

Choose your language and dialect, select the blue Start button, and then start talking. A sidebar will appear to the right of your document. Every time you want to start voice recognition, go to the Add-ons menu, choose Speech Recognition, and click Start. Next, search for Speech, then choose the + Free button to add it. To install the Speech Recognition Add-on, open a Google Doc, choose Add-ons, and then select Get add-ons. In Google Docs on the web, use the third-party Speech Recognition Add-on. Unlike the on-screen keyboard, the Add-on works only within a Google Doc the Chrome OS on-screen keyboard works with all text fields.

Google Docs on the web: Add-onĪ third-party Add-on for Google Docs on the web also enables Speech Recognition ( Figure C). When the keyboard displays, select the microphone displayed above the on-screen keyboard to activate speech recognition.įigure B On Chromebooks, enable the on-screen keyboard to access the built-in Chrome OS speech recognition system. Look for the Accessibility option to enable the on-screen keyboard. To enable it, select the three-line menu, choose Settings, scroll to the bottom of the page, and select Show advanced settings. Google also includes speech recognition in Chrome OS as an accessibility option ( Figure B). On Android, Google Voice Typing turns speech into text accurately and quickly.
