Official documentation
Dictate messages and documents on Mac (Mac User Guide, macOS Sonoma 14)
Apple, n.d.
Read the originalRead on October 16, 2026
- What it is
- Apple's Dictation help page for macOS Sonoma 14. It describes automatic punctuation, spoken emoji names, typing while dictating on Apple silicon, and the difference between Intel and Apple silicon Macs for sending audio to Apple.
- How much weight it carries
- Official Apple documentation for that macOS version. The page is undated and describes Sonoma only, so it does not show when a feature was first added.
Facts taken from this source
- In the macOS Sonoma 14 Dictation guide, in supported languages, Dictation inserts commas, periods and question marks automatically as you dictate.
“In supported languages, Dictation automatically inserts commas, periods, and question marks for you as you dictate.” (Note under the dictation steps)
- In the macOS Sonoma 14 Dictation guide, you insert an emoji by saying its name, such as heart emoji or car emoji.
“Say the name of an emoji, like “heart emoji” or “car emoji.”” (Paragraph on inserting emoji and punctuation)
- In the macOS Sonoma 14 Dictation guide, when you dictate on an Intel-based Mac, your dictated utterances are sent to Apple to process your requests.
“When you dictate on an Intel-based Mac or in a language that doesn’t support on-device dictation, your dictated utterances are sent to Apple to process your requests.” (Paragraph on where dictation is processed)
- In the macOS Sonoma 14 Dictation guide, you can type text while dictating, without stopping Dictation first.
“you can type text even while dictating; there’s no need to stop dictation.” (Steps for starting dictation)