I just looked in Shortcuts. It looks like there’s a shortcut to toggle VO on and off, but not one to toggle Voice Control. Cheers, Donna
> On Jul 16, 2022, at 7:19 AM, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: > > Hi Jonathan, > > That’s interesting. Unfortunately, I can’t use the triple tap of the > fingerprint sensor to turn Voice Control on and off, because I use it to turn > VO on and off. For whatever reason, since I upgraded to Monterrey, VO loses > focus often, so I find myself toggling it on and off pretty frequently. > > I haven’t found a need for adding vocabulary yet, but it’s a nice feature. > > I’m curious about how you do things by using only one command. I have found > no way to start a new email other than to say Click Compose. Then, once I’ve > addressed it, I have to say Tab Key several times to get to the subject and > the message body. All those unnecessary repeated commands make it seem much > easier to just use the keyboard. > Cheers, > Donna > >> On Jul 15, 2022, at 9:55 PM, Jonathan Cohn <jon.c.c...@gmail.com >> <mailto:jon.c.c...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> I believe you can configure the triple tap of the finger print sensor to >> toggle voice command. >> I also just checked and there is a action in shortcuts to turn on/off voice >> control. >> One can also add additional vocabulary to Voice Control, when my wife was >> having wrist trouble, I helped her set up voice control and one of the >> things I did was have a command that inserted her office address. Most items >> that are in the menus can be executed with voice command with one command, >> you don't need to say click file menu (wait for the chirp ) and then say >> click open. >> >> Best wishes, >> >> Jonathan Cohn >> >> >> >>> On Jul 15, 2022, at 15:57, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> >>> 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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