Type & edit with your voice

You can use your voice to type and edit your document in Google Docs and your speaker notes and captions in Google Slides. This feature works with the latest versions of:

  • Chrome
  • Edge
  • Safari

When you turn on voice typing or captions, your web browser controls the speech-to-text service. It determines how your speech is processed and then sends the text to Google Docs or Google Slides.

Tip: If this feature is not enabled in your organization, it may have been turned off by your administrator.

Type with your voice

Step 1: Turn on your microphone

To use voice typing or voice commands, your computer microphone needs to be on and working.

Devices and microphones vary, so check your computer manual for instructions. Typically, microphone settings are in the System Settings on a Mac, or the Control Panel on a PC.

Step 2: Start voice typing in a document

  1. Open a document in Google Docs in a supported browser.
  2. Click Tools and then Voice typing. A microphone box appears.
  3. When you're ready to speak, click the microphone.
  4. Speak clearly and at a normal volume and pace. Learn how to add punctuation.
  5. When you're done, click the microphone again.

Start voice typing in Slides speaker notes

  1. On your computer, in a browser, open a presentation in Google Slides.
  2. At the top left, in the menu bar, click Tools and then Dictate speaker notes .
    • The speaker notes open and a microphone box displays.
  3. When you're ready to speak, click Microphone .
  4. Speak clearly and at a normal volume and pace. Learn how to add punctuation.
  5. When you're done, click Microphone .

Correct mistakes while voice typing

  • If you make a mistake while you're typing with your voice, you can move your cursor to the mistake and fix it without turning off the microphone.
  • After you correct the mistake, move the cursor back to where you want to continue.
  • You might get suggestions on some words. To find the list of suggested alternatives, from the voice-typed text, right-click on words underlined in gray.

Step 3: Use voice commands

After you start voice typing, you can use commands to edit and format your document. For example, "Select paragraph," "italics," or "Go to the end of the line."

Troubleshoot

If voice typing isn't working, try these steps.

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