i have a windows 10 which doesnt come with microsoft word it does come with something similar called wordpad and when i looked up if it has the dictate function it said it does so im trying to figure that out right now but in the event that it doesnt work that well do you know if its possible for me to get regular microsoft word for free either way thanks so much for this post it is very helpful  update i got the dictate function of wordpad to work but it only works when im talking not when i play a lecture recording any tips