which also sells its own reading and writing tool. Everway did not make, pay for, or approve the video. AppWriter is a trademark of Everway A/S (formerly Wizkids A/S). About the videos

Written steps

  1. 0:00 Dictate the message

    Dictate a short message with AppWriter, and insert the text into your document. Here we use a blank page in Notesblok.

    Click the microphone in AppWriter's toolbar.

    Click Start, and say your message clearly.

    Click Pause when you have said your message.

    Read through the recognized text. Pay special attention to names and words the program may have heard wrong.

  2. 0:51 Insert and edit the text

    Click in the document where the text should be.

    Click Insert, and wait until the full text is in the document.

    Click Close to close the dictation window.

    Also check the text in the document. Here the c is missing in computer. Click the underlined word.

    Choose computer in Notepad's suggestions.

    Click after the text. Remove the last space with Backspace, and add a full stop.

  3. 1:59 Listen and check

    Select the text with Control and A.

    Press F8, and listen to the message. Then you can also hear whether anything needs to be corrected.

  4. 2:24 Try it yourself

    Try with your own short message. Dictate, check the text, and insert it into your document.

    Your message has been inserted into the document. You have corrected any errors, added punctuation, and listened to the result.

Read the transcript

Dictate a short message with AppWriter, and insert the text into your document. Here we use a blank page in Notesblok. Click the microphone in AppWriter's toolbar. Click Start, and say your message clearly. I’m taking my computer with me on Thursday. Click Pause when you have said your message. Read through the recognized text. Check especially names and words that the program may have heard wrong. Click in the document where the text should be. Click Insert, and wait until the full text is in the document. Click Close to close the dictation window. Also check the text in the document. Here the c is missing in computer. Click the underlined word. Choose computer in Notepad's suggestions. Click after the text. Remove the last space with the backspace key, and add a period. Select the text with Control and A. Press F8, and listen to the message. Then you can also hear whether anything needs to be corrected. I’m taking my computer with me on Thursday. Try with your own short message. Dictate, check the text, and insert it into your document.

What you need

AppWriter and a document are open. The microphone is ready.

Install AppWriter Windows and sign in

Have text read aloud in AppWriter Windows

AppWriter writes the wrong word

Read through the recognized text. The video shows a real error that is corrected after insertion. Reading aloud helps you check, but you must also check that the message says what you meant.

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