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 >>> >>>> >>>> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >>>> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >>>> >>>> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >>>> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>>> >>>> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >>>> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >>>> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>>> >> >>> >>> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >>> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >>> >>> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >>> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>> >>> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >>> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >>> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> >> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >> >> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> >> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web interface >> at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> > > Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > > Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web > interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >