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# Mountain Lion Dictation Tricks
- URL: https://chrisenns.com/2012/09/mountain-lion-dictation-tricks/
- Published: 2012-09-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-04-08T23:52:30.000Z
- Author: Chris Enns
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-04-08 17:47, #ichris

Great tips for using dictation under Mountain Lion or a Siri enabled iOS device [from Macworld](https://www.macworld.com/article/1168477/mountain%5Flion%5Fdictation%5Ftricks.html?ref=chrisenns.com):

[Direct link to video](https://youtu.be/UDdJALckFPE?ref=chrisenns.com)

### Enabling Dictation

- Visit System Preferences and look for the **Dictation & Speech** in the fourth row of settings.

![Enabling Dictation in Mountain Lion Step 01](https://chrisenns.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Enabling-Dictation-in-Mountain-Lion-Step-01.png "Enabling Dictation in Mountain Lion Step 01")

![Enabling Dictation in Mountain Lion Step 02](https://chrisenns.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Enabling-Dictation-in-Mountain-Lion-Step-02.png "Enabling Dictation in Mountain Lion Step 02")

Once you've turned it on, you can decide what shortcut key to use to enable Dictation.

### Sample dictation

As you can see from my tests below, it's not great. It even conveniently "missed" the isn't in the first sample.

> The dictation is great but it would work in a pinch.  
>  
> I use dictation to write this part of the post  
>  
> As you can see it forgot the D and Mr. Cents and I can say. Again.  
>  
> Attempting to say. This while you're dictating doesn't work very well because it will put it. Very sad.