How to Use Google Voice Search

Open the Chrome web browser on your computer., Go to www.google.com. , In the Google search box, click the microphone button, and then click Enable "OK Google"., Speak your search.

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Open the Chrome web browser on your computer.

    If you don't have it installed on your computer, you can go to https://www.google.com/chrome/ to download and install it.
  2. Step 2: Go to www.google.com.

    , On Mac OS X, you need to give Voice Search permission to access your microphone. , Open a new browser tab, and then say, "OK Google." When the red microphone appears, speak the word or words of your search.

    You can only do a voice search on the Google search page or a new Chrome browser tab.

    Whenever you want to make a voice search, start your search with, "OK Google."
  3. Step 3: In the Google search box

  4. Step 4: click the microphone button

  5. Step 5: and then click Enable "OK Google".

  6. Step 6: Speak your search.

Detailed Guide

If you don't have it installed on your computer, you can go to https://www.google.com/chrome/ to download and install it.

, On Mac OS X, you need to give Voice Search permission to access your microphone. , Open a new browser tab, and then say, "OK Google." When the red microphone appears, speak the word or words of your search.

You can only do a voice search on the Google search page or a new Chrome browser tab.

Whenever you want to make a voice search, start your search with, "OK Google."

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