Hi Paul, To add to what Josh said, the dictation feature was added for the iPhone 4S, and appears on devices that were released since then, such as the third generation iPad and the recent releases of the iPhone 5, fifth generation iPod Touch, and new iPads (mini and fourth generation). It shows up in the form of a "Dictate" button just to the left of the space bar for languages that are supported. (For example, if I switch to a Russian input language keyboard there's no "Dictate" key present, and the space bar extends over that location, while it's there for French.) You use the key on the virtual keyboard to start and stop dictation instead of using a keyboard shortcut, but the kinds of dictation commands you use are similar. You have to speak punctuation, such as "open quote" or "quote", followed by the phrase, and then "close quote", similarly for parentheses, capitalizing letters, periods, and commas. And, of course, there are several possible variant phrases, such as "full stop " instead of "period".
HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 1, 2012, at 4:24 AM, Josh Gregory <joshkar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, this is correct. Dictation works on the latest versions of the iPod > touch, iPhone and iPad just the same as in Mountain lion. > > > On Nov 1, 2012, at 10:19 AM, Paul Hopewell <hopew...@hopewell.org.uk> wrote: > >> Hello, >> I am adding some pages on technology for the visually impaired to the RP >> Fighting Blindness web site. >> >> I need to get my facts right. What is the current position regarding >> dictation on the iPhone and iPad? I have an iPhone 3GS running the latest >> IOS which does not include built-in dictation, though I can download the >> Nuance dictation app. Is dictation included in IOS on later iPhone models >> and on some iPad models? If it is included does it work the same way as on >> Mountain Lion i.e. you can use dictation whenever you would otherwise use >> the keyboard. >> >> Many thanks.... >> >> Paul Hopewell >> <--- 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/>
