Fact · Dictation on Mac
To return every keyboard shortcut to its original key combination on a Mac, Apple says to go to Keyboard settings, click Keyboard Shortcuts, then click Restore Defaults in the bottom-left corner.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“To return all the shortcuts to their original key combinations, go to Keyboard settings, click Keyboard Shortcuts, then click Restore Defaults in the bottom-left corner.”
Use macOS keyboard shortcuts, Apple, Apple Support, Mac Help, n.d., Page text, final paragraph on restoring defaults.
Open the original- What it measures
- This resets all shortcuts in the Keyboard Shortcuts pane. Apple's instruction is for shortcuts in general, and it is the documented way to return shortcuts to their original combinations.
- What it does not show
- Restore Defaults resets every keyboard shortcut in that pane, not only the one you changed. Apple's article does not say whether the Dictation shortcut is included in that pane.