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Enabling Accessibility Support in Google Docs

Cotypist relies on Google Docs' Accessibility mode to read your document and show suggestions. Without it, Google Docs does not expose enough information for Cotypist to work.

When you start editing a Google Doc, Cotypist should automatically show a floating button offering to enable Accessibility for you. If that button does not appear, you can enable it manually:

In Google Docs, go to the Tools menu and select Accessibility.
Check the "Turn on screen reader support" option (also labeled "Screen reader and braille support" in some versions).
Click OK.

After enabling this, Cotypist should start showing suggestions as you type. If it still doesn't work, try restarting your browser or your Mac.

Tip: We recommend disabling Smart Compose (Google Docs' built-in autocomplete) to avoid it interfering with Cotypist's suggestions. You can find this option under Tools > Preferences.

Note: Cotypist currently works in Google Docs only. Google Sheets and Google Slides are not supported.