Fact · Dictation
Apple advises turning on Command mode so that Voice Control only responds to commands and does not type them as text.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“To avoid mistakenly entering a Voice Control command as text, have Voice Control respond only to commands (with Command mode).”
Voice Control commands to interact with your Mac, Apple Support, Mac User Guide (macOS 27 version of the page), 2026, Enter text section.
Open the original- What it measures
- Apple's guidance for avoiding commands being typed into the document.
- What it does not show
- Command mode is a Voice Control setting. Dictation in other apps does not have this setting.
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