How do dictate documents in Zoho Writer?
Voice typing is not currently supported in Writer. However, this is a part of our roadmap and it will be launched soon.
As a Workaround;
In Mac OS (Chrome or Firefox browser):
Initially user needs to enable the dictation feature in the browser;
1. Click on the 'Edit' option in the browser menu bar > Start Dictation
2. Then, Click OK > Enable Dictation
3. Once the feature is enabled, open the Writer document > place the cursor where you want the content to be typed.
Now, if you click on 'Edit' option in the browser menu and click on 'start dictation', you will find a Microphone symbol (as shown below) which will allow you to speak and edit the document.
In Windows:
1. Press 'Windows+H', it will ask to turn on the online speech recognition feature. Click on the link and enable it as shown in below images.
2. Once done, again press 'Windows+H', you will find a Microphone icon stating 'Listening.' (as shown below) which will allow you to speak and edit the document.
Make sure that you are online to use this feature.
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