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Use speech-to-text in Google Docs

Use speech-to-text in Google Docs

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Use speech-to-text in Google Docs

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- [Instructor] Hi, I'm Oliver Shankton. And this week, on Monday Productivity Pointers, I want to show you a way to save time entering text into Google Docs. Right now, I'm inside of a Google Doc, and I could begin typing in some text. But what if you're a slow typer? What if you have an injury preventing you from typing? What if you just don't feel like typing things out? Not a problem. This is where the voice typing feature comes into play. Now, I wasn't a big fan of this feature when it first came out, because I didn't think it was very accurate. But it's definitely improved, and I think a very powerful feature inside of Google Docs. In order to access it, I'll go up to the top and click on Tools. From here, I'll select Voice typing. Once I do this, a pop-up appears showing me this microphone icon. And it says Click to speak. So at anytime I can click here and then begin talking and it will transcribe my words…

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