it good but very quiet when using it with siri and dictation itself On 1 Nov 2012, at 18:41, Esther <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Paul, > > To add to what Josh said, the dictation feature was added for the iPhone 4S, > and appears on devices that were released since then, such as the third > generation iPad and the recent releases of the iPhone 5, fifth generation > iPod Touch, and new iPads (mini and fourth generation). It shows up in the > form of a "Dictate" button just to the left of the space bar for languages > that are supported. (For example, if I switch to a Russian input language > keyboard there's no "Dictate" key present, and the space bar extends over > that location, while it's there for French.) You use the key on the virtual > keyboard to start and stop dictation instead of using a keyboard shortcut, > but the kinds of dictation commands you use are similar. You have to speak > punctuation, such as "open quote" or "quote", followed by the phrase, and > then "close quote", similarly for parentheses, capitalizing letters, periods, > and commas. And, of course, there are several possible variant phrases, such > as "full st op > " instead of "period". > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > On Nov 1, 2012, at 4:24 AM, Josh Gregory <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yes, this is correct. Dictation works on the latest versions of the iPod >> touch, iPhone and iPad just the same as in Mountain lion. >> >> >> On Nov 1, 2012, at 10:19 AM, Paul Hopewell <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> I am adding some pages on technology for the visually impaired to the RP >>> Fighting Blindness web site. >>> >>> I need to get my facts right. What is the current position regarding >>> dictation on the iPhone and iPad? I have an iPhone 3GS running the latest >>> IOS which does not include built-in dictation, though I can download the >>> Nuance dictation app. Is dictation included in IOS on later iPhone models >>> and on some iPad models? If it is included does it work the same way as on >>> Mountain Lion i.e. you can use dictation whenever you would otherwise use >>> the keyboard. >>> >>> Many thanks.... >>> >>> Paul Hopewell >>> > <--- 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/> <--- 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/>
