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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> tech-vi@groups.io <tech-vi@groups.io> <b>On Behalf Of </b>David Goldfield<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 24, 2022 9:20 AM<br><b>To:</b> tech-vi@groups.iotv <tech-vi@groups.io><br><b>Subject:</b> [tech-vi Announce List] Rest Your Fingers, Try Google Docs Voice Typing | PCMag<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><a href="https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/rest-your-fingers-try-google-docs-voice-typing">https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/rest-your-fingers-try-google-docs-voice-typing</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=article><div><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-line-height-alt:14.55pt'><span style='font-size:25.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Rest Your Fingers, Try Google Docs Voice Typing<o:p></o:p></span></h1><h2 style='margin-top:0in;mso-line-height-alt:15.25pt;text-align:start;color:rgba(27, 27, 27, 0.65);max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:19.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif;font-weight:normal'>Voice typing, also called speech to text, frees up your fingers and hands so that you can write by speaking out loud. It's free in Google Docs and works with dozens of languages. We have some tips for mastering the service.<o:p></o:p></span></h2><div style='margin-bottom:17.4pt;text-align:start;max-width:100%'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'><a href="/authors/jill-duffy"><span style='color:#416ED2'>Jill Duffy</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Just a few years ago, if you wanted to type using your voice instead of your fingers, you had to invest in expensive dictation software to get high quality results. That's really not the case anymore. Speech-to-text services come included in quite a few operating systems and apps, including Google Docs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>In Google Workspace, this feature is known as Voice Typing. Voice Typing allows you to write, edit, and navigate your document by speaking instead of using the keyboard. When you use Voice Typing in Google Docs, you don't have to compose in English either. You can choose from dozens of languages, dialects, and accents.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Beyond learning how to use Voice Typing in Google Docs, it helps to know some tips and suggestions for what you might want to learn to do with it. You might also be persuaded to try Voice Typing once you hear about a few reasons people use speech-to-text tools in the first place.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'><img border=0 width=32 height=32 style='width:.3333in;height:.3333in' id="_x0000_i1039" src="cid:attach_0_16CD3AB768F7C9F4_27311@groups.io" alt="Google Docs Voice Typing feature"></span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></div><h2 style='mso-line-height-alt:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:18.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>How to Use Google Docs' Voice Typing<o:p></o:p></span></h2><h3 style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>On the Web<o:p></o:p></span></h3><ol start=1 type=1><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Log into your Google account in the Google Chrome browser. Voice Typing requires Chrome.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Open a Google Docs file.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>In the menu bar, go to Tools > Voice Typing. Alternatively, use the shortcut Command+Shift+S.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>A microphone box appears. Click the microphone to start using your voice to type.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>The browser might prompt you to give it access to your microphone, which you should do.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'><img border=0 width=32 height=32 style='width:.3333in;height:.3333in' id="_x0000_i1038" src="cid:attach_1_16CD3AB768FADD13_27311@groups.io" alt="Google Docs Voice Typing on the web"></span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Then, go ahead and speak clearly in your normal voice, and the app will write down everything you say—with the exceptions of commands, covered in the Tips section below.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>When you're done, click the microphone again or say "Stop listening."<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>On a Mobile Device<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>When using Google Docs on a mobile device, you can still type using your voice, but you'll technically use the built-in speech-to-text functionality on your phone rather than Google Docs' Voice Typing. From your point of view, however, it mostly works the same.<o:p></o:p></span></p><ol start=1 type=1><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Download the Docs app, launch it, and log in to your Google account.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Open a document or start a new one.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Tap the pen icon to begin editing.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>When the keyboard appears, press the microphone icon and begin dictating whatever you want to write.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><h3 style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Troubleshooting<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>If you have any trouble, the most common problem is that your device's microphone isn't set up or working properly. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><strong><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Check the permissions in your browser.</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'> Remember that you must use the Chrome browser to get Voice Typing. Click the three stacked dots in the upper right corner of the browser and select Settings. In the page that opens, go to the left side and choose Privacy and Settings, then in the center of the page choose Site Settings.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Scroll down and click Microphone. On the next page, make sure "Sites can ask to use your microphone" is enabled. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Also check below in the section called "Not allowed to use your microphone" that you <em><span style='font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>do not</span></em> see Google Docs. If you do see it, open the settings (click the triangle) and change the microphone option to Allow.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'><img border=0 width=32 height=32 style='width:.3333in;height:.3333in' id="_x0000_i1037" src="cid:attach_2_16CD3AB768FDDEA6_27311@groups.io" alt="Troubleshooting Google Docs Voice Typing problems"></span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><strong><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Check your system settings. </span></strong><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>If you can't solve the problem in your browser permissions, then check the audio settings in System Preferences in a macOS device or the Control Panel for a Windows computer. Make sure the microphone you want to use is selected.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'><img border=0 width=32 height=32 style='width:.3333in;height:.3333in' id="_x0000_i1036" src="cid:attach_3_16CD3AB768FFFF25_27311@groups.io" alt="Google Docs Voice Typing help"></span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>How to Access Help Menus<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>To get additional help, hover your cursor over the microphone box. A question mark in a circle appears. Click it to open the help menu. It contains instructions for how to use Voice Typing as well as a list of all the commands you can use.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'><img border=0 width=32 height=32 style='width:.3333in;height:.3333in' id="_x0000_i1035" src="cid:attach_4_16CD3AB76902375B_27311@groups.io" alt="How to change the language in Google Docs Voice Typing"></span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>How to Change the Language<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>To change the language for Voice Typing, go to the microphone box and look for the triangle pointing down. Click it to open a dropdown menu of language options and select the one you want.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></div><h2 style='mso-line-height-alt:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:18.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Tips for Voice Typing in Google Docs<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>In addition to writing down everything you say, Google Docs Voice Typing can also follow commands. Commands include inserting punctuation, moving the cursor, formatting text, as well as selecting words, lines or paragraphs to delete, change, or move.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Adding punctuation is one of the functions you'll probably use the most often. To add punctuation, just say any of the following words (although note that punctuation doesn't work for every language):<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Period<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Comma<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Exclamation point<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Question mark<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Open quote, end quote<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>New line (to start a new line of text)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>New paragraph (to start a new paragraph, as in using the Enter key)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>There are many commands you can learn if you intend to use Google Docs Speech to Text regularly. Here is a smaller set of commands that you might want to learn first because they're highly used.<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Go to/Move to end of line/paragraph/document<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Scroll up/down<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Copy<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Cut<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Paste<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Delete (deletes the word immediately before the cursor)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Select [word or phrase]<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Select all<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Select next/last character<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Select line<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Select paragraph<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Deselect/Unselect<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Bold<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Italicize/Italics<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Highlight<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Create/Insert bulleted list<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Create/Insert numbered list<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style='line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Clear/Remove formatting<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></div><h2 style='mso-line-height-alt:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:18.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Reasons to Type by Voice<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>There's no wrong reason to use your voice to type text in Google Docs, but there may be some use cases that apply to you that you've never thought of before.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Adapting for Accessibility or Comfort<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Some people need speech to text because typing with their fingers simply isn't an option. Even if you can type, you might need a break from it from time to time to prevent repetitive stress injuries, change your posture, or other reasons, like if your hands are full because you're nursing a baby. <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Multitasking<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>When you use speech-to-text, especially on a mobile device, you can often do other tasks while you're at it. For example, you can take a walk or do light housework while jotting down notes using your voice.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Making Notes for Presentations<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>If you do any kind of presenting or public speaking, which includes everything from university lectures to business meetings, typing by voice has a major advantage over writing in a more traditional fashion. When you write silently, you use different word choices and rhythms compared to what you would say aloud. By using the speech-to-text feature to write your notes, you'll have a better representation of what you'll actually say, making the journey to rehearsals or presentations faster and smoother. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><strong><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Bonus Tip:</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'> You can use Voice Typing to write not only documents but also presentations. In Google Chrome, open a presentation in Google Slides, select Tools, and then choose Voice type speaker notes. When the speaker notes appear, click on the microphone to use speech to text.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Writing Scripts for Videos and Podcasts<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Do you make videos or audio recordings? If so, you've probably learned the value of having a written script. You may have also learned that after you write a script and read it aloud a few times, you need to do a few takes to made a few adjustments because what we write isn't always exactly what we want to say. When you move words from the page to your mouth, you often have to change them a little. Typing by voice from the get go, rather than typing your first draft, can make that transition more efficient by getting you closer to the final version earlier in the process.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Coming Up With Character Dialogue<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>In the same way that writing by using your voice helps get more natural sounding scripts for making videos and podcasts, it also works for writing dialogue for creative works, like screenplays, teleplays, and novels. What would your characters say? Would they actually say what you put on the page? Give your characters an actual voice by coming up with their lines aloud.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Finishing a Draft<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Experienced writers sometimes advise less experienced writers to "just finish the draft" or "write badly, fix it later," rather than not write at all. The idea is to not let yourself get blocked by fear from writing what you want to write. Instead, give yourself permission to write a bad draft, knowing full well that it's bad, so long as you finish something. Speaking your ideas out loud can help push you through the hardest part or writing. If you've never used speech-to-text writing before, it can feel embarrassing—just as embarrassing as declaring yourself a writer for the first time and putting your work out into the world. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></div><h2 style='mso-line-height-alt:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:18.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Do More With Dictation and Transcription<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='line-height:18.0pt;max-width:100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font",serif'>Google Docs isn't the only app or system that lets you type using your voice at no extra cost. 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