- Siri Can Handle a Wide Range of Tasks
- Siri Relies on Content in Certain Apps
- Using the iPad's Dictation Feature
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Using the iPad’s Dictation Feature
Whether you’re composing an email, an instant message, a document in Pages, a tweet, or a Facebook status update, for example, you can use Siri or activate the iPad’s Dictation mode to speak into your iPad and then have the tablet transcribe your spoken words into text.
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Figure 2.11. When you’re finished using the Dictation feature, tap the microphone icon again to stop recording, have your iPad transcribe what you’ve said, and insert the text into the app you’re using.
As you do this, you can add punctuation, such as a period, comma, opening quotes, closing quotes, or an exclamation point to your content by speaking it. For example, you could say, “I am walking in the park period” and Siri transcribes that as “I am walking in the park.” Siri or Dictation mode enables you to speak for up to 30 seconds at a time.
What is not yet possible using Siri or Dictation mode is switching between upper and lowercase letters as you dictate text. After a period, the iPad begins the next sentence automatically with a capital letter, but you cannot custom capitalize words within a sentence or phrase as you speak. You can, however, use the virtual keyboard to go back and edit dictated text manually, if required.