Use the tool for "Voice Typing" in Google Docs. Add text to documents by speaking the words. Works with the Google Chrome browser.
This is a great feature to use with special needs students who may have manual dexterity problems, or have difficulty typing.
In addition, there are commands for editing and formatting. See the list below for a sample of the commands available. For additional commands, please see this page in Google "Docs Editors Help."
Select Tools > Voice Typing
Red Microphone is "listening" to you speak
A Few Tips:
Be Sure Your Microphone Is Working:
Make sure microphone is on
Devices and microphones vary
Check your system preferences to be sure your microphone is working
1) Open a Google Doc:
In the menu, choose Tools > Voice Typing
When ready, click the microphone that appears in the top, left
When it turns red, begin speaking
When done, click the red microphone again
Click the X to turn off the "listening feature."
The box turns gray
2) Correcting mistakes:
If you make mistakes, you can use your cursor and make changes
Place the cursor where you want on the text
Type directly on the document
Then, move the cursor to where you want to continue dictating text, and choose Tools > Voice Typing
3) Note:
You can also use spell checker on the text you've added
Right-click on a word
You will see a list of suggested spellings
To format your document, say these commands:
Text Formatting
Apply heading [1–6]
Apply normal text
Apply subtitle
Apply title
Bold
Italicize
Italics
Strikethrough
Subscript
Superscript
Underline
All caps [word or phrase]
Capitalize [word or phrase]
Note: "All caps" makes the word or phrase all capital letters. "Capitalize" capitalizes only the first letter.
Text Color And Highlighting
Text color [color]
Highlight
Highlight [color]
Background color [color]
Remove highlight
Remove background color
Note: The colors available are: red, red berry, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, cornflower blue, purple, magenta, black, white, and gray. For all colors except black and white, you can add "light" or "dark" along with numbers 1-3 (for gray, 1-4), such as "dark purple 3." If you say "highlight" by itself, the highlighting color is yellow.
Font Size
Decrease font size
Increase font size
Font size [6-400]
Make bigger
Make smaller
Paragraph Formatting
Decrease indent
Increase indent
Line spacing [1-100]
Line spacing double
Line spacing single
Alignment
Align center
Align justified
Align left
Align right
Center align
Left align
Right align
Columns
Apply 1 column
Apply 2 columns
Apply 3 columns
Column options
Insert column break
Lists
Create bulleted list
Create numbered list
Insert bullet
Insert number
Remove Formatting
Clear formatting
Remove formatting
Remove bold
Remove italics
Remove strikethrough
Remove underline
To edit the document, say these commands:
Copy
Cut
Paste
Delete
Delete last word
Delete [word or phrase]
Insert link [then say the URL you want to use]
Copy link
Delete link
Insert table of contents
Delete table of contents
Update table of contents
Insert comment [then say your comment]
Insert bookmark
Insert equation
Insert footer
Insert footnote
Insert header
Insert horizontal line
Insert page break
Note: If you say "Delete" by itself, the word before the cursor is deleted.
If you select the text of a URL and say "Insert link", the selected text becomes a hyperlink.
Stop Voice Typing:
Say, "Stop Listening."
Resume Voice Typing:
There are several ways to resume voice typing. Use any of the following commands:
Resume
Resume with [word or phrase]
Go to the end of the paragraph
Move to the end of the paragraph
Go to the end of the line
Move to the end of the line
Go to [word]
Finding Commands in Help:
To open a list of commands, say:
Voice typing help
Voice commands list
See all voice commands