If Chrome is up to date and you still can't enable Voice typing check to see if a language for the Doc is selected that isn't supported for Voice typing:
If Voice typing is greyed out, first check to make sure that Chrome is up to date by typing chrome://help in the address bar. If the microphone is enabled and you're still unable to dictate, check to see if Chrome Voice typing is available to you in a Google Doc by selecting Tools > Voice typing: You should also check the Microphone dropdown list to be sure the correct microphone for your device is selected.Ĭlick Done to apply any changes then refresh the page to apply the setting. If the camera icon has a red X through it, this means access to your microphone has been blocked.Ĭlick on the video camera icon in the address bar, and in the dropdown menu select Continue allowing to access your microphone. You should see a video camera icon appear in the Chrome address bar. If your microphone isn’t working with Talk&Type, first check to make sure you have microphone access is enabled.Ĭlick the Talk&Type button on the Read&Write for Google Chrome toolbar: Read&Write for Google Chrome has a dictation feature on the toolbar called Talk&Type (formerly Speech Input) that allows you to open Chrome's Voice typing to dictate text in Google Docs.
