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Urdu voice typing in Microsoft Word on Windows

WhatsApp on your PC

  1. Open WhatsApp Desktop or WhatsApp Web and click the message box.
  2. Hold your Bolo shortcut and speak your message in Urdu, Roman Urdu or English.
  3. Let go. The message appears in the box. Read it, then press Enter.

Anything you copied before is still on your clipboard afterwards.

Microsoft Word

  1. Open your document and place the cursor where the text should go.
  2. Hold the shortcut and speak a sentence or a paragraph.
  3. Let go, and keep going. Bolo adds punctuation, and optional cleanup removes "umm" and similar fillers.

Tip: for Urdu script documents, set Word's paragraph direction to right-to-left for the best look.

Also works in

Excel, PowerPoint, Gmail, Teams, Google Docs in your browser, and any other place you can type. For Outlook email, including mixed Urdu and English, see dictate mixed Urdu and English into Outlook.

Why not use the phone's voice typing and send it over?

You can, but it means typing on a phone and moving text between devices. Bolo keeps everything on the PC you're already working on.

Get Bolo free Direct download (.exe)

The direct .exe is not code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen may show a warning (More info → Run anyway). The Store version is signed and updated by Microsoft.

FAQ

Does Bolo need WhatsApp to be open on my phone?

No. Bolo just types into whatever app is open on your PC. WhatsApp Desktop/Web works as it normally does.

Can I write a whole Urdu document in Word?

Yes. Speak in short chunks, check each one, and keep going.

Will Bolo send messages for me?

No. Bolo only types. You decide when to press Send.

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