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Product: Firefox

Topic: Customize controls, options and add-ons
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speakdontspeak

12/8/20, 12:34 PM

How do I enable speech recognition in Firefox? I'm on a Mac, using their voice control. But I can't dictate text into Firefox on my university's Canvas website. I can do this on my PC.

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