Hi Gigi, First off, to answer your question about dictating with Siri, there's a list of tips in this iSource article: • Some tips for Siri and iPhone 4S Dictation by Joe Tomasone (October 16, 2011) http://isource.com/2011/10/16/some-tips-for-siri-and-iphone-4s-dictation/ However, this is basically the same set of tips that was posted for people using Dragon Dictation, so an easy way to access that information is to go to the "Macfortheblind" web page on tips for third party iOS apps at: <http://macfortheblind.com/Tips-and-Tricks-for-Third-Party-Applications-on-iOS-Devices>
I don't actually memorize that link -- I do a google search on "macfortheblind prizmo tips", where there are no spaces between the words "Mac for the blind", and because I remember that John Panarese also saved the posts Sandy and I wrote about using the Prizmo iPhone OCR app on the same page. The first entry on this iOS third party tips and tricks page is actually "Using Dragon Dictate", and has exactly the examples you ask for, including how best to dictate email addresses (generally, you want to say caps off first, since most addresses will be lower case; you also want to say "at sign" to use the symbol), and many other tips. Lynn's suggestion of getting "Talking to Siri: Learning the Language of Apple's Intelligent Assistant" by Steve Sande and Erica Sadun is also a good one. Remember that you need to separately download the iBooks app (which just got updated today following Apple's Educational announcement). If you accessed the link she gave from mail on your iOS device, and have iBooks loaded, that book will come up with a price of $4.99: • "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 It's a short book, and it's true that most of the information can be found on the internet if you spend enough time searching. Also, if you actually have Siri, you can experiment for yourself. However, since I don't have an iPhone 4S with Siri to readily experiment with, I found it interesting reading. There are a few topics that aren't covered elsewhere, such as the integration of Siri with new apps specially designed for it. (Has anyone tried the MailShot app for accessibility? This was from a discussion of whether there were ways you could easily send group emails from Siri.) Some of the book was simply about exercises and ways to improve on dictation or interpretation (like trying tongue twisters). I did find this fun, and useful to have all this information organized and in one place, but it's not absolutely necessary for using Siri effectively. There's also a free iBooks called "The Unofficial Siri Handbook" by Gadchick, which is very short, but has a number of tips. (Again, this is all information you can glean from the web): • "The Unofficial Siri Handbook" by Gadchick (free): http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-unofficial-siri-handbook/id482780406?mt=11 HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jan 19, 2012, at 01:11, Gigi wrote: > E hi Lynn > Thanks for the information, but I couldn't get the link to work. I went to > iTunes separately and it searches there, but I didn't find it. Sometime > today, when I get a chance, I will try the link on my MacBook Pro and see if > it'll work that way > > Sent > am really loving this dictation thing with Siri! > Regards > Gigi my iPhone > > On Jan 19, 2012, at 2:47 AM, Lynn Schneider <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Gigi, if you want commas and periods in your text, just say them. Here is >> an example: >> Hello comma ,my name is Gigi and I'm learning to use Siri period. >> >> To learn more Siri tricks and techniques, I would suggest a book which you >> can purchase and download from the iTunes store called Talking To Siri which >> was, if I remember correctly, 4 dollars and some change: >> http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/talking-to-siri/id479419244?mt=11 >> There are many podcasts out there that might help you, one of which was done >> by Jonathan Mosen. The thing about many of those podcasts, however, is that >> they were recorded when Siri was new and we all were just learning, so they >> were sort of seat of the pants if you know what I mean. Good luck, and my >> advice is to keep practicing because you and Siri will get to know each >> other with time and will work together better and better if you stick with >> it. >> On Jan 18, 2012, at 4:01 PM, Gigi wrote: >> >>> Hi guys I just got Siri and I have a question how does one put commas and >>> periods into your dictation of mine seems to go without any dots are starts >>> or anything thanks I had a time regards Gigi >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
