Here is the link: Step 2: Install VB-Cable Let’s see how does it work? Step 1: Download VB-Cable (VB-Audio Virtual Cable) software Thus, for example, if you have some audio file, play it on the system and VB-Audio Virtual Cable will send the audio of that file to the Google’s Docs Voice typing as voice input. VB-Audio Virtual Cable is a small software which routes system output sound from the one application to other application as its input. However, this method for using Google docs voice transcription would not be that much accurate instead of this we can use something else i.e VB-Audio Virtual Cable. Indeed, we can use the speaker to play our audio file in front of the system’s Mic, so that Voice typing of Google Docs convert the audio into text. This step is an optional step for those already have some audio file which they want to transcribe automatically using the Google Docs Voice typing. systems to use Google docs voice typing as a free automatic transcription software.
Note: This method meant for Windows 10/8/7. Step 5: Audio file to text transcription on google docs (optional) Note: Before start using Google docs voice transcription, a pop-will appear on the browser to ask for your permission for accessing the mic. It will turn into a red colour which shows it successfully has started listening to you and now you can start dictating Google to write for you. Step 4: Activate/Enable Google Docs Voice TypingĪs soon as we select the Voice typing option, a Mic icon will appear, to start the dictation on Google Docs, click on that icon. In Google Docs’ menu click on the Tools then select the option Voice typing. On the Google Docs page, click on the document icon with + sign to create a new blank document. Step 1: Open Google DocsĪs we know Google Docs is free of cost online word processor that can be accessed from anywhere using Windows, MacOS, Android tablet/phone or any device. Note: A mic should be connected to the system where you are about to use the speech to text typing feature of Google. Step 7: Play your audio file Google docs voice transcription to automatically transcribe speech to text As we know, yet, the speech recognization technology is not that much profound to get 100% accuracy, so what we should accept is around 60% to 70% only. The process to enable voice typing in google docs will be the same for all the operating system, since what we need a browser which works in the same way for all platforms.
Well! here we are going to show how to turn on voice typing on google docs on MacOS, Windows, Linux or any other OS.
We can see the full list of Voice typing commands here:
Furthermore, deletion, Undo, space, select the text, navigate your document, format (bold, italic, underline) and more can be done using voice typing of Google. You can use your voice to dictate punctuations such as Full stop, Comma, Exclamation mark, Question mark, New line, New paragraph etc. From English, Spanish to Hind all you can need to attach a microphone with system and start performing speech to text transcription.
Even the voice typing is available for Android devices.įurthermore, Google’s Voice typing supports around 119 language that is really awesome. To use the voice typing we just need the internet connection and a browser on Windows, MacOS, Linux, Chromebook. Basically, it is a free dictation tool that allows users to speak anything using the mic and Google speech recognition technology will automatically write for us. Google’s speech recognition technology comes in the form of a feature called Google docs voice typing available on Google Docs and Google Slides.