Introducing macOS Catalina
For some Voice Control is
by far the best addition
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Apple in the Catalina keynote and it
not only showed Apple’s continuing
commitment to accessibility, but that we
have reached a whole new level which is
especially beneficial in macOS. The sheer
scope of the control this new feature
offers is incredible and literally every single
aspect of the operating system can be
controlled with no human touch at all.
The dictation has been improved
greatly and there are also richer text
editing features that allow the creation of
perfectly formatted works through voice
alone. In effect it makes macOS as usable
and effective for creative processes as it
would be using a keyboard and trackpad
which is an impressive achievement
indeed. Apps can be navigated through
voice using the numbered labels which
over time will become as instant as
clicking with a mouse and there is even
the ability to use a grid to select very
specific aspects that would previously be
unreachable unless through touch. Voice
Control can be taken further by anyone
and custom commands are available
to let you set up your Mac exactly how
you want, and this potentially makes the
feature limitless in its scope when trying to
control the apps you use every day.
There is no doubt that, for some.
extra help may be needed when first
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process. On top of this, anyone can
benefit from certain aspects of the feature
because it has reached a level where
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