Fact · Dictation in your apps
Google's Docs help page, in its December 2020 archived copy, advises pausing before and after each voice command.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Pause before and after each command. The text of your command might show in the document for a moment.”
Type with your voice (Google Docs Editors Help), archived copy from December 2020, Google Docs Editors Help (archived by the University of North Texas Web Archive), 2020, Voice commands aren't working.
Open the original- What it measures
- The same troubleshooting section advises speaking more slowly and clearly when commands do not work.
- What it does not show
- A December 2020 snapshot. We could not load Google's current help page, so this wording may have changed. Check the live page before you rely on it.