Fact · Dictation
In Google Docs, you start voice typing by opening a document in a supported browser, choosing Tools then Voice typing, and clicking the microphone box that appears.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Open a document in Google Docs in a supported browser. Click Tools Voice typing ... A microphone box appears. When you're ready to speak, click the microphone.”
Type & edit with your voice (Google Docs Editors Help), Google (Docs Editors Help), 2026, Step 2: Start voice typing in a document.
Open the original- What it measures
- Google's Docs Editors Help, checked through the Internet Archive copy of 10 October 2026. Click the microphone again to stop.
- What it does not show
- Voice typing is a feature of Docs on a computer; on a phone, the keyboard's own microphone is used instead. A school or work administrator can turn it off.
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