Fact · Dictation on Mac
On a Mac, the new line or new paragraph that you say during Dictation appears when you are done dictating, not as you speak.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“The new line or new paragraph appear when you’re done dictating.”
Dictate messages and documents on Mac (Apple Mac Help, Dictation), Apple Inc., Apple Support, Mac User Guide, n.d., Dictate text section, after the list of spoken formatting commands.
Open the original- What it measures
- The sentence follows Apple's description of "new line" and "new paragraph" in the Dictate text section of the Mac Help page.
- What it does not show
- Apple does not describe the timing for the Return key pressed directly. The sentence applies to the spoken commands only.