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Voice typing in Ramp

Ramp chases you for expense memos, and the memo is the whole compliance story. Typally works at the keyboard level, so anywhere Ramp accepts typing, it accepts your voice instead.

Yes, we build Typally. That is also why the section on Ramp's built-in option is honest: people who switch after trying both are the ones who stay.
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In short

  • Ramp's own dictation: Automated receipt matching and policy checks.
  • What Typally does instead: sends keystrokes to whichever window is in front, so Ramp needs no plugin or setup.
  • Best used for: expense memos

Does Ramp have built-in dictation?

Automated receipt matching and policy checks. The memo itself is typed.

Why dictate in Ramp at all?

Ramp automates almost everything except the one thing only the spender knows: why. So the platform sends reminders, people type 'lunch', and the audit trail is a list of meals with no business purpose attached.

In practice people use it for: Expense memos, business purpose descriptions, policy exception justifications, and vendor notes.

How to dictate in Ramp

Because Typally types at the system level rather than plugging into Ramp, setup is the same everywhere:

1

Install Typally

Windows or macOS, then sign in. No card for the free tier.

2

Open Ramp and click where you want the text

Put the cursor in the field you are about to fill — Ramp decides where the text lands, not Typally.

3

Press and speak

Hold, talk, release. Long passages are fine.

4

Read it before you move on

Memo fields are short and appear in reports. Keep it to a sentence, and make it the useful sentence.

What Typally adds in Ramp

Typally types into Ramp's memo field, so recording the business purpose happens while you still remember who was at the table. Eight seconds of speech beats a reminder email three weeks later and a memo written from a calendar entry.

What this looks like in practice

A team told to justify client entertainment starts speaking the memo before leaving the restaurant. The month-end chase, previously a standing agenda item, disappears.

One habit that makes it work better

Say who was there and what it was for, not what you bought. The receipt already lists what you bought.

What to watch out for in Ramp

Memo fields are short and appear in reports. Keep it to a sentence, and make it the useful sentence.

Frequently asked questions

Does Ramp have voice input?

No. Memos are typed.

What makes a good expense memo?

The business purpose and who was involved. The receipt covers the rest.

Can I dictate policy exception justifications?

Yes, and those especially benefit from a real explanation.

Try it in Ramp

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