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I am new to Mac. So may be I am missing something here.
I have the voice control on. But the problem is when I am on Xcode etc, it just inserts random text when I watch a video or I talk.
So I would like to use the voice commands but disable dictation.
Is there a way to do this?
Thanks
MacBook Pro 13”, macOS 10.15
In the Keyboard preferences panel is where you turn Dictation on or off. Open Keyboard and click on the Dictation button in the navbar. If the Dictation On radio button is selected, the click in the Off button. This will disable Dictation completely. Or you can simply turn off the mic so it won't pick up spurious sounds in the room. There is, however, no other way to actually prevent other sounds triggering actions whenever Voice Control or Dictation is activated unless you turn down the mic gain until only your voice is recognized and other sounds are unable to be picked up.
In the Keyboard preferences panel is where you turn Dictation on or off. Open Keyboard and click on the Dictation button in the navbar. If the Dictation On radio button is selected, the click in the Off button. This will disable Dictation completely. Or you can simply turn off the mic so it won't pick up spurious sounds in the room. There is, however, no other way to actually prevent other sounds triggering actions whenever Voice Control or Dictation is activated unless you turn down the mic gain until only your voice is recognized and other sounds are unable to be picked up.
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