Use this guide if typing is slow, tiring or painful, or if you think better out loud and want to draft faster. You need a device with a working microphone, a reasonably quiet room and a short piece of text you want to write.
Step by step
Switch on dictation on your device
On Windows, click in any text box and press the Windows key and H to open voice typing. On a Mac, turn on Dictation in System Settings under Keyboard and note the shortcut shown there. On iPhone and Android, tap the microphone icon on the on-screen keyboard; you may need to enable voice input in the keyboard settings first.
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