Official documentation

Use dictation to enter text in Pages on Mac

Apple, Apple Support, Pages User Guide for Mac, n.d.

Read on October 16, 2026

What it is: Apple's Pages User Guide for Mac, in its section on dictation. It gives the menu path for starting dictation inside a Pages document and the setup prompt that appears the first time.
How much weight it carries: Official Apple documentation for its own app. Menu names can change between macOS and Pages releases, so check the version you run.

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Apple's Pages guide says that once dictation is set up, you can change the dictation shortcut key or the language, in the dictation settings under Keyboard in System Settings.
“When dictation is set up, you can also change the shortcut key or change the language” (Use dictation to enter text in Pages on Mac, Tip)
Apple's Pages guide says to open a document, place the insertion point where you want to begin dictating, or select the text you want to replace, before you start dictation.
“Open a document, place the insertion point where you want to begin dictating, or select the text you want to replace” (Use dictation to enter text in Pages on Mac, first step)
Apple's Pages guide says that when the microphone appears you begin speaking, that you add punctuation by speaking its name, and that you click Done below the microphone when you are finished.
“When the microphone appears, begin speaking. To add punctuation, speak its name ... Click Done below the microphone when you” (Use dictation to enter text in Pages on Mac, steps 3 and 4)
Apple's Pages guide says to start dictation in a Pages document by choosing Edit > Start Dictation, and that guided setup appears first if you have not used dictation before.
“Choose Edit > Start Dictation (from the Edit menu at the top of your screen). If you haven't used dictation before, follow the guided setup instructions that appear.” (Use dictation to enter text in Pages on Mac)

Official documentation

Apple, Apple Support, Pages User Guide for Mac, n.d.

Read on October 16, 2026

What it is: Apple's Pages User Guide for Mac, in its section on dictation. It gives the menu path for starting dictation inside a Pages document and the setup prompt that appears the first time.
How much weight it carries: Official Apple documentation for its own app. Menu names can change between macOS and Pages releases, so check the version you run.

Apple's Pages guide says that once dictation is set up, you can change the dictation shortcut key or the language, in the dictation settings under Keyboard in System Settings.
“When dictation is set up, you can also change the shortcut key or change the language” (Use dictation to enter text in Pages on Mac, Tip)
Apple's Pages guide says to open a document, place the insertion point where you want to begin dictating, or select the text you want to replace, before you start dictation.
“Open a document, place the insertion point where you want to begin dictating, or select the text you want to replace” (Use dictation to enter text in Pages on Mac, first step)
Apple's Pages guide says that when the microphone appears you begin speaking, that you add punctuation by speaking its name, and that you click Done below the microphone when you are finished.
“When the microphone appears, begin speaking. To add punctuation, speak its name ... Click Done below the microphone when you” (Use dictation to enter text in Pages on Mac, steps 3 and 4)
Apple's Pages guide says to start dictation in a Pages document by choosing Edit > Start Dictation, and that guided setup appears first if you have not used dictation before.
“Choose Edit > Start Dictation (from the Edit menu at the top of your screen). If you haven't used dictation before, follow the guided setup instructions that appear.” (Use dictation to enter text in Pages on Mac)