Hi Karen, No, I’m not using a mic. I’m just using the internal one on my Mac book air. Works fine. Re the command structure, what you say is true. But I really have this vision of myself being like Captain Pikard on Star Trek and telling my Mac that I want Earl Grey tea, or chocolate mousse, or lasagna, or whatever. Lol. I do prefer natural speech, which to my thinking is the one advantage of Siri. Perhaps the only advantage as far as that’s concerned, but I figure I’ll check out both options before I decide how I want to go about accomplishing what I want. Yeah, yeah, I know. The Earl Grey and the chocolate mousse and the lasagna or a long way off. Lol Cheers, Donna
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 15, 2022, at 3:24 PM, Karen Lewellen <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Donna, > Are you using a mic on your headphones, or something built into your mac? > Glad to know it is doable, if you think about it though, that is what you are > told when someone gives you computer instructions. > If you click on this application etc. > cheers back, > Karen > > > >> On Fri, 15 Jul 2022, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: >> >> Hi Karen, >> >> It is very doable. I’ve been doing it all afternoon. It takes some getting >> used to, because the way you speak commands Hass to echo the actions that >> you would take using a mouse or a keyboard. So for example, if you’re in >> the mail app, instead of saying something natural like new message, or >> create new message, you say click new message. Personally, I’d prefer a >> system where you can use more natural speech. Maybe that will happen someday. >> Cheers, >> Donna >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Jul 15, 2022, at 3:14 PM, Karen Lewellen <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Donna, >>> While I cannot speak to your personal setup, I am told, both in >>> documentation, and by apple staff that one can use voiceover commands via >>> the voice control method. >>> it is my own goal, using voice control for some tasks, and voiceover for >>> others. I have no desire to use Siri for this. >>> it is supposed to be doable, so I look forward to what we discover together. >>> Kare >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Fri, 15 Jul 2022, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I’ve always been kind of intrigued by the possibility of doing this, so I >>>> wondered if anyone else is using voice commands to control their Mac. If >>>> yes, are you using voice control, or are you using Siri? What are people’s >>>> thoughts about the two options? Right now, Siri on the Mac seems sort of >>>> limited. For example, I don’t seem to be able to tell her to send an >>>> email that I have just finished composing. I played around a little bit >>>> with voice control, but I'm not sure I need anything that literal or that >>>> robust. If I were to use voice control, I don't think I would want it on >>>> all the time. I have been able intermittently to turn it off, but I have >>>> not found a way to turn it back on, without going back into System Prefs. >>>> How does one do that? Also, in Mail, I don’t seem to be able to move >>>> reliably between message fields. Is this possible? >>>> >>>> I would love to hear about peoples experiences with both the voice control >>>> and the Siri option. >>>> TIA, >>>> Donna >>>> >>>> -- >>>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>>> Visionaries list. >>>> >>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >>>> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >>>> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>>> >>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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