The steps to enable the Mac voice dictation function are as follows: 1. Confirm that the Mac supports and turn on system preferences; 2. Go to "Assistance Functions" > "Dictation", enable the switch and select language and shortcut keys; 3. Ensure the network is connected to improve recognition accuracy. When using it, press the shortcut key when the input box is activated. You can turn the text by speaking clearly. It supports punctuation, line breaks and delete the previous sentence. Notes include: Turn on the automatic recognition language to support mixed use in Chinese and English; check the microphone permissions; check "Use Enhanced Recognition" to achieve offline use (some models support).

Voice dictation is actually quite practical on Mac, especially when you need to quickly enter text. The function that comes with Apple's system has good recognition accuracy and is not complicated to use.

Confirm the settings before opening

To use the dictation function, you must first make sure that your Mac supports it and that the system version is fine. macOS has built-in this feature very early, but it is best to check it in system preferences.

• Open System Settings > Accessibility > Dictation
• Click the "Enable Dictation" switch
• You can also select language and change the dictation key here (the default is to press the Command key twice)

In addition, sometimes the dictation function requires the network to be used, so make sure your Mac is connected to the network so that the recognition is more accurate.

How to start voice input

After turning on, the usage method is actually quite simple:

• Activate text boxes anywhere you can enter text, such as memos, emails, or Pages
• Press the Command key twice (or your customized shortcut key) and a microphone icon will appear
• Start talking, and Mac will automatically convert what you say into text

Try to be clearer when speaking, and don't need to be too fast. If you pause for a few seconds, the dictation will also end automatically. If you want to stop manually, just press the shortcut key again.

There are a few common operations you can remember:

• Punctuation points such as "comma" and "period" can be directly said
• If you want to have a line break, you can say "new line break" or "new line"
• If you want to delete a sentence you just said, you can say "delete the previous sentence"

Some small details that are easy to ignore

Although the overall process is not difficult, there are several small areas that may affect the experience:

Dictation is a shortcut key in the English environment by default. If you often use Chinese and English, you can turn on "Automatic Recognition Language" in the dictation settings, so that it will automatically switch the recognition language based on what you say.

Don't forget to check the microphone permissions. If there is no authorization during the first use, it may lead to ineffective dictation. Go to System Settings > Privacy & Security > Microphone to confirm whether dictation access is allowed.

There is also a tip: If you want to use dictation offline, you can check "Use Enhanced Recognition" in the settings. However, this feature only supports some languages and models.

Basically, that's all, and the efficiency can be improved a lot after using it.

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