Karen, There are two different speech features. You can activate, one, both, or neither of them.
One is Dictation. this is new to ML. It allows you to dictate what you want to write any time that you are in a text field. This feature is also on the newest iPad, and the iPhone 4s. You can, however, accomplish similar things on an older iPhone using apps like Dragon Dictation. The other is an option in Accessibility under System Prefs called Speakable items. This you can configure to let you control many different things on your Mac, opening and closing apps, opening and closing documents, finding the time and date, and many other things. It is closer to Siri on the iPhone 4s. It was in older versions of the Mac OS, but it did not work very well. Hope this clarifies things. Best, Donna On Jul 31, 2012, at 11:38 AM, Karen Lewellen <klewel...@shellworld.net> wrote: > I see. Anything you cannot control with this feature? > Karen. > > > On Tue, 31 Jul 2012, Alex Hall wrote: > >> Yes, it is new to Mountain Lion. It is on the iPad, but only the third >> generation one. Of course, it is also on the iPhone 4S, in the form of Siri. >> On Jul 31, 2012, at 12:29 PM, Karen Lewellen <klewel...@shellworld.net> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi folks, >>> is dictation new to mountain lion? if so, does it also exist on things >>> like the i-pad? >>> thanks, >>> Karen >>> >>> On Tue, 31 Jul 2012, Alex Hall wrote: >>> >>>> Yes, the key acts like a push-to-talk, so it works as long as you hold it >>>> down. I set mine up to listen for a keyword, but then I'm on a desktop so >>>> don't have to worry about battery life or heat. It's pretty neat, though; >>>> I can just call out, "Alex, what time is it" and get told, or tell it to >>>> open an app or quit something. >>>> On Jul 31, 2012, at 11:51 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav >>>> <for...@talknav.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I have found it thank you, my question now is why is it not working! >>>>> >>>>> I have enabled it all, and turned the feature on, yet, even by changing >>>>> the command key and restarting nothing happens. >>>>> >>>>> what is unclear, is am I supposed to press and hold down the key I >>>>> nominate? >>>>> >>>>> thanks for any hands on practical usage info. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Neil Barnfather >>>>> >>>>> Talks List Administrator >>>>> Twitter @neilbarnfather >>>>> >>>>> TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, as well as an Apple >>>>> iOS, Macintosh and Android accessibility specialist. For all your >>>>> accessible phone, PDA and GPS related enquiries visit www.talknav.com >>>>> >>>>> URL: - www.talknav.com >>>>> e-mail: - serv...@talknav.com >>>>> Phone: - +44 844 999 4199 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 31 Jul 2012, at 16:43, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> What you are talking about is speakable items. Go to system preferences, >>>>>> accessibility, and find it in the table of options. From there, select >>>>>> the tabs you want and configure things as necessary. I recommend going >>>>>> to the commands tab, then the table of command sets, and turning on >>>>>> everything. >>>>>> On Jul 31, 2012, at 11:31 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav >>>>>> <for...@talknav.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> sorry, where do you enable that bit though, I mean I can dictate no >>>>>>> issue, but, how does one ask what day it is etc? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Neil Barnfather >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Talks List Administrator >>>>>>> Twitter @neilbarnfather >>>>>>> >>>>>>> TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, as well as an >>>>>>> Apple iOS, Macintosh and Android accessibility specialist. For all your >>>>>>> accessible phone, PDA and GPS related enquiries visit www.talknav.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> URL: - www.talknav.com >>>>>>> e-mail: - serv...@talknav.com >>>>>>> Phone: - +44 844 999 4199 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 31 Jul 2012, at 01:48, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> These are commands you can give, like "what time is it" or "open >>>>>>>> iPhoto". You can even select buttons shown in the currently open >>>>>>>> dialog just by speaking them. If you are at all familiar with Windows >>>>>>>> speech recognition, it's like dictation is the text input part of that >>>>>>>> and speakable objects is the other part that accepts commands for >>>>>>>> system operations. >>>>>>>> On Jul 30, 2012, at 8:45 PM, Tim Emmons <temmo...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Ok, easy enough. What is this about speakable Items I'm seeing how >>>>>>>>> does that effect this. Sorry I'm so late coming into this, I've been >>>>>>>>> at work today and not able to keep up with this a lot as they haven't >>>>>>>>> upgraded us yet. Thanks for your patience guys. >>>>>>>>> On Jul 30, 2012, at 7:41 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> You go into system preferences, then accessibility. Interact with a >>>>>>>>>> table and select dictation. Turn it on, then follow the dialogs. If >>>>>>>>>> you are using a usb microphone, you may have to going to sound >>>>>>>>>> preferences and set the input source to be that USB microphone. >>>>>>>>>> On Jul 30, 2012, at 8:38 PM, Tim Emmons <temmo...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I'm just getting used to Mountain Lion. How do you get into >>>>>>>>>>> dictation, would love to try it out. Thanks. >>>>>>>>>>> On Jul 30, 2012, at 7:23 PM, Ray Foret Jr <rfore...@att.net> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Well Alex, good for you. I love the dictation as well. I am >>>>>>>>>>>> talking into a Griffin IMike with a Gigaware are microphone >>>>>>>>>>>> attached to it. And, my air conditioner is going in the >>>>>>>>>>>> background. Not bad Huh? >>>>>>>>>>>> I have only made small corrections to this dictation.? >>>>>>>>>>>> Sincerely, >>>>>>>>>>>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Skype name: >>>>>>>>>>>> barefootedray >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Jul 30, 2012, at 6:46 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. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Have a great day, >>>>>>>>>> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >>>>>>>>>> mehg...@gmail.com; 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