> ## Documentation Index
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# Capture voice and meetings

> Use dictation, transcription, and meeting workflows from day one

Alter can capture meetings automatically, not only from files you drop manually.

<Info>
  For most users, the default workflow is: join meeting -> Alter detects it -> record -> get transcript and follow-up items.
</Info>

## What you can do from day one

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Speak to Alter" icon="mic">
    Dictate prompts for fast commands, drafts, and follow-up requests.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Auto-detect meetings" icon="radar">
    Alter detects common meeting apps and prompts you to record.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Generate outcomes" icon="clipboard-check">
    Turn transcripts into summaries, decisions, and action items.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## How meeting capture works

<Steps>
  <Step title="Join a meeting">
    When Alter detects a meeting, it shows a prompt to record or skip.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Record automatically or manually">
    Enable auto-record in settings, or start/stop recording yourself from the mic control.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Ask for structured follow-up">
    Ask Alter for summary, decisions, open questions, and action items with owners.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Common first prompts

* "Summarize this meeting in 5 bullets."
* "Extract action items with owner and due date."
* "What decisions were made, and what is still unresolved?"
* "Give me a follow-up email draft based on this meeting."

<Tip>
  Dropping audio/video files is still useful for external recordings, but it is not required for normal meeting transcription inside Alter.
</Tip>

## Related pages

* [Run your first workflows](/getting-started/first-workflows)
* [Never miss action items from meetings](/workflows/meeting-workflow)
* [How to access settings](/how-to/settings-guide)
* [Mic not transcribing](/common-issues/mic-not-transcribing)