Google Docs with new voice functionality

25/02/2016

Today we will tell you a little bit more about the functionality of the latest version of Google Docs. Last year, Google introduced Voice Typing (voice-to-text system) for Google Docs. desktop version, which allows the users to dictate their documents. Now, after the latest upgrade, the system allows people to use voice commands to edit and format their documents.

This function will help you to create easily and faster new documents and to edit them later, using voice commands.

For now, this new addition to Google Docs can be used only with the desktop version of Google Chrome. But in the future, the function could be a strong boost in an opportunity to edit documents from mobile devices. Now, most of the tablets and smartphones keyboards are not suitable to create bigger document.

The iOS and Android users can also take advantage of the possibility to dictate text through Google Docs, but do not have access to the voice command function.

Furthermore, the function has big impact on the Google Docs accessibility. The tool will help people with disabilities and who cannot use the keyboard to create documents with ease.

Google is competing Microsoft and some other market players in developing similar technologies and one powerful function for voice commands will help Google to attract more new users.

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