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Can you activate the dictation function off the apple keyboard, The actual keyboard not the virtual one on the machine itself ?The actual keyboard not the virtual one on the machine itself on the IPad Pro 12.9 ?

Can you activate the dictation function off the apple keyboard, The actual keyboard not the virtual one on the machine itself ?The actual keyboard not the virtual one on the machine itself on the IPad Pro 12.9 ?

iPad Pro 12.9-inch, 2nd Gen, Wi-Fi, Cell

Posted on Aug 30, 2020 4:19 AM

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Posted on Aug 30, 2020 5:18 AM

No. To use the microphone for dictation with the Apple Magic Keyboard read this link to go back and forth between the on-screen keyboard and physical keyboard easily --> Switch to the onscreen keyboard on iPad - Apple Support

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Can you activate the dictation function off the apple keyboard, The actual keyboard not the virtual one on the machine itself ?The actual keyboard not the virtual one on the machine itself on the IPad Pro 12.9 ?

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