How to Use Voice Typing (Speech to Text) on Any Website

What is Voice Typing?

Voice Typing (also called Speech to Text or Dictation) lets you speak into your microphone and have your words automatically typed out as text. Instead of typing on a keyboard, you just talk.

Helperbird converts your speech into written text that you can then copy and paste wherever you need it.

Who is This For?

This feature is helpful for:

• People with dyslexia who find typing difficult
• Anyone with motor difficulties that make typing hard
• People who think better when speaking than writing
• Students who want to take notes quickly
• Anyone who wants to write hands-free

Step 1: Open Helperbird

Click the Helperbird icon in your browser toolbar. It looks like a small owl and is usually in the top-right corner of your browser.

This will open the Helperbird menu.

Step 2: Go to the All Features Section

Scroll down to the bottom of the Helperbird menu. You will see a section called All Features.

Click the arrow next to All Features to expand it and show all available features.

Step 3: Find Voice Typing

Look through the list of features until you see Voice Typing.

Click on Voice Typing to open it.

A panel will appear with a text box and recording controls.

Step 4: Select Your Language

Before you start speaking, choose your language from the dropdown menu in the panel.

Choose the language and regional variant you will speak. Flag images appear beside the choices on Windows and Mac. Stop recording before you change the language.

Step 5: Start Speaking

Click the microphone button to start recording.

Speak clearly into your microphone. As you talk, your words will appear in the text area. When the text area is empty, you will see placeholder text that says "Click the mic button below to start voice typing..." to guide you.

When you are done speaking, click the microphone button again to stop recording.

In the floating toolbar, PDF Reader and Equation Editor, voice typing also stops after 12 seconds without recognized speech. Speaking resets the timer. Your final phrase is kept, and you can press the microphone to start again.

Closing or collapsing the floating toolbar stops its microphone session too. Reopening it on the same page keeps the draft; navigating away is not a way to save a document.

Tip: To add punctuation, you can say the punctuation mark out loud. For example, say "Hello comma how are you question mark" to get "Hello, how are you?"

Step 6: Use Your Text

Once you are happy with your text, you have several options:

• Copy - Open the options menu beside the microphone, then choose Copy to copy your text.
• Grammar Check - Click the Grammar button (circle button) to check your text for errors
• Options - Click the Options button for additional settings

You can then paste the copied text anywhere you need it, such as into an email, document, or form field.

Type Directly into a Field

The Type dictation into the page beta lets you dictate into a supported field from the floating toolbar. Click where you want to write before starting the microphone.

For notes beside a PDF, open its Notepad. Typing and inserting notes are free; voice typing and grammar need Pro. See the PDF Notepad guide.

Troubleshooting

The microphone stopped during a pause: Press it again when you are ready. The 12-second pause limit applies even if you are still thinking about the next sentence.

No words appear: Check microphone permission and choose the language you are speaking. Voice typing needs an internet connection and Helperbird Pro.

The target field disappeared: Stop and check the draft in the toolbar. Helperbird keeps the transcript there when direct insertion cannot finish, so you can copy it to another place.

Video Tutorial

Need Additional Help?

If you have any questions or run into any issues, please contact the Helperbird support team. You can reach us at Helperbird support. We are happy to help you get the most out of Helperbird.