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. Microphone settings are typically in the System Preferences on a Mac, or the Control Panel on a PC.
Check that your microphone works.
Open a document in Google Docs with a Chrome browser.
Click Tools Voice typing. A microphone box appears.
When you're ready to speak, click the microphone.
Speak clearly, at a normal volume and pace (see below for more information on using punctuation).
When you're done, click the microphone again.
Check that your microphone works.
Open a presentation in Google Slides with a Chrome browser.
Click Tools Voice type speaker notes. The speaker notes open, and a microphone box appears.
When you're ready to speak, click the microphone.
Speak clearly, at a normal volume and pace (see below for more information on using punctuation).
When you're done, click the microphone again
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.
To see a list of suggestions, right-click words underlined in gray.
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."
Notes:
Voice commands are available only in English. The account language and document language must both be English.
Voice commands are not available in Slides speaker notes.