MacLife - UK (2020-02)

VOICE CONTROL FIRST

appeared in Apple’s mobile

operating system back in

2009, and it was brilliant. Now

it’s on the Mac, and it’s just as brilliant

here. It’s designed to help people with

motor-skill issues, and it’s also very

convenient for anyone who wants to ask

their Mac to do things.

Voice Control enables you to select

and ‘click’ on things easily. Say “show

numbers” to number on–screen elements

such as web links, interface buttons, or

menu items. You can then click on them

by saying “click” and the number of the

item you want to click.

If there isn’t a number, you can still

use Voice Control to click on something.

Simply say “Show grid” or “Show window

grid” and it will divide the screen into

rectangles, each one with its own number.

Then say “Click” and the number to click

on an area, or “zoom” and the number to

zoom in on it. That latter option then

divides the zoomed area into numbered

rectangles, and you can then simply

repeat the process.

Voice Control on Mac

Voice Control now allows you to operate your Mac hands–free

You can’t use Voice Control and have

Dictation enabled at the same time, but

that doesn’t mean you can’t dictate.

Simply navigate using Voice Control to

something editable, such as the body of

an email message or a Pages document,

and start talking. Voice Control then

moves into dictation mode, and you can

use commands to edit as you go, such as

“Delete that”, “Move down two

sentences” or “use percent sign”.

CARRIE MARSHALL

REQUIRES

macOS Catalina

YOU WILL LEARN

You will learn how

to control your Mac

with your voice

IT WILL TAKE

10 minutes

You can still use the Dictation facility but you can’t

run Voice Control and Dictation simultaneously.

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