Can Windows Transcribe Voice Recordings?

[olds]

I have to participate in a lot of conference calls.
Assuming the legalities are addressed, is there a way to record these calls and then have windows transcribe the recording into a word document or another type of text note?

 

[lxskllr]

I think you'd need something like Dragon...

http://www.nuance.com/index.htm

Never used it, but I'd be surprised if it did a good job with a variety of voice types and accents. Google's transcriptions can be very amusing, but not very useful for information purposes. Google's huge, and if they can't do it right, I'm skeptical of anyone else doing it.(referring to GoogleVoice)

 

[ringtail]

You didn't say which Windows version you're using. In Win7, in Control Panel there's a

"Speech Recognition"

software tool you can try out to see if it suits you.

 

[olds]

Windows 7
Thanks but that seems to be for controlling the computer.

 

[JEDIYoda]

You are correct....

Set up Speech Recognition
Applies to Windows 7

You can use your voice to control your computer. You can say commands that the computer will respond to, and you can dictate text to the computer. For more information about what you can do with Windows Speech Recognition, see What can I do with Speech Recognition?

Before you get started using Speech Recognition, you'll need to set up your computer for Windows Speech Recognition. There are three steps to setting up Speech Recognition: set up your microphone, learn how to talk to your computer, and train your computer to understand your speech.

Before you get started, make sure that your microphone is connected to your computer.
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Set up your microphone
Teach yourself how to talk to your computer
Train your computer to recognize your speech