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Since its introduction in 2015, many users have relied on the voice typing feature in Google Docs. To further improve the user experience, the feature is ...

To further improve the user experience, the feature is being updated with new improvements that will also enhance automatic captions in Google Slides. Click the microphone again to stop dictation. The ‘Rapid Release Rollout’ has already begun on January 9, with ‘Scheduled Release Domains’ gradual rollout starting Feb 6, 2023.

This feature gives a visual representation of what controls the formatting in a document, which allows users to make appropriate edits much easier.

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Google has been offering voice typing for a while with Docs and Sheets, but a new update is said to improve the voice typing (or voice commands) experience, ...

[announced](https://www.gadgets360.com/apps/news/gmail-end-to-end-encryption-beta-testing-workspace-customers-expanded-3623123) that it's expanding access to its [Gmail](https://www.gadgets360.com/tags/gmail) end-to-end encryption feature. [Orbital](https://www.gadgets360.com/tags/orbital), the Gadgets 360 podcast. The latest update from Google claims to have expanded this beta feature's access to client-side encryption (CSE) in Gmail on the Web, for select customers on Google [Workspace](https://www.gadgets360.com/tags/workspace) Enterprise and Education plans. Orbital is available on [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1TQIHsTESxrsHleJVhUKcr), [Gaana](https://gaana.com/podcast/orbital-season-1), [JioSaavn](https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/orbital/1/r9VmNAJ211U), [Google Podcasts](https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uZ2FkZ2V0czM2MC5jb20vY29udGVudC9kYXRhL3htbC9vcmJpdGFsLnhtbA), [Apple Podcasts](https://itunes.apple.com/in/podcast/orbital-gadgets-360-podcast/id1121036073), [Amazon Music](https://music.amazon.in/podcasts/e3a8ca64-3005-4427-a89e-b3e8ec828c3b/Orbital)and wherever you get your podcasts. Users will also need to tweak the mic's sensitivity depending on how far they are from it when presenting. Google in its [blog post](https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/01/voice-features-google-docs-slides-improvements.html) claims, that the new update will help reduce common transcription errors and also bring down instances of lost audio during transcription. Google claims that Slides will also contain automatically generated punctuation marks. Google has started rolling out updates to its Docs and Slides app that adds improvements and a new feature. These updates to Google Docs and Slides have already begun rolling out to Workspace users, users with personal Gmail accounts, as well as legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers. Users will have to enable the automatic captions by heading to More options> Captions preferences and then toggle captions and opening and starting the presentation. This feature is available solely on devices with Google's Chrome browser installed and the language set to US English only (for now). The improvements come in the form of a more accurate voice typing experience, which Google hopes will make the tool more useful for end users.

Google Docs and Google Slides allows users to use their voice and convert their speech into text. This is useful not just as a tool of convenience, ...

The only issue would be the accuracy of the tool, where we’re sure that many of you have probably realized that it isn’t always the most accurate at picking up what you’re trying to say. “These enhancements will help reduce transcription errors and minimize lost audio during transcription. This is useful not just as a tool of convenience, but also from an accessibility standpoint where users who might not be able to type will still be able to create documents and slides.

Google Docs Voice Typing is about to be more accurate as the new update rolls out. Google Docs' upcoming update centers on its voice typing feature, ...

The next update is reportedly coming out in February. On top of that, improved transcription accuracy is also coming to Google Slides. But the tech giant says it should improve the transcription quality of the voice typing feature on Docs. The giant firm did not explain the extent of the upcoming improvements. In this photo illustration, The Google logo is projected onto a man on August 09, 2017 in London, England. It allows them to transcribe audio into text sans the tedious and time-consuming process of manually jotting down each word.

Google is rolling out a bunch of new updates for Google Docs and Slides. One of these is voice transcription improvements, while the other is support for ...

This feature gives users a visual representation of a document's formatting, enabling them to make edits easier. What's more, the transcription quality updates will also be available to Google Slides' automatic captioning feature, making it easier for viewers to understand what a speaker is saying in their presentation. The feature is set to receive new enhancements.

Voice typing tools reliant on speech-to-text algorithms have long been a convenient way to create larger text documents quickly, especially if you're a slow ...

If you’re using Chrome to deliver a Slides presentation, you [turn on live captions](https://support.google.com/docs/answer/9109474?hl=en). [documentation for voice typing](https://support.google.com/docs/answer/4492226) still says you cannot use voice commands for editing your speaker notes. If you plan to use this feature on a video conference, we suggest consulting other participants because Slides captions could overlap with independent It will transcribe everything you say into text seen underneath your slides, just like Live Captions and [transcription on YouTube](https://www.androidpolice.com/youtube-transcripts-auto-translated-captions-phone/). With the latest update, you can follow up with voice commands like “select paragraph,” “italics,” and “go to the end of the line,” much like you would instruct a human typist to make edits to a body of text. The company recently updated the feature to allow editing Slides speaker notes and Docs files using your voice, along with a live caption-generation tool for your presentations.

A Google Docs update is promising to bring a much-improved voice-typing feature – and it'll be available outside Chrome, too.

[via 9to5Google](https://9to5google.com/2023/01/09/google-docs-voice-typing/)(opens in new tab) On a similar theme, Apple recently launched its first range of [audiobooks with AI-powered narrators](https://www.techradar.com/news/apples-ai-audiobooks-are-a-long-way-from-killing-off-human-narrators) (above). [best text-to-speech software](https://www.techradar.com/best/best-text-to-speech-software)) are the most useful fruits of these new AI algorithms. But speech is arguably one of the most useful areas for AI development, for both usability and accessibility. Google Workspace users who are subscribed to Rapid Release updates will start to see it arrive from today, but most of us will see a gradual rollout over two weeks from February 6. But an update that's coming in early February will see some enhancements to the feature, plus the option of using it in web browsers beyond Chrome.