Google Docs Adds Voice Command Feature

Silicon Valley giant has just announced a new addition to its Google Docs app- a voice-command tool that would make typing a thing of the past.

Since last year, we have seen how the voice-dictation tool works for the web-based Google Docs that allows users to dictate text. With voice command feature, users can now select and format text without having the need to make use of the keyboard making transcription even a lot easier for those who have already been using them.

According to a report by PC World, the feature is only available through Chrome-based Google Docs via a desktop PC. But analysts predict that Google may expand this service to mobile-based Docs app considering that writing long texts on mobile devices using a keyboard is not only awkward but also painstaking and time-consuming.

So, how does it work?

If you're interested of trying out for curiosity's sake, here's how you can do it as reported by Techno Buffalo:

1. Set up the feature by accessing the Tools Menu in Google Docs and choose 'Voice Typing'.

2. Click on the microphone icon and start recording your voice dictation. As soon as Google receives your voice instruction, it will transcribe your verbal words into text.

3. You can also edit the text with commands like 'select', 'copy', 'insert table', and more.

4. If you're done, just simply click on the icon once more to disable it.

Speech recognition is now a growing feature that many device makers intend to add to the smart gadgets they create making their mobile phones incredibly reliable virtual assistants.

The technological feature is surely a major help for disabled users but the long-term goal is to integrate computing devices seamlessly and more naturally to people as stated in a blog article featured in the Wall Street Journal.