I have never gotten speakable items to work except for when an Apple representative helps me.
Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 8, 2013, at 10:11 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > > Here's the link, but don't forget Applevis has a search form. This was the > first result I got when I searched for "speakable items". > http://www.applevis.com/podcast/episodes/speaking-your-mac-using-dictation-and-speakable-items-get-siri-functionality-os-x >> On Dec 8, 2013, at 9:34 PM, Jessica D <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I cannot get this to work either. What is the podcast called? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Dec 8, 2013, at 8:39 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Try turning Speakable Items off and back on again, or switch the listening >>> method from pressing a key to always on. I made a podcast about this and >>> dictation for www.applevis.com, but I don't know if it would be helpful or >>> not. Also, are you running Mavericks? In older versions of OSX I found >>> Speakable Items to be a bit unreliable, but in 10.9 I have only had one >>> small problem so far. >>>> On Dec 8, 2013, at 8:12 PM, Lee Jones <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Dear List,I can’t get speakable items to work. In accessibility it says >>>> that it is turned on, all command check boxes are checked,my internal >>>> microphone is selected,the ESC key is assigned as listen key and yet it >>>> doesn’t work. How long do you have to hold the escape key down for? How >>>> do you calibrate the microphone? I go to calibrate and it gives me a list >>>> of phrases which I presumably have to say but I don’t know how to start >>>> it. Are there settings in other parts of the mac which can stop spekable >>>> items from working such as things to do with the microphone for example,or >>>> is the problem likely to be in si settings themselves? >>>> >>>> Many Thanks, Lee >>>> >>>> From: [email protected] >>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tim Kilburn >>>> Sent: 08 December 2013 22:37 >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: Adding Applications to the Dock Revisited: Text Edit Isn't >>>> Staying Put >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> If the app is running, then navigate to that item on the Dock, press >>>> VO-shift-m, arrow down to Options, right to the sub-menu and choose “Keep >>>> in Dock”. Apps that are running will appear on the Dock when running and >>>> disappear when quit unless you perform this step or if they’ve already >>>> been added from within the Finder. >>>> >>>> Later… >>>> >>>> Tim Kilburn >>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>> >>>> On Dec 8, 2013, at 2:12 PM, Christine Grassman <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> I have tried multiple times to add Text Edit to the dock, with cmd, ctrl, >>>> shift t. It appears, but when I quit out of Text Edit, then go to the Dock >>>> to open it, it is gone. What gives? 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