Sieghard,
First, thanks for reminding me about using the Notes app to test the
dictation. Secondly you're absolutely correct. Siri is remarkably good
at understanding the correct context of sentences as to when to
translate your speech as a word as opposed to a punctuation symbol. I'm
really quite impressed.
David Goldfield,
Founder and Peer Coordinator,
Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Feel free to visit my new Web site
http://www.davidgoldfield.info/
Sieghard Weitzel wrote:
David,
You use Questionmark and not Question.
I typically find SIRI has no problems with words like period in a sentence and in fact have had little
success with commands like "Cap" or "All Caps on" and "All Caps Off" etc.
If you Google "SIRI dictation", "What can I say to SIRI" or similar phrases you
will find lots of information including comprehensive lists of commands.
Otherwise I suggest you just open the Notes app and dictate some of the
sentence you mentioned to see how SIRI behaves since it will depend a lot on
how clearly you speak and other aspects. Getting proficient with dictation is
like most other things a matter of practice.
Regards,
Sieghard
-----Original Message-----
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 7:51 AM
To: 'David Goldfield' via VIPhone
Subject: Using Voice dictation
Hi.
I recently found out that you can specify certain punctuation symbols while
using voice dictation. I also read and was able to confirm that you can use
the word cap to indicate that the word you're about to speak should be
capitalized. Bearing this in mind, I have a few questions.
What if you dictate the sentence "put your thinking cap on." Is Siri smart
enough to know that you mean the word cap and not the word On with a capital O?
For that matter, if I use the phrase "short period of time" is Siri smart
enough to know that I mean the word period and not the punctuation mark?
When you're dictating a question, do you say "question" or "question mark."
I'd like it if someone could post a set of rules, as well as tricks, dos and
don'ts to voice dictation to make the text look presentable. I realize that
I'm typically using voice dictation to compose quick text messages as opposed
to a final draft of a novel but I really like my writing to look somewhat
organized and not just a jumbled mess to sighted readers. Thanks in advance.
--
David Goldfield,
Founder and Peer Coordinator,
Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Feel free to visit my new Web site
http://www.davidgoldfield.info/
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