Use dictation to enter text
With keyboard dictation, you can dictate text anywhere you can type it. A feedback window gauges your speaking volume and provides basic dictation controls.
- Place the insertion point where you want to begin dictating or select the text you want to replace.
- Choose Edit > Start Dictation from the Edit menu at the top of your screen.
If you haven’t used dictation before, follow the guided setup instructions that appear.
- When the microphone appears, begin speaking.
To add punctuation, speak its name (for example, comma or apostrophe).
- Click Done below the microphone when you’re finished.
To learn more about dictation, go to Mac Help. Click the desktop to switch to the Finder, choose Help > Mac Help (from the Help menu at the top of your screen), then search for "dictation".