[macvoiceover] Re: More on dictation

  • From: Ricardo Walker <rwalker296@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2012 11:42:09 -0400

Hi,

pressing the FN key twice should ask you if you want to activate it.  If not, 
go to system preferences/Dictation
& Speech button.  Under the dictation tab, you can turn it on.  By default, the 
hot key to us it is the FN key pressed twice.

hth

Ricardo Walker
ricardo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Twitter:@apple2thecore
www.appletothecore.info

On Aug 12, 2012, at 11:30 AM, beverly heninger <bevie.k@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Maybe this was already said and I missed it, if so, sorry.
> I have been trying to turn my dictation on and cannot seem to figure it out, 
> can someone please let me know what you are doing to make this happen?
> 
>         Thanks So Much, Beverly
> 
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "linnette whalen" <linnettew@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2012 8:06 AM
> To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: More on dictation
> 
>> I am truly  Embarrassed to say that I get better spelling results with the 
>> dictate feature than my own poor attempts to spell. Thank goodness for spell 
>> checker and now for dictate.
>> On Aug 10, 2012, at 8:00 PM, Tuscia-Falconer <falconer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>>> I found the default microphone level was low and raised it to 80 getting 
>>> better results.
>>> I am using an iMac with a built in microphone.
>>> I am sitting at least 2 1/2 feet from the microphone speaking with a normal 
>>> volume.
>>> 
>>> I have dictated all of this message without any corrections.
>>> 
>>> TF
>>> 
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