Controlling devices with our voice is something more and more common. We do it with the phone and with products like smart speakers. For this reason, it is likely that there are people who want to be able to make use of this type of controls also in Windows 10. As for example when writing documents. There are methods for this, which are sure to be of interest.
In this way, it will be possible to write documents using our voice. In Windows 10 we have a method available, but there are also other applications that will help us in this process, so that we can write a document without having to use the computer keyboard.
Over time, many methods have emerged. But the reality is that we have two options available in Windows 10, which are the most comfortable and easy to use. Therefore, it may be of interest to many of you to know what options these are and how we can use them. We tell you all about them below:
Speech recognition in Windows 10
If you want to write a document in Word using your voice, This is possible. Although the first thing we have to do in this case is to activate speech recognition in Windows 10. In this way it will be possible to write documents without having to use the computer keyboard. The steps in this regard are very simple. Speech recognition in the operating system also works in several different languages.
For that, we have to first enter the Windows 10 configuration. Next we enter the accessibility section, of all those that appear on the computer screen. In the left panel we slide until we reach the Voice section. We click on it and we will see that at the end of said section we get an option called voice recognition, which we have to activate, turning on said switch.
It is a simple function, which is also free, but it will allow us to write in Word using our voice. This Windows 10 speech recognition has been improving over time, so it better detects what we say and makes fewer mistakes. Although we should not expect great things from it, but if you want something simple, that works relatively well and without having to pay money, it is a good option to consider.
Google Docs
An option that we can also use on our Windows 10 computer is to resort to Google Docs. The Google office suite, available on your Google Drive cloud, is a very convenient option when editing documents. It gives us many useful functions, in addition to not taking up space on the computer. In this document editor we also find the possibility of using voice controls when writing.
Thus, we can edit a document by voice at any time. In addition, it is a method that works quite well, although the punctuation, such as having to use periods, commas, etc., is not the best in any case. But it allows good voice detection, which makes it easy to compose the document without having to touch the keyboard at any time. Although to use this function we must first proceed to its activation in the document editor.
To do this, we open a document in Google Docs first. Once inside it, click on the tools option, located at the top of the screen. A contextual menu will then appear with various options, of which we are going to choose the Voice Writing section, which will then be activated. We will see that a microphone icon appears on the screen, which means that we will be able to start speaking now. Everything we say will be shown in said document and thus have the document we want, without using the keyboard of our computer. A very comfortable option that stands out for its ease of use.