Official documentation
Dictate messages and documents on Mac (Mac User Guide, macOS Tahoe 26)
Apple Inc., 2026
Read the originalRead on October 16, 2026
- What it is
- Apple's Mac User Guide page on Dictation, in the version for macOS Tahoe 26. It gives the steps to turn Dictation on, start it, stop it and set the shortcut, and says what happens with the keyboard on Apple silicon Macs.
- How much weight it carries
- Official Apple documentation for one macOS version. Menu names and steps are Apple's own. It is a how-to page, so it does not give accuracy figures.
Facts taken from this source
- On macOS Tahoe 26, a Mac with Apple silicon lets you keep using the keyboard while you speak during Dictation.
“you can still use the keyboard while you speak” (Dictate text)