{"id":39432,"date":"2017-01-11T11:34:32","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T17:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=39432"},"modified":"2017-01-12T15:08:09","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T21:08:09","slug":"tech-tips-more-ways-to-use-siri-in-macos-sierra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/39432-tech-tips-more-ways-to-use-siri-in-macos-sierra\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Tips: More Ways to Use Siri in macOS Sierra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-39457\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Siriously.jpg\" alt=\"siriously\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Siriously.jpg 200w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Siriously-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Siriously-190x190.png 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Do you use Siri on <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?s=macOS+Sierra\">macOS Sierra<\/a>? An unofficial poll I recently made shows that a much lower percentage of macOS users use Siri than do iOS users. There&#8217;s a\u00a0good reason for that; most Mac users are used to typing on a keyboard to do searches, while it&#8217;s much more convenient to ask Siri to do something while you&#8217;re mobile with an iPhone or iPad. Today I have some ideas for macOS users that might help them use Siri more often.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Set Up &#8220;Hey, Siri&#8221; On Your Mac<\/strong><br \/>\nOne feature that is quite popular with iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch users is &#8220;Hey, Siri.&#8221; This feature allows a user to invoke Siri without needing to use his\/her hand to call up the feature, making it perfect for use when you&#8217;re driving. Sadly, macOS Sierra&#8217;s flavor of Siri doesn&#8217;t have &#8220;Hey, Siri&#8221; built in, but you can easily emulate the function.<\/p>\n<p>How can this be done? We&#8217;ll change the Accessibility settings so that the Mac&#8217;s Dictation feature always listens for voice input, then wakes up when it hears the word &#8220;Hey&#8221;. Next, we&#8217;ll have Dictation launch Siri by &#8220;typing&#8221; a keyboard shortcut. Here are the exact steps:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1)<\/strong> Launch System Preferences and click the Siri button. Click the Keyboard Shortcut popup\u00a0menu, then select Customize.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2)<\/strong> Create a keyboard shortcut to invoke Siri. I decided to use\u00a0<strong>Control (^) &#8211; Command (\u2318) &#8211; H<\/strong>\u00a0to bring up\u00a0Siri (see image below).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39450\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39450\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39450\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SiriShortcut.png\" alt=\"Setting a keyboard shortcut to invoke Siri\" width=\"640\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SiriShortcut.png 640w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SiriShortcut-191x120.png 191w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SiriShortcut-284x179.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SiriShortcut-190x120.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SiriShortcut-272x170.png 272w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SiriShortcut-191x120@2x.png 382w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SiriShortcut-284x179@2x.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SiriShortcut-190x120@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39450\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>(Setting a keyboard shortcut to invoke Siri)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>3)<\/strong> Launch System Preferences &gt; Accessibility. From the left sidebar, select Dictation from the Interacting heading. On the right side of the window, check the box next to &#8220;Enable the dictation keyword phrase&#8221; and type the word &#8220;Hey&#8221; in the edit field. It&#8217;s also useful to check the &#8220;Play sound when command is recognized&#8221; box so that you hear a beep when Siri&#8217;s ready to listen to your command (see image below).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39451\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39451\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39451\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/HeyYou.png\" alt=\"Setting up Dictation to respond to the keyword &quot;Hey&quot;\" width=\"640\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/HeyYou.png 640w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/HeyYou-186x120.png 186w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/HeyYou-284x184.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/HeyYou-190x123.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/HeyYou-100x65.png 100w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/HeyYou-186x120@2x.png 372w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/HeyYou-284x184@2x.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/HeyYou-190x123@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>(Setting up Dictation to respond to the keyword &#8220;Hey&#8221;)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>4)<\/strong> On the same window, click the Dictation Commands button. A separate sheet with a list of Dictation commands appears. Click the box next to &#8220;Enable advanced commands&#8221; at the bottom of that list to enter options to create your own Dictation command (see image below).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39452\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39452\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39452\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SiriYoohoo-e1484150444830.jpg\" alt=\"Setting up Dictation to invoke Siri when the word &quot;Siri&quot; is spoken\" width=\"640\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SiriYoohoo-e1484150444830.jpg 640w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SiriYoohoo-e1484150444830-185x120.png 185w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SiriYoohoo-e1484150444830-284x184.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SiriYoohoo-e1484150444830-190x123.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SiriYoohoo-e1484150444830-100x65.png 100w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SiriYoohoo-e1484150444830-185x120@2x.png 370w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SiriYoohoo-e1484150444830-284x184@2x.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SiriYoohoo-e1484150444830-190x123@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>(Setting up Dictation to invoke Siri when the word &#8220;Siri&#8221; is spoken)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>5)<\/strong> Type &#8220;Siri&#8221; into the &#8220;When I say&#8221; field, the click on the Perform popup menu and select &#8220;Press Keyboard Shortcut&#8221;. Type in the same custom keyboard shortcut that we created earlier to invoke Siri &#8212; in this example, we selected Control &#8211; Command &#8211; H (for &#8220;Hey, Siri&#8221;, see image below).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39453\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39453\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39453\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ListenToMe.jpg\" alt=\"The final setting to create a &quot;Hey, Siri&quot; dictation command\" width=\"640\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ListenToMe.jpg 640w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ListenToMe-185x120.png 185w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ListenToMe-284x184.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ListenToMe-190x123.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ListenToMe-100x65.png 100w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ListenToMe-185x120@2x.png 370w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ListenToMe-284x184@2x.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ListenToMe-190x123@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>(The final setting to create a &#8220;Hey, Siri&#8221; dictation command)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>6)<\/strong> Click Done and close System Preferences. There&#8217;s now a small microphone icon in the Mac menu bar indicating that Dictation is constantly listening. When you say &#8220;Hey, Siri&#8221;, wait for the beep and then issue your command to Apple&#8217;s intelligent assistant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Find Files<\/strong><br \/>\nThis tip can be extremely useful, especially in those cases where you can&#8217;t remember the full name of a file or where you saved it, but you need it NOW. Siri&#8217;s integration with the macOS file system makes searching for files fast and easy.<\/p>\n<p>For example, it&#8217;s getting close to tax time, so I thought I&#8217;d check for estimated tax payments I made during the year. Asking &#8220;Show me all files named 2016 estimated tax&#8221; brought up just the files I was looking for (see image below).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39455\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39455\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39455\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Wherearemyfiles.jpg\" alt=\"Siri can find your files if you know what you're looking for\" width=\"640\" height=\"623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Wherearemyfiles.jpg 640w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Wherearemyfiles-123x120.png 123w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Wherearemyfiles-284x276.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Wherearemyfiles-190x185.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Wherearemyfiles-123x120@2x.png 246w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Wherearemyfiles-284x276@2x.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Wherearemyfiles-190x185@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39455\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>(Siri can find your files if you know what you&#8217;re looking for)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Siri&#8217;s capabilities are pretty good, but you need to have at least an inkling of what a file is named in order for it to find files. For example, before I asked for &#8220;estimated tax&#8221; I had asked for &#8220;estimated taxes&#8221; and was getting a list of files from previous years. Still, asking Siri was a lot faster than digging through folders to find the files I needed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Larger Clock<\/strong><br \/>\nFor many Mac users, the\u00a0time-honored method of seeing what time it is while working is to have the clock in the menu bar. But that clock is tiny, and sometimes it would be a lot nicer to have a clock that&#8217;s a bit easier to read. This is where Siri can come to the rescue: just click the Siri button in the menu bar or Dock, or use the Command-Space keyboard shortcut. When Siri appears, ask &#8220;What time is it?&#8221; You&#8217;ll get a verbal response from Siri as well as a large clock that constantly updates (see image below).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39456\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39456\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39456\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/WhatTimeIsIt.jpg\" alt=\"Siri can give you a large floating clock window\" width=\"640\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/WhatTimeIsIt.jpg 640w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/WhatTimeIsIt-190x120.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/WhatTimeIsIt-284x180.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/WhatTimeIsIt-190x120@2x.png 380w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/WhatTimeIsIt-284x180@2x.png 568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39456\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>(Siri can give you a large floating clock window)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since the Siri window floats above all others, you&#8217;ll have a clock with much larger numbers that persists in the upper right corner of\u00a0the Mac display. This larger clock is very useful if you&#8217;re getting close to a deadline or departure time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spell A Word<\/strong><br \/>\nThe spell checker in many Mac apps is pretty darned good, as is the built-in Dictionary app. But what happens when you have absolutely no clue how to spell a word? The spell checker isn&#8217;t always able to guess what you&#8217;re trying to type, and you need to have at least an inkling of how to spell a word to check it in the Dictionary app. Siri&#8217;s very helpful in seeing how a word is spelled, since it listens to your pronunciation and then spells the word.<\/p>\n<p>Invoke Siri and say &#8220;Spell&#8221; and then the word you wish to spell. I didn&#8217;t even know how to pronounce the word &#8220;indefatigable&#8221; correctly and Siri was able to figure out what I wanted (see image below)!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39454\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39454\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39454\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SpellItForMe.jpg\" alt=\"Siri is a spelling bee champion!\" width=\"640\" height=\"623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SpellItForMe.jpg 640w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SpellItForMe-123x120.png 123w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SpellItForMe-284x276.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SpellItForMe-190x185.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SpellItForMe-123x120@2x.png 246w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SpellItForMe-284x276@2x.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SpellItForMe-190x185@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>(Siri is a spelling bee champion!)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For more tricks and guides, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/category\/tech-tips\">Rocket Yard&#8217;s Tech Tips section<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you use Siri on macOS Sierra? An unofficial poll I recently made shows that a much lower percentage of macOS users use Siri than do iOS users. 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