Q: Voice recognition in OS X Yosemite

I am a keyboard Illiterate . I am looking for advise on Voice recognition software for my New Mac OS X Yosemite . I will be starting college this fall and expect to write more than I used to . Thanks

iMac with Retina 5K display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on Jun 27, 2015 5:53 PM

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by Linc Davis,

Linc Davis Jun 27, 2015 6:46 PM in response to ksridhar
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Jun 27, 2015 6:46 PM in response to ksridhar

Mac Basics: Dictation lets you speak text instead of typing - Apple Support
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Dah•veed Jun 27, 2015 10:13 PM in response to ksridhar
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Jun 27, 2015 10:13 PM in response to ksridhar

Dictation is very complicated to get it right. You have to dictate all punctuation; comas, periods, upper case, lower case and on & on.

Perhaps get a typing app and learn to type!

Mac mini, OS X Yosemite 10.10.3; Apple Watch, 38 mm silver AL, Watch OS 1.0.1; iPad Air 2 & iPhone 6+, iOS 8.3
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ksridhar Jun 28, 2015 3:42 AM in response to Dah•veed
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Jun 28, 2015 3:42 AM in response to Dah•veed

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