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Dictation

I have Word on my desktop and when I use dictation, I don't know how to indicate the initial letter of a word should be capitalized. Sometimes the software realizes a particular word should be capitalized but it is no consistent. When I used Dragon, all that was required, for example, was to dictate "cap allied" and I would get Allied. I saw some threads about this problem from 2020 or so but it never seemed to result in an answer.

iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 13.2

Posted on Mar 16, 2023 11:22 AM

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Posted on Mar 16, 2023 3:06 PM

Are you ending previous lines with period?


The latest versions of MacOS default to automatically capitalizing new words at the start of a sentence, similar to iOS and iPadOS. For example, if you end one sentence with a period and start another, the first word will be capitalized. In addition, other words will automatically capitalize when typed o the Mac too, including proper names, states, and countries.


  1. Go to the  Apple menu and select “System Settings”, then go to “Keyboard”
  2. Go to the “Text” tab
  3. Check the box for “Capitalize words automatically” so that it is no longer enabled


Maybe make your own command?


Create, import, and export custom commands for Voice Control on Mac - Apple Support

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Mar 16, 2023 3:06 PM in response to RoblinJohn289

Are you ending previous lines with period?


The latest versions of MacOS default to automatically capitalizing new words at the start of a sentence, similar to iOS and iPadOS. For example, if you end one sentence with a period and start another, the first word will be capitalized. In addition, other words will automatically capitalize when typed o the Mac too, including proper names, states, and countries.


  1. Go to the  Apple menu and select “System Settings”, then go to “Keyboard”
  2. Go to the “Text” tab
  3. Check the box for “Capitalize words automatically” so that it is no longer enabled


Maybe make your own command?


Create, import, and export custom commands for Voice Control on Mac - Apple Support

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