Transcript of the "Apple Mac - Dictation" video.
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Hey, there. Apple devices have useful accessibility features that provide opportunities for all people to access technology. We are going to take a look at an easy speaking feature built in to the Apple Mac called Dictation. The Dictation feature will use your voice and convert your spoken words to text in any application that will accept typing. Let's dive in and find out more.
Dictation is easy to use on a Mac. Let's first ensure we have it set up and available to us. Choose the Apple menu, then navigate to System Settings. You will then need to click Keyboard in the sidebar. You may need to scroll down. Go to Dictation on the right and turn it on. If a prompt appears, you will need to click Enable. While you are here, it might be handy to also toggle on auto punctuation for an even greater experience. You can also set up an easy shortcut to enable Dictation whilst you are working on your Mac. It is defaulted to the microphone button, which can be located in the top row of your keyboard, making it very easy to find. You can also add another shortcut, if you wish, by selecting Press Microphone.
Another great feature is adjusting the spoken language it will listen for and convert to text. It is currently set up to recognise English as our spoken language, but this can be easily adjusted to a language of your choice by changing within the Language section.
The access to Dictation can now easily be used by tapping on the microphone key in any space that will accept text. When you start speaking, it will convert your words into typed text. Let's try it out in Notes. Select somewhere on the document, and press the microphone key. You can tell it is ready when the microphone symbol appears on the screen. Start speaking and watch the magic happen. Ryan and Zoe went on holidays to the beach. You can even add punctuation such as a question mark, full stop, comma, exclamation mark, open brackets, and even closed brackets. It is also possible to add emojis. For example, say, "Laughing emoji." Or you can even add emojis like heart emoji or tree emoji.
The benefit of enabling auto punctuation in settings is that full stops, question marks, and capitals may populate as you go. When you are finished with dictation, you can simply press the escape key. Dictation will automatically turn itself off after 30 seconds of inactivity. Editing your work is simple also. Simply double click on an incorrect word and say it again. It will automatically update the text. Alternatively, you can also tap on a word and use the keyboard to adjust. Make your Apple Mac experience simple and easy by using Dictation with your students. Try it out today.
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