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How can I convert a Voice Memo to text in Pages?

Is there a way to import a voice memo (.m4a file) and convert it into text for use in a Pages document?

MacBook Air (2018 or later)

Posted on Dec 18, 2018 4:26 PM

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Posted on Dec 18, 2018 7:12 PM

There are no tools that ship with macOS, or features with any Pages version that can perform an audio to text transcription. Tools in the Mac App Store are all text to speech oriented, despite their product names. Apple's Dictation facility switches off all audio sources except the computer microphone, so it will probably be of limited accuracy when playing a voice memo from your phone, or adjacent Mac, and hoping for dictation success.

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Dec 18, 2018 7:12 PM in response to jessicase

There are no tools that ship with macOS, or features with any Pages version that can perform an audio to text transcription. Tools in the Mac App Store are all text to speech oriented, despite their product names. Apple's Dictation facility switches off all audio sources except the computer microphone, so it will probably be of limited accuracy when playing a voice memo from your phone, or adjacent Mac, and hoping for dictation success.

How can I convert a Voice Memo to text in Pages?

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