{"id":13772,"date":"2019-05-23T16:17:52","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T21:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=13772"},"modified":"2019-05-23T16:17:52","modified_gmt":"2019-05-23T21:17:52","slug":"type-with-your-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/type-with-your-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"Type with Your Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div align=\"center\"><a title=\"hands on keyboard\" href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/illustrations\/binary-hands-keyboard-tap-enter-2372130\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/binary-2372130_640.jpg?resize=480%2C320\" alt=\"hands on computer keyboard with binary numbers in foreground\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Are you slow at typing? Try dictating using Google\u2019s voice typing.<\/p>\n<p>Voice typing is a feature that is available in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/docs\/about\/\">Google Docs<\/a>. Voice typing is available in more than 40 languages. Although the results of the voice dictation is not 100% accurate, it can be a quick and easy way to start a rough draft.<\/p>\n<p>To get started with voice typing, you need Google Chrome web browser and a functioning microphone connected to your computer. Login to your Google account and open an existing Google Doc or start a new one. In the \u2018Tools\u2019 menu, select \u2018Voice typing\u2019. A small pop-up window will appear to the left of your document with a dark microphone icon inside it. Click on the microphone icon. Once the microphone icon turns red you can start speaking. When you are done dictating, click the microphone icon again to turn off the voice typing service.<\/p>\n<p><div align=\"center\"><a title=\"voice typing\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-TqcuvT1ulkc\/Vhk9RWe2hoI\/AAAAAAAATwo\/n9l09tVbj04\/s320\/voice_typing.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-TqcuvT1ulkc\/Vhk9RWe2hoI\/AAAAAAAATwo\/n9l09tVbj04\/s320\/voice_typing.jpg?resize=320%2C219\" alt=\"Google Docs Voice Typing\" width=\"320\" height=\"219\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to learn more about the commands you can use with voice typing, refer to this <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/docs\/answer\/4492226\">Type with your voice<\/a> help document or simply say \u201c<em><strong>Voice commands help<\/strong><\/em>\u201d when you are voice typing.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KHw1DW1fVcw\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KHw1DW1fVcw\">Type, edit and format with your voice in Goggle Docs [0:31]<\/a><\/div>\n<p>ICYMI, read my <a href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/getting-started-with-google-apps\/\">Getting Started with Google Apps<\/a> blog post.<\/p>\n<p><small>Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/illustrations\/binary-hands-keyboard-tap-enter-2372130\/\">Binary Hands Keyboard<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/service\/terms\/#usage\">CC0<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you slow at typing? Try dictating using Google\u2019s voice typing. Voice typing is a feature that is available in Google Docs. Voice typing is available in more than 40 languages. Although the results of the voice dictation is not 100% accurate, it can be a quick and easy way to start a rough draft. <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/type-with-your-voice\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Type with Your Voice\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[397,396],"class_list":{"0":"post-13772","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-tech-tips-a-la-carte","7":"tag-dictation","8":"tag-voice-typing","9":"h-entry","10":"hentry","11":"h-as-article"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p82MQk-3A8","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10599,"url":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/voice-typing-in-google-docs\/","url_meta":{"origin":13772,"position":0},"title":"Voice Typing in Google Docs","author":"Janice Florent","date":"February 20, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Are you slow at typing? 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