How to use voice typing in Google docs?

Sometimes it is very difficult to write everything by typing from the keyboard. Google Docs provides a feature known as voice typing which you can use to write something while talking.

• Want to use voice typing in Google Docs? Open Google Docs in Chrome Browser –> Click on the tools menu –> Select the Voice typing option –> Click on the Microphone icon to speak.
• Ensure your microphone is working properly.

Here, we will see how to use voice typing in Google docs? and along with this, we will also discuss Goggle Docs voice typing in Google Docs App (Android), why voice type is not working, it’s possible causes and fixes, etc.

Google Docs Voice Typing

By using it we can just speak instead of typing everything.

Turning on voice typing in Docs

Note: Make sure your microphone is set up properly and is working correctly. Your microphone needs to be working to work with voice typing.

Sometimes people ask how do you turn on voice typing in Docs so how do you activate it?

To answer this question voice typing is a default feature in Docs, It is free to use and we do not need anything to activate.

To use voice typing open any docs, Go to Tools -> Voice typing.

Or you can also use Ctrl+Shift+S to open voice typing in docs.

This will open voice typing in the same docs and it looks like below:

How to use voice typing in Google docs?

To begin using it click on mic icon like below:

Then it will become a red color like below:

Now you can start talking and it will start writing in the Google doc.

While writing you can also edit the document you can modify if something goes from or you can use various shortcuts available.

How to edit Google Docs voice typing

It’s also easy to edit the voice typing in your Google Docs Document.

Suppose you have missed out some words while speaking, you can place the cursor at the same place and speak again to add the missed out words.

If the word is not clear while typing it might enter a wrong word, what al you need to do is, remove the word and place the cursor at the same place and speak again clearly and this time it will type the correct word.

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Move Google Docs voice typing icon in the doc

You can also move the icon, just over in the header part and it can move around the page.

Change language in Google Docs voice typing

We can easily change the language by click on the dropdown on it will show you the languages and from there you can change to your required language or your preferred language.

Stop Voice Typing in the Doc

To stop Google voice typing click on the mic icon or you can click outside of the Google doc.

Here are some shortcuts Voice typing phrases you can use.

• Period
• Comma
• New line
• New paragraph
• Exclamation point
• Question mark

Google Docs supported Voice Commands

You can use voice commands that are supported here

• Apply heading 2
• Bold
• Underline
• Highlight etc.

You can check various voice commands here.

Google Docs Voice Typing Android (Google Docs App)

Follow the below steps to use voice typing on your mobile.

1. Open the Docs App on your Android mobile.
2. Tap on the + icon on the bottom right to create a new document or you can open any existing document.

3. Tap on the Microphone icon as highlighted below.

4. Now, it will show you Speak now and then start speaking, what you will speak, it will type as a text on your Google document and then tap on the tick mark that is present at the top left to save the document.

This way you can convert speech-to-text in Google Docs on Mobile.

9 Best Ways to fix Google Docs Voice Typing Not Working

Sometimes, you will face the issue with google docs voice typing not working.

Below are a few key fixes that you need to try out to make Voice typing work in Google Docs.

Approach-1: Restart your Device

The best and most common approach is to restart your device once. Once you have restarted your device, Perform the same steps, there is a chance that it will fix your issue, and the Google Docs Voice Typing will work for you.

If you are still facing the same issue, then try the next approach.

Approach-2: Make sure to turn on the microphone access

Another important approach is, you need to turn on the microphone access. If you are using the Google Chrome browser, then you can follow the below steps to turn on the microphone access.

• Click on the three-dot (…) menu from the top right corner –> Settings –> Select Privacy and Security tab from the left navigation –> Now Select Site Settings option.

• Click on the Microphone option under Permissions.

• Enable the Ask before accessing (recommended) option as highlighted below.

If you are still facing the same issue, then try out the next step.

Approach – 3: Try Using Chrome Browser

If you are using any of the unsupported browsers or any old version browser, there is a chance that you will not able to find the Voice typing option under Tools.

So try using the latest version of Google Chrome Browser.

If you are still facing the same issue, then try out the next step.

Approach – 4: Update Your Browser

There is another chance that you might be using the old version of your browser. Updating your Browser version might fix your issue.

If you are using Google Chrome Browser currently, you can follow the below steps to update your browser to the latest version.

1. Click on the three dot (…) menu –> Help –> Click on About Google Chrome.

2. Now, it will automatically check the browser version and will download the latest version automatically.

3. Click on the Relaunch button to open the updated version of your browser and try the same process for voice typing and that might fix your issue.

If you are still facing the same issue, then try out the next step.

Approach – 5: Clear Your Browser Cache

Another common approach is to clear your Browser Cache and that might fix your issue. If you are using Google Chrome, the below steps can help you to clear your browser cache.

1. Click on the three dot (…) menu –> Select More tools –> Clear Browsing Data.

2. Select the “Cookies and other site data” and “Cached images and files” and then click on the “Clear data” button.

Still facing the same issue? then try out the next step.

Approach – 6: Check the Microphone Access on your PC for Chrome

You need to check the Microphone access on your PC, Follow the below steps to make sure you have Microphone access on your Windows 10 PC.

1. Open the Windows settings menu –> Click on the Privacy tab as highlighted below.

2. Click on the Microphone option from the left navigation.

3. Make sure, the “Allow apps to access your microphone” option is turned on.

4. Now, scroll down and see if the “Allow desktop apps to access you microphone” option is turned on.

If you are still facing the same issue, then try out the next step.

Approach – 7: Unmute or Increase Your Microphone Volume

Though it looks very basic, there might be a chance that your Microphone volume is very less or you have muted your microphone volume, this might be one of the reasons. Follow the below steps to increase the volume of your Microphone on your PC.

1. Open the Windows settings menu –> Click on the System tab as highlighted below.

2. Click on “Sound” from left navigation –> Click on “Device properties“.

3. On the Device properties window, increase the volume for the microphone.

If you are still facing the same issue, then try out the next step.

Approach – 8: Enabling The Use Voice Typing Option

If you are using an android device and the voice typing option is not working for you in Google docs, there might be a chance that the Voice typing option is disabled for you.

Follow the below steps to enable the voice typing option in your android device.

1. Open the Docs app on your mobile and tap on the + button to create a new document or you can also open any of the existing documents.
2. Tap on the Gear icon or settings icon.

3. Tap on the Voice typing option as highlighted below.

4. Make sure to enable the Use Voice typing option.

Approach – 9: Talk To Google support

If non of the above steps worked for you, now is the time to contact the Google Support team. Follow the below steps to contact the Google Support team

1. Navigate to the Google Support page.
2. If you will scroll down, you will see the below options. Click on the Contact us option.

3. Search for Google Docs Voice typing option not working –> Click Next step –> Select Others –> Click Next step –> Choose your preferred contact options.

By using Google docs voice typing, you can get type text by just speaking into the computer microphone.

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Wrapping Up

In this article, we have discussed, the simple way to use voice typing in Google docs, and along with this, we have also discussed the below topics

• Google Docs supported Voice Commands
• Change language in Google Docs voice typing
• Stop Voice Typing in the Doc
• Voice typing phrases you can use
• Google Docs Voice Typing Android (Google Docs App)
• 9 Best Ways to fix Google Docs Voice Typing Not Working

I Hope, you have enjoyed this article !!!