![]() “Start Dictation” is one of 62 voice commands dealing with dictation that you can use - and if you enable advanced commands, there are actually 97 commands that you can use to control your Mac with your voice. Now to start dictation, I just say “Ruby, Start Dictation” and the dictation microphone appears to the left of whatever text field I’m dictating to. ![]() ![]() Click on it.Ģ.) Check the box that says “Enable the dictation keyword phrase.”ģ.) Type in a word or phrase that you will say before the command that begins dictation. When the accessibility pane appears, scroll down the sidebar on the left side until you see the item for dictation (see image below). ![]() Here’s how to do it.ġ.) Launch System Preferences, then click on the Accessibility button. That’s right - with a voice command, OS X dictation can be enabled. This isn’t anything new - it’s been around for a few iterations of OS X - but starting with Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, you no longer have to touch the keyboard to start dictation. Happy Back to the Future Day, Rocket Yard readers! While you may not have your hovercar or dehydrated pizza yet, you do have the power to use dictation to type on your Mac.
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