Official documentation
Dictate messages and documents on Mac (Mac User Guide, macOS Big Sur 11)
Apple, n.d.
Read the originalRead on October 16, 2026
- What it is
- Apple's Dictation help page for macOS Big Sur 11, the release before Monterey 12. It shows how punctuation and dictated speech were handled in that version.
- How much weight it carries
- Official Apple documentation for that macOS version. The page is undated, and it describes the version it is for, not later releases.
Facts taken from this source
- In the macOS Big Sur Dictation guide, punctuation is added by saying the name of the mark, such as exclamation mark.
“Say the name of the punctuation mark, such as “exclamation mark.”” (Punctuation section)