Hi Lynne, One more test phrase, since this is for Gordon and may put a smile on his face: have him hold down the home button and after the two beeps, try saying: "Open the pod bay doors, Siri"
He may get different results when he tries this at different times, and with increasing insistence, so it's worth repeating. Also, before asking Siri to perform more detailed actions, like "Call my wife", it can be useful to go through and identify people and their relations to you, whether you use nicknames, etc. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Apr 15, 2012, at 8:04 AM, Marcy Weinberg wrote: > Hello, Lynn, > > To use siri, hold down the home button until you hear the two beeps, and then > you can let go. > > Speak normally, and when you are done, siri will detect it. You then will > hear short beeps until siri answers your question, or lets you know that it > can't find the answer, or whatever the case may be. > > Some examples of what you can say to siri are: > > 1. What time is it? > 2. Call Tom Jones mobile. > 3. Send a text message to Joe Smith. > 4. Set an alarm for 7:00 AM. > 5. Set the timer on 20 minutes. > 6. What time is it in Los Angeles, California? > 7. Play music by the Beatles. > > These are some of the examples I can think of off the top of my head. HOpe > this helps! > > Marcy > > On Apr 15, 2012, at 1:52 PM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: > > Hello everybody > > I have a quick and, to some, obvious question. When one is using Siri, does > one hold down the Home button as one does when using the dial applet by > voice? Also, can anybody give me a few example commands to get started with > it? > > Thank you in advance. > > Lynne > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
