- Gemini can now read your Google Doc for you
- The authors can also add buttons for readers to listen more easily
- It is only available in English for now, and you can even customize the voice
A new accessibility feature added to Google Docs will allow users to generate audio versions of their documents for easy listening, but rather than traditional computer reading systems, it uses gemini for a more natural language approach.
Using Gemini to read your documents, Google hopes to improve intonation and personality to facilitate understanding of listeners and absorb information.
“Whether you want to hear your content aloud, absorb information better when reading or help enter errors in your writing, the audio versions of your documents provide you with clear and natural consonance voices that read your documents aloud,” said Google in a blog article.
Gemini will read your Google documents you
The functionality, which has already started to deploy to certain users, allows eligible Google subscribers to modify the voices and the reading speeds for optimal comfort.
There are two ways to access the reader powered by Gemini, including via Tools> Audio where a sound clip will be generated by AI.
Document authors can also choose to insert audio buttons directly into the document via Insert> Audio buttons so that the readers can click quickly on the button for a complete reading. The buttons can be personalized with different styles and colors.
“This new audio feature in DOCS helps you get involved with your content of new ways and can improve the accessibility of your documents,” added Google.
Standard / Plus and Enterprise Standard / Plus accounts are among the first to have access, as well as customers with Gemini Education, PREMIUME Education, Business or Enterprise Add-ENS.
Fortunately, this is not a functionality reserved for companies, with Google AI Pro and Ultra Plans, also having access.
However, since the launch, it will only work in English and on the Doc office versions – No future availability plan has been confirmed at this stage.
