自 90 年代后期以来，只使用语音就可以在计算机上键入文本文档。谁能忘记 1997 年《天龙八部》上映时的大张旗鼓？只需一个麦克风，您就可以在您的 PC 上讲话，它会尽力识别并写下您所说的话。
这在纸上听起来很棒，但这种早期的语音识别技术(voice recognition technology)比有用更令人沮丧。你必须以蜗牛的速度说话，用机器人的语调。即使这样，你也很幸运能达到 70 % accuracy。
虽然有很多人乐观地认为语音识别(voice recognition)将成为我们未来使用计算机的主要方式，但事实并非如此。至少现在还没有。
虽然Siri 和 Google Assistant(Siri and Google Assistant)等语音助手日常用于快速搜索、提问或常见设备功能，但物理界面仍然存在。在输入文件时，几乎闻所未闻有人更喜欢语音听写。
很遗憾，因为不花一分钱，您就可以获得比二十年前每个人都兴奋的语音听写解决方案(voice dictation solution) 要好得多。(far)免费提供的Google Docs 云(Google Docs cloud)应用程序具有强大且几乎 100 % accurate 语音听写解决方案(voice dictation solution)。
在Google Docs中用你的声音打字(Google Docs)
您应该知道的第一件事是正确的语音听写(voice dictation)只能通过Chrome 浏览器(Chrome Browser)使用。如果您在移动设备上使用 Google Docs 应用程序，那么您仍然可以使用 Google 键盘麦克风来听写文本，但它没有与我们在此处讨论的正确解决方案相同的功能集。
在前往Google 文档(Google Docs)并喋喋不休之前，我们需要确保您的麦克风工作正常。在Windows 10中，您可以通过右键单击通知区域(notification area)中的扬声器图标(speaker icon)来执行此操作。然后点击打开声音设置(Open Sound Settings)。
在此屏幕上，在输入(Input)下，您应该看到麦克风电平在您对着麦克风讲话时跳跃。(microphone level jump)
如果您使用的是带有内置麦克风的笔记本电脑或带有相同功能的桌面网络摄像头，那么您可能并不总能得到您想要的结果。虽然这些麦克风如今已经相当不错，但一个好的电容式桌面麦克风(condenser desktop mic)或优质的耳机麦克风可以对你的理解程度产生巨大的影响。
现在，在检查了麦克风是否正常工作后，我们可以转到任何Google Docs 文档(Google Docs document)。将光标放在要插入口述文本的位置。
现在，单击工具(Tools )，然后单击语音输入(Voice Typing)。您也可以使用键盘快捷键(keyboard shortcut) CTRL+SHIFT+S.
您会看到一个带有麦克风图片的小弹出窗口。单击(Click)麦克风图标开始听写。你所说的一切都会被实时记录下来。
语音识别(Voice recognition)发生在强大的云系统上，因此您需要一个有效的互联网连接(Internet connection)才能工作。
修正错误
谷歌(Google)有时
会弄错字眼。您无需关闭语音听写即可解决此问题。只需用鼠标移动光标并像往常一样修复不正确的单词。谷歌(Google)将从您的更正中学习。
用你的声音编辑
除了输入句子之外，您还可以使用语音控制进行一些格式化和编辑。有一个广泛的命令列表，可让您（除其他外）选择文本、应用格式、剪切、复制、粘贴等。
您甚至可以在页面中导航、移动光标或滚动整个文档。如果你学会了足够多的命令，你可能根本不需要触摸你的电脑来写字。
How To Use Voice Dictation In Google Docs
Since the late 90s, іt has been possible to type text documents on your computer using nothing but your voicе. Who can fоrget the fanfare of Dragon Naturally Speaking’s release in 1997? With just a microphone, you could talk to your PC and it would do its best to recognize and write down what you said.
It sounded great on paper, but this early voice recognition technology was more frustrating than useful. You had to speak at a snail’s pace, with the intonation of a robot. Even then, you’d be lucky to achieve even 70% accuracy.
While there was plenty of optimism that voice recognition would be the main way we used our computers in the future, things haven’t really turned out that way. At least not yet.
While voice assistants like Siri and Google Assistant get daily use for quick searches, questions, or common device functions, physical interfaces are still where it’s at. When it comes to typing up documents, it’s almost unheard of that anyone prefers voice dictation.
It is a pity, because without spending a cent, you have access to a voice dictation solution far superior to what everyone was so excited about two decades ago. The freely-available Google Docs cloud application has a robust and almost 100% accurate voice dictation solution.
Typing With Your
Voice in Google Docs
The
first thing you should know is that proper voice dictation is only
available through the Chrome Browser. If you’re using the Google
Docs app on a mobile device, then you can still use the Google
keyboard microphone to dictate text, but it doesn’t have the same
feature set as the proper solution we’re discussing here.
Before heading over to Google Docs and jabbering away, we need to make sure that your microphone is working properly. In Windows 10 you can do this by right-clicking on the speaker icon in the notification area. Then click on Open Sound Settings.
On this screen, under Input you should see the microphone level jump around as you speak into the mic.
If you are using a laptop with a built-in mic or a desktop webcam with the same, then you may not always get the results that you want. While these mics are pretty good these days, a good condenser desktop mic or good quality headset mic can make a dramatic difference in how well you’re understood.
Now, having checked that the mic does work, we can head over to any Google Docs document. Place the cursor where you want to insert the dictated text.
Now, click on Tools and then Voice Typing. You can also use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+SHIFT+S.
You’ll see a small popup with a picture of a microphone. Click on the mic icon to start dictation. Everything you say will be written down in real-time.
Voice recognition happens on powerful cloud systems, so you’ll need a working Internet connection for this to work.
Fixing Mistakes
Occasionally
Google will get words wrong. You don’t have to switch off voice
dictation to fix this. Just move the cursor with your mouse and fix
the incorrect word as usual. Google will learn from your corrections.
Editing With Your
Voice
In addition to typing out sentences, you can also do some formatting and editing with voice controls as well. There’s an extensive list of commands that let you (among others things) select text, apply formatting, cut, copy, paste and so on.
You can even navigate around the page, moving the cursor or scrolling the entire document. If you learn enough commands, you may never have to touch your computer to write at all.
