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If you\u2019re running macOS Ventura on an Apple Silicon (M.x-based) Mac, on top of the dictation feature macOS has had for years, you now have the ability to insert emoji using your voice while dictating on device. (Sorry, Intel Mac users.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yep, the new Dictation feature means you can automatically insert emoji just by speaking them. Also, with macOS Ventura, you can more easily speak and have your words typed automatically onscreen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will require downloading speech models onto the device just as users can do with Siri. Dictation is available in Cantonese (Hong Kong), English (Australia, Canada, India, UK, US), French (France), German (Germany), Japanese (Japan), Mandarin Chinese (China mainland, Taiwan) and Spanish (Mexico, Spain, US).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dictation on macOS <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With keyboard dictation, you can dictate text anywhere you can type it. Turn it on in the Dictation pane of Keyboard preferences\u2014your dictated utterances are sent to Apple to process your requests. A feedback window gauges your speaking volume and provides basic dictation controls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To turn on keyboard dictation:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u00b0 On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Settings and click Keyboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"System
System Settings > Keyboard<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u00b0 Toggle Dictation on. If a prompt appears, click Enable Dictation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Enable
Enable Dictation<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

How to dictate text<\/strong> on a Mac<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In an app on your Mac, place the insertion point where you want the dictated text to appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b0 Press the microphone icon if available in the row of function keys, use the Dictation keyboard shortcut<\/a>, or choose Edit\u00a0> Start Dictation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Keyboard
Keyboard Function Key
<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u00b0 <\/em>Press and release the microphone icon to start Dictation; press and hold  the microphone icon to activate Siri (Siri must be enabled).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b0 When the feedback window shows a microphone icon with a fluctuating loudness indicator, or you hear the tone that signals your Mac is ready for keyboard dictation, dictate your text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Dictate
Dictate Text icon<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u00b0 If a microphone icon is available in the row of function keys, you can press it to start or stop Dictation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now you say, for instance, the name of the punctuation mark, such as \u201cquestion mark.\u201d Or to insert an emoji, say something like \u201ccrying emoji\u201d and it appears in the text field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to launch Dictation with a spoken command instead of the keyboard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can also set your Mac so it will begin accepting dictation upon a spoken command. Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Open\u00a0Settings<\/strong>\u00a0and click Accessibility <\/strong>in the left pane.<\/li>
  2. Choose\u00a0Voice Control<\/strong>.\u00a0And enable the toggle on the next window.<\/li>
  3. Select the microphone<\/strong>\u00a0you wish to use.<\/li>
  4. Once enabled Voice Control already contains a command called “Start Dictation.” With Voice Control activated your Mac listens for you to say “Start Dictation” and will begin translating your voice to text whenever you place the cursor in a text field. <\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Dictation is even better in macOS Ventura. Here’s how to setup your Mac to type text\u2014and now emojis\u2014while you speak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":108,"featured_media":85149,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"class_list":["post-84594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-tips"],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Use Talk to Text (and Emoji!) in macOS Ventura<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dictation is even better in macOS Ventura. 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