MAC Tips: On the iPhone, Siri gets a lot of attention not just for its
ability to understand natural-language queries and deliver results, but
also for its voice dictation feature. You speak, and your words become
text. But Mountain Lion now supports voice dictation in
any text field.
To start dictation, press the Fn key twice on Macs that include that
key (such as laptops), or choose Edit > Start Dictation. (You can
change the key in the Dictation & Speech preference pane.) A
microphone icon appears, indicating that the Mac is listening. Speak in a
normal tone of voice, and specify punctuation where needed ("Dear Jane
comma sorry I haven't written recently period new paragraph"). When
you're done speaking, click the Done button or press the Return key.
Mountain Lion sends the audio to Apple for processing—their powerful
data centers can analyze the data faster than your Mac does—and then
enters the text. Although the transcription isn't always perfect, it's
impressive how well this feature works.
Excerpted from OS X Mountain Lion Pocket Guide by Jeff Carlson
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