I am dealing with physical problems from the keyboard/mouse, so discovering Apple dictation has been amazing. However, I work a lot in Google Docs and Gmail… and Google Chrome (or any web browser) does not let me use all of the commands that Apple's dictation provides. It's missing essential selection, navigation and editing commands that are available when using an Apple app like TextEdit. Those commands are essential for moving the cursor around and making fixes without the keyboard. The only solution that's been working for me has been to type in TextEdit, and then to copy and paste into the browser. But this is not a real solution.
It would be nice to stick with the native (and free) Apple dictation software on the mac, so does anyone have an idea to get these dictation commands to work in a web browser for use with gmail and google docs?
Edit: I found that Safari lets you use Apple's dictation with gmail, but still not with Google Docs.
Best Answer
Google docs uses a custom javascript application that disables the services component of the Mac (that lets the built in Mac voice dictation work.). If you want to use voice dictation in Google Docs, you have to use there build in functionally, and you MUST use Google Chrome.
From Google:
Here's how to activate the type with your voice function for Google Docs.
Tools menu -> Voice typing...
Cmd + Shift + S
on your keyboard.Allow
to enable the microphone in Chrome.Click to Speak
box, the mic icon will turn orange and appear in a circle.From Google:
For more information you can check out the Google Help Documentation here:
Typing With Your Voice.