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• Record and transcribe conversations directly into MS Word

  Posted on December 13, 2020 at 21:00 CST by Lance Whitney • Comment in the Forums

  OFFICE

  By Lance Whitney

  So you recorded the audio from that important video meeting, and now you want to turn it into text.

  There’s no need to buy an expensive speech-to-text app. If you’re an Office 365 subscriber, Word for the Web now offers a quick and convenient option — Transcribe — for converting both live and pre-recorded conversations into a text-based record.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.49.0 (2020-12-14).

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• How to make friends with Skype

  Posted on April 13, 2020 at 01:00 CDT by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums

  SOCIAL NETWORKING

  Lance Whitney

  In these days of home sequestering, it’s good to have a selection of communication options.

  Microsoft’s Skype is one of the easier choices because it comes standard with Windows 10. But it can also be installed on other platforms including Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, and earlier versions of Windows. It can even run as a Google Chrome extension. So almost anyone with a digital device can use it to connect with others.

  Since acquiring Skype in 2011, Microsoft has added a variety of new features — to the point where some folks find the program overwhelming and awkward to use. Fortunately, there are easy ways to make it smoother and more friendly for general chatting and video conferencing.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.14.0 (2020-04-13).

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