Speech to text stop working with Ventura

Hey jpasquale_,

We'd be happy to help out. Sounds like you have dictation enabled, but that it sometimes isn't working for you.

Without more details on what's occurring when you try to use it and it isn't working, it's difficult to say what could be going on. Could you provide us more detailed information on what's occurring?

Here are the steps just to be certain you're using it correctly:

Dictate text

1. In an app on your Mac, place the insertion point where you want the dictated text to appear.

2. Press  if available in the row of function keys, use the dictation keyboard shortcut, or choose Edit > Start Dictation.

Note: Press and release  to start Dictation; press and hold  to activate Siri (Siri must be enabled).

3. When the feedback window shows a microphone icon  with a fluctuating loudness indicator, or you hear the tone that signals your Mac is ready for dictation, dictate your text.

4. To insert a punctuation mark or perform simple formatting tasks, do any of the following:

• Say the name of the punctuation mark, such as “exclamation mark.”

• Say “new line” (equivalent to pressing the Return key once) or “new paragraph” (equivalent to pressing the Return key twice). The new line or new paragraph appear when you’re done dictating.

For a list of the commands you can use while dictating, see Commands for dictating text.

Note: Dictation automatically inserts commas, periods, and question marks for you as you dictate. To turn if off, choose Apple menu  > System Settings, then click Keyboard  in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.) Go to Dictation on the right, then turn off Auto-punctuation.

5. . If you set up Dictation for multiple languages and want to switch languages as you dictate, click the language in the feedback window, then choose the language you want to use.

For information about setting up Dictation for multiple languages, see Turn on Dictation.

6. When you’re done, press the dictation keyboard shortcut, the Return key, or click Done in the feedback window.

Also, for more details on dictation, check out: Dictate messages and documents on Mac

We look forward to gathering more details to assist if the steps above don't resolve your issue.

Take care!

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