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# How to enable Direct Insert?

This article explains how to enable and disable **Direct Insert** in Voice In.

Some websites automatically remove or change the space that Voice In adds before your dictated text. As a result, phrases run together. For example, “Hello world” and “how are you” become “Hello worldhow are you.” **Direct Insert** avoids this problem by placing text directly at the cursor location.

Enable Direct Insert only if spaces disappear between phrases that you dictate separately. Otherwise, leave it disabled.

## Enable Direct Insert <a href="#enabling-disabling-advanced-mode" id="enabling-disabling-advanced-mode"></a>

Before you begin, make sure that the Voice In page pop-up is not hidden. If it is, follow the instructions on the page below to show it.

{% content-ref url="/pages/puGTHg1JLn1IKWbRp5Iz" %}
[How to hide/show the Voice In page pop-up?](/help/features/how-to-hide-show-the-voice-in-page-pop-up.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

Click the Voice In icon in the address bar to start dictation.

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A Voice In settings button appears on the page. Click it to open a settings window.

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Under Advanced, find the Enable Direct Insert setting. To enable Direct Insert on the current website, select the checkbox. To disable it, uncheck the checkbox.

After you enable or disable Direct Insert, refresh the page to apply the setting.