Hi all, I am writing this using dictation. Regarding the question about getting the date, I think there is some confusion. Dictation is not what is used for getting the answer to your question what is the time or what day is it you need to use speakable objects. For dictation, you will be double pressing your function key or some other key that you have assigned to begin dictation and then pressing the function key again only once or whatever key you have it assigned to be as your dictation to stop talking. For the speakable options, you will probably use the default escape key unless you have reassigned I found I needed to reassign the escape key for speakable options and used F10 as that was the one other seem to be using. When using F10 for escape or whatever other key you have assigned, what you need to do is, hold down the key down while you are speaking.
I am having lots of fun with this dictation and speakable options! Take care, Sharon On 2012-07-30, at 7:50 PM, Matt Dierckens <matt.dierck...@gmail.com> wrote: > One thing I can't get speakable items to do is to tell me the date. What's > the best way to do this? > Matt > Sent from my mac > Twitter: matt692 > msn: matt...@live.com > skype: blindman3221 > > On 2012-07-30, at 5:46 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> I am also having great luck with dictation. I have a cheap desktop >> microphone going through a cheap usb sound card (since the mac doesn't >> support direct input of non-powered mics) but it is still doing really well. >> In my quick tests, it made no mistakes. This, paired with that amazing >> speakable items feature, will make me an even lazier person than I already >> am. Ironically, I didn't dictate this entire message. I did, however, >> dictate these last two sentences. I should also add that there's a ceiling >> fan going in the background. >> >> >> Have a great day, >> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >> mehg...@gmail.com; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
