Well, I hope you’re right. If you have voice control enabled in system preps, it’s on until you turn it off. I have not found a way to turn it back on once you turn it off, though. So go into system props, accessibility, voice control, check the checkbox to enable it, and you should be good to go.
Here’s to chocolate everything for breakfast! I like the way you think. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 15, 2022, at 3:43 PM, Karen Lewellen <[email protected]> wrote: > > Oh, I do not know. > Whenever you call apple support they have this voice that says i am a system > that can understand complete sentences so...I want my mac to provide earl > Grey tea cannot be that far off. > I want to test this. > What is the activation command for voice control? > its already turned on, just have not gotten around to playing..I mean > engaging in serious practice. > Here's to Chocolate everything for breakfast! > Kare > > > >> On Fri, 15 Jul 2022, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: >> >> 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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