Open your Doc
Open the document in Chrome and click where the text should begin. Trace types wherever your cursor is.
Auto typer for Google Docs
Your draft, typed into Google Docs.
Trace types text you have already written into a Google Doc, one keystroke at a time, at the speed you choose. Paste your draft or upload a Word file, click where it should go, and start.
Add to ChromeFrom draft to Google Docs
Three steps. That’s it.
Bring your draft
Paste it into Trace, or upload a Word file (.docx). Word files are read on your device.
Set a speed and start
Choose a preset or an exact words per minute. Pause whenever you need, and carry on from the same place.
Good to know
How Trace handles Google Docs
Lists keep your markers
Google Docs turns a line that starts with “1. ” or “- ” into an automatic list. Trace notices when that happens and undoes it, so the line keeps exactly the characters in your draft.
Word formatting, with Pro
From a Word upload, Pro applies bold, italics, underline and headings with the Doc’s own keyboard shortcuts as the text goes in.
Page breaks stay put
A page break in your Word file becomes a real page break in the Doc, so a title page or a reference list still starts on a new page.
Comments and Slides
In a comment box, where Ctrl+Enter would post the comment, a page break is typed as a blank line instead. Trace types into Google Slides text boxes too, without the Word formatting.
Schools and workplaces set their own rules about how work is entered. Trace types writing that is already yours; where a rule says otherwise, follow the rule. Read the ethics statement.
Questions
Trace in Google Docs, answered.
Does Trace write the text for me?
No. Trace types text you have already written into Google Docs. It does not generate, rewrite or paraphrase anything.
Is Trace free to use in Google Docs?
Yes. Typing into Google Docs is free, with unlimited words once you sign in and 1,000 words a day without an account. Pro, at C$4.99 a month or C$39.99 a year with a 7-day free trial, adds Human Touch and Your Fingerprint, and Word formatting.
Can I upload a Word file?
Yes. Upload a .docx and Trace types its paragraphs, lists and page breaks into the Doc. With Pro, bold, italics, underline and headings come across as well.
Can I stop halfway through?
Yes. Pause at any point, and Trace carries on from the same place when you resume.
A simpler way to get there
Your next draft is ready to go.
Choose your pace. Let Trace handle the typing.