Re: How do I improve dictation with Siri

2015-05-19 Thread Sandratomkins
, May 18, 2015 7:20 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: How do I improve dictation with Siri You can shake your phone and it will prompt you to undo your dictation. Thom -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf

RE: How do I improve dictation with Siri

2015-05-18 Thread Thom Spittle
You can shake your phone and it will prompt you to undo your dictation. Thom -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of princessterr...@gmail.com Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 11:29 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: How do I

RE: How do I improve dictation with Siri

2015-05-18 Thread Thom Spittle
:43 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: How do I improve dictation with Siri Hi Sherry, you can avoid Siri timing out by keeping the Home button held down, then releasing it as soon as you're finished. The added benefit of this is that Siri acts on your instruction or dictation

RE: How do I improve dictation with Siri

2015-05-18 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
7:20 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: How do I improve dictation with Siri You can shake your phone and it will prompt you to undo your dictation. Thom -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of princessterr...@gmail.com

RE: How do I improve dictation with Siri

2015-05-18 Thread Thom Spittle
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Monday, May 18, 2015 11:48 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: How do I improve dictation with Siri Hi Tom, Have you actually tried this recently? At least for me this has not worked in quite a long time. Voiceover will announce

Re: How do I improve dictation with Siri

2015-05-13 Thread Keith B.
By all means, enunciate as clearly as possible. One night, I was dictating a text to the chair of our church board, and I began by saying Thank you very much. I thought I had enunciated clearly, but I received a smiley face back from the guy I sent the message to saying, I didn't think you

Re: How do I improve dictation with Siri

2015-05-12 Thread RobH.
There are a few keywords you can add for punctuation, but you have to say them right on the end of the last word, or it gets written as another word. Things like Comma, Dot, Question, Exclaim. I say is that YouComma GoodDot. That looks silly in real writing, but sending a text reading like it

Re: How do I improve dictation with Siri

2015-05-12 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
Also, it should be noted that in an edit text field you don't necessarily have to find and press the dictate button to start dictation. While in an edit field, double tap anywhere with two fingers to start dictation and again to stop it when you're done. Shawn Sent from my White MacBook On

Re: How do I improve dictation with Siri

2015-05-12 Thread Alan J Paganelli
AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: How do I improve dictation with Siri There are a few keywords you can add for punctuation, but you have to say them right on the end of the last word, or it gets written as another word. Things like Comma, Dot, Question, Exclaim. I say is that YouComma

Re: How do I improve dictation with Siri

2015-05-12 Thread Sherry Wells
I find that you dare not pause too long when dictating directly to Siri or she will think you are done with the message. It helps to have no other noise around such as a tv or talking book. I also hold the phone close try to speak very clearly, sometimes pronouncing letters I would

Re: How do I improve dictation with Siri

2015-05-12 Thread Jonathan Mosen
Hi Sherry, you can avoid Siri timing out by keeping the Home button held down, then releasing it as soon as you're finished. The added benefit of this is that Siri acts on your instruction or dictation the moment you're finished, so it's all just a bit snappier. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting

Re: How do I improve dictation with Siri

2015-05-11 Thread Terry-Ann Saurmann
Hi Terry, In addition to using the dictation feature that Siri has to offer, the IOS devices also have a Dictate function, that can be used when in the text editing field of a message or an email, just to the left of the space character, near the bottom left of the screen, there is a Dictate