How to Type in Google Docs With Your Voice

Using dictation on Google Docs
A better way to type, using your voice in Google Docs
Converting voice to text.

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[GeoffEdwards]

What I like about voice typing is that it makes my writing style more conversational than when I sit down to write at a keyboard. I love your channel! Thanks for so many nuggets of practical information.

[BoomerBlogging]

Not sure why I have never taken advantage of this- as it seems - dead easy! I shall begin - thanks, Steve!

[elvistrejo]

Congratulations Dotto, from Honduras.

[malkahgeller]

Wow, that is so cool. Thank you very much, Steve Dotto!

[danacarbone]

Excellent excellent excellent thank you so much!

[BryonWilliams]

Bro thank god someone on youtube makes fas tot the point video goo job

[HeyMJ.]

Thank you for an awesome ggl docs tutorial re its dictation feature! Is there a similar feature for calculator, or formula writing in sheets or other application? 🤔

[kchipkesh]

I use dictation constantly on my iPad and my MacBook Air. It’s easier for me this way because I have cerebral palsy and dictation really helps because I am is it a one finger typist lol.

[monique]

What video would I like to see? I'm really confused about how to copy a Google doc or sheet; also, how to share it or take back permissions (for example if I'm selling a budget planner). THANKS!!

[Betterstartnow]

Can you show a tutorial on how to translate a pdf document from Chinese to English, while keeping the document formatting (pictures, etc.)?

[deangodfrey]

Thanks for this! I have many multilingual students that I would like to use this extension with - BUT I need to be able to translate their language into English and vice versa. Suggestions

[johnsmall]

Hi Steve! I'm liking voice typing and trying to use it more and more. But I've hit an obstacle. I want to dictate a string of numbers WITHOUT Google formatting it as a phone number or sticking hyphens or spaces within the string. e.g., I want to enter my 16 digit CAA member number to sign into an app that monitors my driving habits but Gboard voice typing spits out either or xxxx-etc or x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x. It seems to depend on the cadence of my voice during dictation. But I CANNOT get it to just type ARG! This happens on my Samsung S20 Google Keep and also my Win10 desktop in google docs.

[phyl]

How do you do a simple spread sheet in Word 2010?

[oceanjaws]

I don't seem to have this as an option in my Tools menu. Any idea why?

[WhoConquers]

What I've not been able to find anywhere is a comprehensive list of what _spoken punctuation_ Google's voice recognition supports. That's especially true for new line/carriage return/enter ... And the consistency seems to vary across apps, even if you're doing voice rec via Google Keyboard.

[marinadebondt]

I love your tutorials for sure! Could you please spend an item on how to include a picture in an email? I seem to struggle with that every single time. Thank you so much and greetings from The Netherlands.

[ancibynander]

Brilliant! And it also works in swedish :)

[HollyDeLucca]

I drive a lot can i do this on my phone

[j.j.mahanyjr]

Is it possible to voice type in gmail the way we can in Docs? I looked at the option in gmail and was not able to find a "microphone" option. Thanks, stumbled on your site a few days ago, most enlightening.

[thomasblackwell]

Can you use foreign languages in Google Docs voice or in Google Docs?