Google is expanding the era of your documenting habits through Google Docs additive features that will also improve automatic captions in Google Slides. Since 2015, Google Docs has offered voice typing on the web and the input method is now set to pick up “enhancements”.
When viewing a Google Doc, Tools > Voice Typing opens a floating microphone that accepts input until you click again. You can also edit and format with your voice.
The upcoming update will “reduce transcription errors and minimize lost audio,” but Google doesn’t provide any specific examples. Google Docs voice typing will also get “expanded availability to most major browsers.” At the moment, this feature is “only available in Chrome browsers” and does not work in Safari.
These updates to transcription quality will also apply to automatic captions in Google Slides that help audience members read/subtitle your presentation.
This anticipating launch leads to more inclusive and accessible user interactions within Docs and Slides. Over the next month for both free and paid Workspace tiers, all the above features will be there in absolute use.
// To enable it on the web, open View > Show non-printing characters in the coming weeks.
Hope you like the content, I must add that Google is also plugging the support for non-printing characters so you can visualize a Paragraph/Hard break, Line/Soft break, Section break, Page break, Column break, Tab, and Space. This could be an anticipating feature for those who really spend on Google Docs while documenting.
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