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User profile for user: R_55a
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Where is my dictation function?

Over the weekend my Mac Mini (OS 12.4) seems to have forgotten how to take dictation.  Last week I dictated freely into Word (v. 16.62).  Today, though neither Word nor Pages (v. 12.1) records my dictation.  


In Word I do not see any indication as to what the problem is.  But in Pages I do not see the dictation tool in the Edit menu.  I have seen that tool before.  It is not there now.



 


I did not change any settings in my computer over the weekend.  What would make the dictation tool disappear from Pages?

Mac mini, macOS 12.4

Posted on Jun 27, 2022 1:11 PM

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User profile for user: dialabrain
dialabrain
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Posted on Jun 27, 2022 1:34 PM

R_55a wrote:

But in Pages I do not see the dictation tool in the Edit menu.  I have seen that tool before.  It is not there now.

You're correct. It should be there.


Try booting into Safe Mode then restart normally. That sometimes corrects some glitches.

How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support


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