Fact · Dictation
On a Mac, you turn Dictation on or off from the Dictation section of Keyboard settings in System Settings.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Go to Dictation, then turn it on or off.”
Dictate messages and documents on Mac (Apple Mac Help, Dictation), Apple Inc., Apple Support, Mac User Guide, n.d., Turn Dictation on or off.
Open the original- What it measures
- Apple's Mac Help page for Dictation, in the steps that start from System Settings, then Keyboard.
- What it does not show
- The page covers macOS for Mac Help as published; menu names can change between macOS releases. Turning Dictation off does not change your Siri settings.
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