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I play a lot of sports and have broken my hand at least twice. Which means it was handy (pun intended) that macOS supports Dictation so I could continue to work with my hand in a cast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dictation, of course, lets you talk where you would type. You can write an article (thank goodness!), respond to emails, search the web, and much more by just your voice. You can navigate to any text field, activate Dictation, then say what you want to write. Dictation converts your words into text. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

macOS Ventura comes with more than 50 editing and formatting commands. You can turn on Dictation and tell your Mac to bold a paragraph, delete a sentence, or replace a word. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s how to enable Dictation in macOS Ventura:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u00b0 Choose Apple menu \uf8ff > System Settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b0 Click Keyboard in the sidebar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b0 Got to Dictation and turn it on (if a prompt pops up, click Enable).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Keyboard
Keyboard > Dictation<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u00b0 You may be asked if you want to improve Siri and Dictation. If you do, follow the prompts. If you don\u2019t, skip this step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b0 To dictate using another language than the default tone, click the Language pop-up menu, then choose a language and dialect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Add
Add Language<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

To add an unlisted language, choose Customize or Add Language, then select or add the languages you want to use. To remove a language, click the Language pop-up menu, choose Customize, then deselect the language you don\u2019t want to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You also have options to choose your microphone source and set up a shortcut. To choose a shortcut. To do the latter, click the pop-up menu next to Shortcut, then choose a shortcut, or create your own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Choose
Choose Shortcut<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s how to dictate text:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u00b0 In the app in which you wish to dictate text, place the insertion point where you want the dictated text to appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Insertion
Insertion point<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u00b0 Press the microphone icon in your Mac\u2019s row of function keys, use a dictation keyboard shortcut, or use Edit > Start Dictation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u00b0 To insert a punctuation mark or perform formatting tasks, you can say the name of the punctuation mark, such as \u201cexclamation mark.\u201d And you can say \u201cnew line\u201d (equivalent to pressing the Return key once) or \u201cnew paragraph\u201d (equivalent to pressing the Return key twice). The new line or new paragraph appear when you\u2019re done dictating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b0 For a list of the commands you can use while dictating, see Apple\u2019s “Commands for dictating text<\/a>” page. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the way, Dictation automatically inserts commas, periods, and question marks for you as you dictate. To turn if off, choose Apple menu \uf8ff > System Settings, then click Keyboard in the sidebar. Go to Dictation, then turn off Auto-punctuation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Turn
Turn off Auto-punctuation
<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

One nice feature for Macs with Apple Silicon (M.x) processor is that you can insert emoji using your voice while dictating\u2014for example, say \u201cheart emoji\u201d or \u201ccar emoji.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To turn off Dictation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u00b0 On your Mac, choose Apple menu \uf8ff > System Settings, then click Keyboard  in the sidebar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b0 Go to Dictation on the right, then turn it off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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