Pro Tip: Enable Dictation on Mac
lotusadmin1 • November 15, 2024
With Dictation, you can dictate text anywhere you can type it. Turn it on in Keyboard settings—your dictated utterances are sent to Apple to process your requests. A feedback window gauges your speaking volume and provides basic dictation controls.
Turn on Dictation
- On your Mac, click the Apple menu > System Settings, then click Keyboard in the sidebar
- Click Dictation on the right, then turn it on
- If a prompt appears, click Enable
- If you're asked if you want to improve Siri and Dictation, do one of the following: Share audio recordings or Don't share audio recordings
- To dictate using another language, click the
Language pop-up menu, then choose a language and dialect
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