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Speech Recognition
Dictate text anywhere you can type using keyboard dictation. When activated, a microphone pops up, captures your speech and "types" what you say.
Dictate text anywhere you can type using keyboard dictation. When activated, a microphone pops up, captures your speech and "types" what you say.
Setting Up Dictation
Setting Up Dictation
Click the Apple icon (upper left corner), System Settings.
On the left menu, click Keyboard. Scroll down if necessary.
Scroll down to Dictation on the right side.
Click the Dictation toggle on. Blue is on, grey is off.
Click Enable.
Choose a Shortcut: Press Control Key Twice (or choose your own shortcut).
Test the mic by speaking. The mic level will go up and down as you speak.
Quit System Preferences.
Using Dictation
Using Dictation
Choose a field to add text.
Click Control key twice.
When you see the blue mic icon, speak in a clear voice. Refer to Voice Typing Picture Instructions to assist in student training.
Headphones/earbuds with mic are helpful in noisy environments.
Press Control or esc key to stop.
Think before you speak.
Enunciate.
Add punctuation.
Practice (don't give up if it doesn't work right away).
Resources
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