Tip 1 - If there are consistent errors in the text (e.g. You may find, though, that there are some words that Google consistently mis-hears, so you can either type those in when they come up, or adapt your voice to suit Google for instance, if I say ‘the’, pronounced as ‘thuh’, Google will type ‘that’, so I need to remember to say ‘thee’ for the. (as of course most of them are familiar to Google)! I don't know if Google adapts to individual voices over time (there doesn't seem to be a training ‘sentence’ as there is in Android voice to text), but on the whole it is surprisingly accurate, even with names of places etc. and sometimes you just have to type in the words you want, as some words/sounds are very similar to others. You may also need to repeat a phrase if Google doesn't catch it. You may need to pause sometimes to allow Google’s programming to catch up (and you can also correct errors you spot as they appear).

Speak at a reasonable pace, and articulate clearly. Imagine you are speaking to an elderly relative with hearing problems. You need to speak clearly, even when you have selected your language/dialect for input. just as well, as the ‘save’ function didn't work here, so I had to start again and reload all my steps when I closed my browser by mistake). So while it (like every other program) is by no means perfect, it was well worth learning to use (and yes, I am using Google voice typing to make this Instructable, copying & pasting the text. When I needed to transcribe some family history letters blog and audio/ video files, I looked at other voice to text programs and apps, and realised that the Google program, besides being free, is being continuously developed. My brother suggested Google Docs voice typing… and I found I could dictate my message or email onto a Google document, then just copy and paste this into my email or comments box, blog etc. I could use the voice input on my smartphone, but if I wanted to use my computer, it was a problem. I had a bad problem with inflamed tendons in my right hand, so I even had trouble typing a quick email or Facebook/blog comment. It's a great help if you have a lot of typing to do, or even if you find it difficult to type e.g. Google has a wonderful free tool that you can use to dictate text to a document, so that you don't have to

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