![]() ![]() Like on other operating systems, Voice Dictation won’t automatically fill in the appropriate punctuation marks as you speak a sentence normally. When you’re done dictating, tap the fn key again or click Done to make your Mac stop listening to you. You’ll need to reposition your microphone or configure which microphone is used from the Dictation pane. The purple indicator on the microphone should move as you speak. You can only speak for up to 30 seconds each time if you haven’t set up Enhanced Dictation. If you haven’t, you’ll have to click Done or press the fn key again and your voice will be sent to Apple’s servers, where it’s interpreted and the text is filled into your application. If you’ve set up Enhanced Dictation, they’ll appear immediately. Speak to your Mac and the words you speak will start appearing in the text field. ![]() Next, press the Fn (Function) key twice or click the Edit menu and select Start Dictation. To use voice dictation in an application on your Mac, first select a text field in an application. The purple microphone will light up as you speak if your Mac can hear you. You’re also free to customize your dictation shortcut and which microphone dictation uses from here. If you don’t enable Enhanced Dictation, your speech will be sent to Apple’s servers an interpreted there. It will then be able to interpret your voice offline. Enable the Enhanced Dictation option and your Mac will download the appropriate dictionary from Apple’s servers. ![]()
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