Click Advanced | Accessibility | Manage accessibility features. To do that, hit Alt+Shift+S and then click the gear icon from the popup menu. The first thing to be done is the enabling of text to speech. 25 (which is the beta channel).Īs long as your version of Chrome OS is up to date, you should be good to go. The only thing you’ll need to make this work is an updated release of Chrome OS. SEE: Electronic communication policy (TechRepublic Premium) What you’ll need
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I’m going to show you how to do just that. Not only can you have an entire document read to you, but you can have selected portions of the document read aloud. But the developers have taken this one step further. It’s a good thing Chrome OS has the feature built-in. When that time arises, you’ll want to be able to use your operating system as a means to an audible end. You might be busy with another admin task, or you’re working with your hands and don’t have the luxury of staring at your screen, or you using your mouse or keypad. Sometimes, it’s more efficient to have something read to you. How to hire an IoT Architect (TechRepublic Premium) NVIDIA moves to front of the AI pack with software, hardware, app advancesīrain Computer Interfaces may be the future, but will they be secure?ĪI investments soared in 2021, but big problems remain Image: lassedesignen/Shutterstock More about Innovation If you're too busy to read an article, you might want to make use of the new Chrome OS select-to-speech feature. An external microphone or headset with a microphone may produce better results than a built-in microphone on your computer or Chromebook.How to use Chrome OS select speech-to-text.Speak clearly and at a moderate pace to ensure that your words are recorded accurately.When using Talk&Type, be sure to position your microphone in a way that your speech will be picked up.You will need to contact your Google or network administrator to verify Voice typing is blocked. If none of the languages you've selected enable Voice typing then it's likely that Voice typing is being blocked by a filter on your organization's Google domain. You can then check by selecting Tools > Voice typing and it should be active if the language is supported.If a language for the Doc is selected that isn't supported, change it to another language that is supported.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:Ĭlick Allow to enable microphone access for Talk&Type in Chrome 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.