Hi Mike, John Panarese's macfortheblind pages contains a couple of references that you might like, including all the tips for how to use punctuation for Dragon Dictation, that also apply to Siri. This is on the same page he keeps for third party tips and tricks for iOS apps, so I do a Google search on "macfortheblind prizmo tips" to find the link -- just because "prizmo" is pretty uncommon. Here's the link to the page: <http://macfortheblind.com/Tips-and-Tricks-for-Third-Party-Applications-on-iOS-Devices>
John has also put a .rtf file on "What can you say to Siri?" on his documentation page: <http://macfortheblind.com/documentation> However, if you're willing to spend $4.99, I'd recommend getting "Talking to Siri" from the iBooks Store: • "Talking to Siri: Learning the Language of Apple's Intelligent Assistant" by Steve Sande and Erica Sadun http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/talking-to-siri/id479419244?mt=11 This contains all the tips for dictation with punctuation, a discussion of what you can say to SIri, suggestions for how to improve Siri's recognition of your voice for dictation and commands (with some interesting tongue twisters to practice with), It basically assembles the information you can find on the internet in one place, with a detailed organization, and also discusses a few items that aren't generally treated elsewhere -- like apps, such as MailShot for group email messaging, that are designed to work with Siri. (This app is accessible, by the way, and can be used on iOS devices that don't support Siri.) HTH. Cheers, Esther On Feb 6, 2012, at 9:12 AM, Geoff Waaler wrote: > I'm sure Google will pull up other references, but one good source of Siri > punctuation dictation refinements is here. > > > Have fun! > Geoff > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Zachary Kline > To: Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility > Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 1:14 PM > Subject: Re: Siri and Orthography > > > Hi Mike, > Punctuation is quite easy to use. Just say, for instance, "period," "comma," > and the like. > Common acronyms are handled automatically based on usage, but I'm not sure > there's a definitive list anywhere. Less common ones might require some use > of the Siri capitalization commands. These can be found, among other places, > in any good book on using Siri. A Google search should also turn up this > information. > Hope this helps, > Zack. > On Feb 6, 2012, at 9:43 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Now that I have the iPhone 4S, I am starting to experiment with Siri. I was >> wondering if there was a way to get Siri to use proper punctuation in >> sentences. Is it possible,for example, to tell Siri to insert punctuation >> marks in sentences? How can one get Siri to handle acronyms properly? >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> Mike >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
