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You can listen to your Google Docs documents read aloud.
Control the playback and let other people listen to the document.
Feature is available to Workspace, AI Pro, and AI Ultra users.
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Listening to your own documents is a helpful way to catch typos and other mistakes, and learn how your writing actually sounds. Now, you can hear your Google Docs documents read aloud courtesy of an AI-powered skill from Gemini AI.
Floating playback toolbar
On Monday, Google announced a new feature that essentially creates audio versions of your Google Docs documents. By activating this skill, you can hear the entire document read aloud from start to finish.
Using a floating, movable toolbar, you're able to pause and resume playback, move forward or backward in the document, alter the speed, and change the voice. You can even add an audio button to your document to let your readers listen to it as well.
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