Voice Control
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With Catalina, you can control your Mac by simply speaking to
it. To get started, go to System Preferences > Accessibility, and
click Voice Control in the sidebar. Tick the Enable Voice Control
checkbox, and input your administrator’s password when asked.
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Say “Show/hide grid” to make the grid appear and vanish,
and then say a number from the grid to overlay a smaller,
more detailed grid there. When there’s only one button or link in a
square, say “Press [number]” to tap it. In Safari, you can say “Scroll
Up/Down” to navigate too.
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You can also dictate text using Voice Control. If you make a
mistake, say “Correct [word/phrase]” and it’s highlighted.
You’re offered a list of corrections. Say the number of one of these
suggestions to insert it. You can replace words with emojis this
way too.
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To open an application, say, “Open [name of app]. It then
opens, just as it would if you tapped its icon on the Home
screen. To return to the Home screen, say “Go Home”. To return to the
previous screen, say “Go Back”. To close an app, say “Quit [app].”
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If you open a menu, as seen here, available options are
numbered as shown. All you need to do to activate one of
these options is say, “Click [number]”. You can move the pointer
around the screen by saying “Move cursor left/right/up/down
[number] pixels” too.
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To review available Voice Control commands, deactivate
ones you don’t need, and even add new custom commands;
in System Preferences, go to Accessibility > Voice Control and click
the Commands button at the foot of the window. There’s a great
range on offer.
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