hercules9295
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Q: Dictation not working

My mic is on internal and the purple indicator shows that the sound is being picked up; however there are no dots and no text appearing.

MacBook Air

Posted on Aug 17, 2014 1:08 PM

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hercules9295

Q: Dictation not working

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  • by Mr. Apple101,

    Mr. Apple101 Mr. Apple101 Aug 17, 2014 1:27 PM in response to hercules9295
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    Aug 17, 2014 1:27 PM in response to hercules9295

    Hey hercules9295,

     

    There are a few of things you can look at.

     

    The first is your sound preferences. Go to the Apple > System Preferences > Sound and make sure you are on the Input tab. You want to make sure the input volume is sensitive enough to pick up what you're saying.

    Screen Shot 2014-08-17 at 4.14.41 PM.png

     

    The second you probably have already seen is the settings for Dictation & Speech. Go to the Apple > System Preferences > Dictation & Speech and make sure you're on the Dictation tab. Under the purple mic it needs to be set to your device, mine is set to Internal Microphone.

     

    Screen Shot 2014-08-17 at 4.16.01 PM.png

     

    The third is to make sure you're using Dictation in the document by either going to Edit > Start Dictation or hitting the "fn" key on your keyboard twice. Here is an article that elaborates on these steps, Mac Basics: Dictation lets you speak text instead of typing. You will see a little icon appear indicating you are ready to start Dictating what you want the mac to type.

     

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    Hope this helps!