Fact · Dictation on Mac
Apple's Mac Help says that to change the language you dictate in, you go to Dictation in Keyboard settings, click the Edit button next to Languages, and select a language and region.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Go to Dictation, click the Edit button next to Languages, then select a language and region.”
Dictate messages and documents on Mac (Apple Mac Help, Dictation), Apple Inc., Apple Support, Mac User Guide, n.d., Dictate in another language.
Open the original- What it measures
- Apple's guide describes this as the way to change the dictation language, or to set up Dictation for several languages and switch between them while dictating.
- What it does not show
- Apple's steps are for the macOS version the guide shows, which was macOS 27 when we checked on 16 October 2026. Menu names can change in other versions.
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