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To activate Dictation:

1. If your Mac is running OS X Sierra,ÌýclickÌýSystem Preferences > Keyboard > Dictation. If you have an earlier operating system installed, clickÌýSystem Preferences > Dictation & Speech.Ìý

2. Click the checkbox next toÌýUse Enhanced Dictation. Enhanced Dictation allows for continuous dictation without the need to be connected to the internet. An additional download will be required to use Enhanced Dictation. Ìý

3. Choose yourÌýLanguage,Ìýthe keyboardÌýShortcut you will use to start dictating, and your preferredÌýMicrophoneÌýfrom the pop-up menu below the microphone icon.

To use Dictation:

1. Open a document (Word, Pages, email, etc) and place your cursor where you want to start dictating.

2. Press the keyboardÌýShortcut to start dictating. A microphone icon should pop up to indicate that your Mac is listening.

3. Begin dictating. Dictation is designed to learn the characteristics of your voice and the words you use, so the more you use it, the better your recognition results will be. Consult if Dictation is not understanding you.Ìý

4. To stop dictating, clickÌýDoneÌýbelow the microphone icon.Ìý

Tips:

You can dictate punctuation and other characters into your document. Consult the list of punctuation/characters .

See the video below for a demonstration of activating and using Dictation.