Hello Alex and Isaac, Isaac, what you said below is not correct. There is no reason why you can't go back between the virtual onscreen keyboard, a Bluetooth keyboard and dictation or just between Dictation or the virtual keyboard if you don't have a Bluetooth keyboard.
I use iOS 7 now, but this was no different in iOS 6 except that in iOS 6 you had to use the Dictate button to the left of the spacebar on the virtual keyboard to start dictation. This of course means that the virtual keyboard is already up on the screen. I have often used the virtual keyboard to type an email address with a name I knew dictation wouldn't get right or if I dictated an email or text I would switch to the keyboard to type a word or name or make corrections. I have also done this using my Apple Wireless keyboard. In iOS 7 you can have the onscreen keyboard up and still do a 2-finger double tap in most edit fields to start dictation. If I get to a world I know Dictation will most likely get wrong I just do a 2-finger double tap to stop and let it insert the text I just dictated, then I type the word or name either on the virtual keyboard or my Bluetooth keyboard and then do another 2-finger double tap to continue on dictating. What may happen is that if you have a Bluetooth keyboard connected that you have to press whatever key on your keyboard to show the onscreen keyboard. On the Apple Wireless keyboard it is the key at the very top right of the keyboard, to the right of F12. If you want to dictate and use the Bluetooth keyboard only and don't care about the onscreen keyboard, you can even leave it hidden and just use a 2-finger double tap to start and stop dictation and then if necessary use the Bluetooth keyboard. I know for certain this works just fine in Mail, Messages, Notes, search fields etc. There are a few apps where the 2-finger double tap won't start dictation, but that is a limitation of the app and something the developer should be made aware of so they can hopefully fix it. Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Isaac Hebert Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 8:33 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: dictation with bluetooth keyboard on iOS6? You can't use dictation and the keyboard at the same time. On 10/14/13, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > I don't have a bluetooth keyboard to test this with, or a dictation-capable > iOS6 device for that matter. If you are using a keyboard, can you still use > dictation? How would you do so if possible? Thanks for any information - I > never use bluetooth keyboards so have not run into this, but a friend has an > iOS6 iPad and would like to know. > > > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) > mehg...@gmail.com > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- Isaac Hebert iMessage 2547608981 Skype gold_wildcat facebook and email isaac.heb...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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