Hi Paul, This is a new feature in iOS 7, one of these minor yet useful Voiceover improvements which are often not given the credit they deserve.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 3:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: dictation with bluetooth keyboard on iOS6? Excellent, thank you for your help. I did not know a two-finger double tap in an editing text field would start dictation, I thought you had to hit the dictate button first. On Oct 14, 2013, at 5:06 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Alex and Isaac, > > Isaac, what you said below is not correct. There is no reason why you > can't go back between the virtual onscreen keyboard, a Bluetooth > keyboard and dictation or just between Dictation or the virtual > keyboard if you don't have a Bluetooth keyboard. > > I use iOS 7 now, but this was no different in iOS 6 except that in iOS > 6 you had to use the Dictate button to the left of the spacebar on the > virtual keyboard to start dictation. This of course means that the > virtual keyboard is already up on the screen. I have often used the > virtual keyboard to type an email address with a name I knew dictation > wouldn't get right or if I dictated an email or text I would switch to > the keyboard to type a word or name or make corrections. I have also > done this using my Apple Wireless keyboard. > In iOS 7 you can have the onscreen keyboard up and still do a 2-finger > double tap in most edit fields to start dictation. If I get to a world > I know Dictation will most likely get wrong I just do a 2-finger > double tap to stop and let it insert the text I just dictated, then I > type the word or name either on the virtual keyboard or my Bluetooth > keyboard and then do another 2-finger double tap to continue on dictating. > > What may happen is that if you have a Bluetooth keyboard connected > that you have to press whatever key on your keyboard to show the onscreen keyboard. > On the Apple Wireless keyboard it is the key at the very top right of > the keyboard, to the right of F12. If you want to dictate and use the > Bluetooth keyboard only and don't care about the onscreen keyboard, > you can even leave it hidden and just use a 2-finger double tap to > start and stop dictation and then if necessary use the Bluetooth > keyboard. I know for certain this works just fine in Mail, Messages, > Notes, search fields etc. There are a few apps where the 2-finger > double tap won't start dictation, but that is a limitation of the app > and something the developer should be made aware of so they can hopefully fix it. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Isaac Hebert > Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 8:33 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: dictation with bluetooth keyboard on iOS6? > > You can't use dictation and the keyboard at the same time. > > On 10/14/13, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi all, >> I don't have a bluetooth keyboard to test this with, or a > dictation-capable >> iOS6 device for that matter. If you are using a keyboard, can you >> still > use >> dictation? How would you do so if possible? Thanks for any >> information - I never use bluetooth keyboards so have not run into >> this, but a friend has > an >> iOS6 iPad and would like to know. >> >> >> Have a great day, >> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google >> Group. >> >> Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. >> >> Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> >> Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing >> [email protected]. >> >> Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing >> [email protected]. >> >> More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >> send an email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > > -- > Isaac Hebert > iMessage 2547608981 > Skype gold_wildcat facebook and email [email protected] > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > [email protected]. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > [email protected]. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing [email protected]. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. 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