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Voice typing in Tally

Tally forms look like documents, which invites longer and better question copy. Hold a key and talk: Typally transcribes and types it into Tally without you touching the keyboard.

Disclosure: Typally is our product. We have tried to describe what Tally already does without talking you out of using it.
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In short

  • Tally's own dictation: None. The editor is a document-style typed interface.
  • What Typally does instead: covers Tally and every other program on the machine with one hotkey.
  • Best used for: question text

Does Tally have built-in dictation?

None. The editor is a document-style typed interface.

Why dictate in Tally at all?

Because Tally behaves like a text document, there is room for explanation that a rigid form builder discourages. Room that goes unused, because filling it means typing more.

In practice people use it for: Question text, explanatory copy between questions, thank-you pages, and form introductions.

How to dictate in Tally

Nothing changes inside Tally itself. Typally sits in the tray and types into the focused window:

1

Install Typally

Windows or macOS, then sign in. No card for the free tier.

2

Focus the Tally field you want the words in

Click first. Typally types into Tally wherever the caret already is, with no idea what that field is for.

3

Hold the hotkey and talk

Say the whole thought, then let go. No time limit.

4

Read it before you move on

The editor uses slash commands like a document editor, so a dictated slash opens a menu.

What Typally adds in Tally

Typally types into Tally's document-style editor, so the explanatory copy its format invites actually gets written. The gotcha is the same as any block editor: dictate into a block, and add slash-command structure by hand.

What this looks like in practice

Someone building an application form adds a sentence of context before each section, spoken in four minutes. The applications come back more complete, because people understood what was being asked and why.

One habit that makes it work better

Use the space for context between questions. Tally's document format allows it and most forms waste the opportunity entirely.

What to watch out for in Tally

The editor uses slash commands like a document editor, so a dictated slash opens a menu.

Frequently asked questions

Does Tally have voice input?

No. Its editor is typed.

Why write copy between questions?

Because Tally's format allows it and context improves answers. Most builders do not give you the room.

Can I dictate into Tally's blocks?

Yes — click into the block first, since slash commands trigger on the character.

Try it in Tally

The free plan gives you 100 minutes a month without a card — enough to find out whether talking beats typing for you.

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