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Use Google speech to text instead of Apple's
Google currently has much higher quality speech transcription. You can try it easily by going to doc.new and pressing Cmd-Shift-S and talking. Compare to using the built in system from Apple (pressing ...
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Voice command to output "\ref{}" in Dragon Dictate 4
I want to define a voice command that outputs "\ref{}" in Dragon Dictate 4. When I define the following voice command:
the output is:
[blank line]
ef{}
Basically \r is interpreted as a carriage ...
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How to change language of dictation without changing keyboard input source?
I'm working with an English external keyboard with a Mac (currently running Sonoma) hat also has a built-in German keyboard which I only use occasionally. I use dictation in both English and German. ...
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Chess app no longer recognises voice commands in macOS Mojave
I have tried everything I can think of, I have Enhanced dictation on, I have tried turning it off and deleting the speech recognition file from /System/Library/Speech/Recognizers/...
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Keyboard shortcut for "Show numbers" dictation command
I have difficulty using mice for a significant period of time due to hand problems, and especially have difficulty with clicking. I try my best to use the keyboard when possible, but switching between ...
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Mac Dictation and Dragon Dictate: which one has the highest speech recognition accuracy?
Which one amongst Mac Dictation and Dragon Dictate has the highest speech recognition accuracy for English?
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How can I enable audio recording of keyboard dictation sounds?
I have an irritating problem using iOS 14 keyboard dictation*. So, I've tried to reproduce the problem and record the behaviour using Screen Recorder.
My problem is that once the keyboard is listening ...
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macOS Dictation: Some commands don’t work
I am experimenting with Mac OS dictation. The problem is that I can’t get many of the commands listed on https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/mac-help/mh40695/mac to work. In particular I can’t get ...
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Is it possible to train iMessage dictation to avoid certain errors?
When I dictate, iMessage does not recognize plurals most of the time but creates a possessive instead, even when the grammar is unambiguous. I will say something like "it has useful features"...
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CATALINA: Override automatic mute triggered by Dictation
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Transcription Step 2 Instructions indicates:
When you’re running Dictation, your computer automatically mutes all
audio that’s playing. To override this, you’ll need to run two
commands in ...
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Voice dictation repeats whole sentences in a big garbled chunk on Mac OS X High Sierra
Problem:
During macOS dictation, it sometimes repeat-types the sentence I have spoken multiple times in a row. This seems to happen randomly. Sometimes every minute or two, sometimes taking up to 20 ...
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Can I prevent my iPhone from adding an odd character when dictating messages in the third party app GroupMe?
Whenever I send a message on GroupMe from my iPhone and I use dictation, I always find this character at the end of my message when I open it on a Windows or on my Android: . It only shows up on non-...
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Can iOS dictation be made to stick to a single language?
I'm using the dictation feature in iOS a fair bit, and as a multilingual speaker I do so in several languages. However, one very annoying feature (and I believe it to be recent) is that it will ...
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Does Siri get better if I use it more?
There are a number of post on the internet arguing that Siri might be better if Apple would not value privacy so much. Other say that this is not necessarily true.1,2
Assuming, that apple does ...
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Possible to redirect or pipe audio into dictation and pipe or redirect text out?
I want to convert text to audio and back to text for error-checking.
I know how to get 'say' to go to a file but not a pipe. Apparently a third-party 'espeak' can go to a pipe.
But I don't find a ...
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Is there a voice-activated command prompt?
I injured a hand six weeks ago, and, being a programmer/sysadmin, I'm looking into ways to control a Terminal application using my voice (or, I suppose more broadly, not using my left hand).
I am ...
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Audio Recording iPhone app with hardware button control?
I'm looking for an audio recording app (like Voice Memos) that has hardware button support. Like how you can press one of the volume buttons in Camera to take a photo. For use on a standard device (...
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"no caps" not working in Sublime Text
On Mavericks I'm trying to use the "no caps" dictation command in Sublime text but the word always appears capitalized. I tested the command in the Safari URL line and it does work there. Is there a ...
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How do I prevent audio from muting when I use dictation?
I interview people on zoom and write notes on my thoughts as they speak. I type slowly and would like to dictate while they're talking (while my Zoom mic is muted). However, every time I begin ...
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How to silence iMessage's Voice Message sound?
I almost never use the Voice Message feature of iMessage. But I accidentally trigger it probably at least once a month. Sometimes, I swear, I haven't even tapped the icon - maybe it is also triggered ...
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Japanese speech to text to use kanji for numbers by default?
I use speech-to-text to practice Japanese. When I say numbers in Japanese, it inputs Arabic numerals for the number parts of the words instead of kanji.
For example, if I say "one" in ...
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How to command siri to start recording my voice?
On an iPad Pro with iPadOS 15.0.2, how do I tell Siri to start recording my voice? When I say “Siri, record a voice memo”, it opens voice memo, but I still need to push the record button for the ...
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Dictation stopped working macOS Monterey version 12
On a new 2021 Macbook, with macOS Monterey 12.0, I used Dictation frequently.
A few days ago Dictation just stopped working completely. The microphone overlay pops up but there is not movement in ...
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iOS - voice dictate - add time with seconds
I can voice dictate "9:53 AM." Is there a way to voice dictate "9:53 1 second AM" to "9:53:01 AM" without saying the numbers and the colon?
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In Big Sur, is there a way to increase the voice dictation timeout?
I enjoy using the voice dictation feature on Big Sur - it is very accurate and for me it is substantially quick than type.
Except it just cuts off after about 30 seconds. Is there a way to increase ...
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Dictation commands for navigation and editing on an iPhone 11?
Due to an injury in my shoulder, I'm relying more and more on iPhone dictation to write emails and WhatsApp messages. It works like a charm when my words are understood correctly.
However, I have been ...
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How to delete audio input option in system preferences macOS
I've got a problem:
Since I am using my new Elgato Thunderbolt 3 Pro dock, the macOS dictation won't work anymore. It seems like macOS won't use the internal microphone for dictation. I changed the ...
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How to lower the Alert volume when starting/ending the dictation?
How can we control (lower) the alert sound when starting and ending the dictation in MacOS ?
I tried to control that in the preferences for Alert Volume but it doesn't change anything for the ...
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How do I get my iPhone to type a . instead of the word period?
Ever since the last software update to iOS 14.2, Siri is very inconsistent about when to type punctuation for a period. It seems to only affect certain contacts, and is inconsistent in emails. For ...
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Is there a way to make Dictation the default type-in method instead of the Keyboard (iPhone)?
Each time we want to use the dictation option (on an iPhone at least), we need to click on the microphone button on the keyboard
Is there a way to automatically use dictation when we want to type-in ...
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I cannot add custom words to my Voice Control Vocabulary
I have downloaded Apple Catalina, and I have in enabled Voice control, but the vocabulary option is greyed out. I have the English(Australian) language chosen.
How do I enable the vocabulary options ...
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Multi-language dictation in Catalina
Catalina took away my ability to dictate in more than one language.
Is there a way to restore that?
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Dictation single button shortcuts
So to start off I'm ridiculously disabled. Can only use one hand (among many other things). Have started experimenting with the dictation accessibility functionality. So far its mostly in the form of ...
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Why macOS dictation commands (select sentence, etc.) doesn't work with Microsoft Office for Mac?
Dictation and dictation commands work fine for all other applications. However, when I try to use them in Microsoft Word or OneNote the literal text like select sentence is typed out, rather than the ...
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Any way to adjust the timeout on Gboard voice to text dialog? It's way too short
I love the new voice to text feature on Gboard for my iPhone but unless I speak really really fast the dialog disappears before I'm finished speaking. Is there any way to fix this?
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dictation for voice memos
The built in Dictation on the iOS keyboard works like a charm.
But how in the world can I use it to transcribe an existing recording (in Voice Memos)?
If that's not possible, what combination of ...
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How can I speed up Enhanced Dictation's response/ processing speed?
It takes around ten seconds to process a voice command, whereas speakable items are instantaneous.
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Gathering statistics in Mac Dictation
Is there any way to log the use of / gather statistics in Mac Dictation, such as the following:
Use of commands (e.g. log command name, timestamp)
Use of words (e.g. log wordl, timestamp)
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Dragon Dictate often turns the microphone on after mistakenly believing I have said "wake up"
In Dragon Dictate 4, the voice command "wake up" can be used to turn the voice recognition on (provided that the microphone was asleep, not off). It tends to get triggered too easily: when I discuss ...
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Changing the minimum pause length required before a voice command in Dragon Dictate 4
In Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12.5 professional on Windows 7 SP1 x64 Ultimate I can change the minimum pause length required before a voice command in the option menu:
Surprisingly I can't find the ...
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Changing the speech recognition speed vs. accuracy trade-off in OS X Yosemite dictation
Is it possible to change the speech recognition speed vs. accuracy trade-off in OS X Yosemite dictation?
E.g. in Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12.5 professional on Windows 7 SP1 x64 Ultimate I can change ...
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Renaming an advanced voice command in OS X Yosemite dictation
Is there any way to rename an advanced voice command?
For example, I would like to rename the advanced voice command "copy that" to "copy" without having to disable the built-in advanced voice ...
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Changing the pause required before Voice Commands in OS X Yosemite
Is there any way to change the pause required before Voice Commands in OS X Yosemite? I.e. if I want to dictate "hello world" then move the cursor on the left, I'll have to say "hello world move left":...
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Dictation always quits after about ten seconds no matter what I do
I like dictation but after I turn it on in, say, Text-Edit, it records for about ten seconds, then I get the three dots instead of the Microphone icon. Here, I'll see if I can dictate right here, and ...
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Does (or when will) the Google Chrome browser support speech recognition on the iPad?
I tried testing the Google Chrome browser's speech recognition on the iPad2.
It does not show the little microphone (see the bottom of this test page)
It it simply not supported? Or only on iPad3 or ...
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Is there a way to change back to standard Voice Control when there is no internet connection?
I have just got an Iphone 5 and love Siri, but, it is annoying that it only works when internet is available.
... I was surprised to see that when I turned Siri off, the phone went back to the ...
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Get Dragon Dictate to move cursor to The end of the current line?
How do I get Dragon Dictate to move to the end of the line after correcting something on the Mac?
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In Mavericks, is it possible to use Enhanced Dictation from the command line?
A use case is: I have a recording in AIFF or MP3 format, and I'd like a text version of it as Enhanced Dictation would have recognized it if I had spoken it myself.
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Siri mistakenly replaces a word in my calling command
I have an iPhone 15 Pro Max and I am facing a strange problem with Siri that started happening after the 17.4 update.
The issue is that for some reason, when I use the voice command "Hey Siri, ...
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How can I get the "Dictate text" action in a Shortcut to wait longer for the user to speak?
In a set of workflows I'm developing, I pause the workflow to wait for the user to do something and wait for the user to speak certain keywords. The step to wait for the user to speak uses the Dictate ...
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