permanently change dictation shortcut

I change the "Start Dictation" shortcut to "Press fn Twice". But, each time macOS is upgraded, it returns to its default setting: "Press Control Key Twice". Because macOS upgrades are frequent, this is annoying. How can one permanently change that?


This problem is egregious particularly because I use three macs. . . .

Mac mini, macOS 10.15

Posted on Feb 27, 2023 5:29 AM

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Mar 1, 2023 5:49 AM in response to ryofurue

Hey ryofurue,


That's a great question! You can find all the information about Dictation on Mac by checking out the user guide here: Dictate messages and documents on Mac


We want to specifically point out the section that says 'Set the Dictation keyboard shortcut' from the user guide:


You can choose a specific dictation keyboard shortcut or create one of your own.
Tip: If the Microphone key is available in the row of function keys, you can press it to start Dictation or use the keyboard shortcut.
1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Settings, then click Keyboard  in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)
2. Go to Dictation on the right, click the pop-up menu next to Shortcut, then choose a shortcut to start Dictation.

To create a shortcut that’s not in the list, choose Customize, then press the keys you want to use. For example, you could press Option-Z.
Note: When you choose a Dictation keyboard shortcut, depending on your Mac model, the “Press fn key to” or “Press the Globe key to” option in Keyboard settings may change automatically. For example, if you choose Press Fn (Function) Key Twice as the Dictation Shortcut option, the Keyboard settings option changes to Start Dictation (Press Fn Twice) automatically.
For more help with Keyboard options, click the Help button  in Keyboard settings.


We also want to share this user guide if Dictation on Mac doesn't work as expected: If Dictation on Mac doesn’t work as expected


Cheers!


Mar 1, 2023 6:08 AM in response to BrianK90

You can find all the information about Dictation on Mac by checking out the user guide here: Dictate messages and documents on Mac

That guide tells you how to change the shortcut to start dictation. I already know that and I do change the shortcut.


My problem is that my change is undone when macOS upgrades. Does somebody know how to keep the shortcut across OS upgrades?

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