我写了很多。这是我的职业，我的爱好，几乎是我擅长的一件事。如果我不写文章，我在写书，这意味着我不仅会弄乱很多键盘，而且以每分钟 130 字的速度最终会伤到我的手和手腕。
这就是为什么我最近开始尝试听写。我并不是说在我“发号施令”时请一位漂亮的秘书坐在我的膝盖上。那会很好，但我认为妻子会遇到严重的问题。不，我的意思是计算机听写，而 macOS 内置了它。
在 MacOS 上设置听写(Setting Up Dictation On MacOS)
第一步是进入系统(System) 偏好设置(Preferences)，然后进入“辅助功能(Accessibility)”。
现在转到“听写”选项卡并打开“听写”。
当它被打开时，“使用增强听写”将被激活。如果这是您第一次使用听写，您将被要求下载一个小文件以用于“增强听写”。继续并允许它。不需要很长时间。
值得使用“增强听写”，因为正如它所说，它允许您在离线时使用它。
现在选择你要说的语言，这样计算机就可以清楚地识别你在说什么。如果您的语言尚未显示，请下拉“语言”框，您将被邀请选择您的语言。
例如，有四种不同的英语(English)可用。
当您选择一种语言时，将下载相关的语言包。
现在选择一个您可以轻松记住的键盘快捷键来激活听写模式。下拉快捷(Shortcut)菜单为您提供了可能性，或者您可以自定义自己的。
最后，选择你将使用什么麦克风来听写。默认情况下，它位于“内置麦克风”，但如果您插入另一个麦克风（例如我有一个Yeti麦克风），那么您可以下拉菜单并选择要使用的麦克风。
一旦你完成了所有这些事情，你的 macOS 上就设置了听写。现在是时候尝试一下了。
在 MacOS 上进行听写(Doing Dictation On Your MacOS)
首先，你需要打开一些东西来捕捉你的话。这可以是文字处理文档、您的电子邮件，甚至是您的浏览器URL栏（您可以为其指定网站地址）。
对于我们今天的示例，我打开了一个空白的TextEdit文档。当您准备好说话时，点击键盘快捷键打开听写(Dictation)框并开始说话。
当你说话时，在文档中开始出现单词之前会有几秒钟的时间延迟。
我说“这是对Mac听写功能的测试”，结果就是这样。
正如你所看到的，它错了一个词，但由于我无法抗拒的苏格兰口音，这是一个问题。但总的来说，无论您使用哪种语言，macOS 听写的成功率都非常高。
完成听写后，单击小框上的“完成”将其关闭。
How To Set Up & Use MacOS Dictation
I write a lot. It is mу occupation, my hobby, and pretty much the one thing I am good at. If I am not writing articles, I am writing books, which means nоt only do I mess υp a lot of keybоards, I alsо end up hurting my hands and wrists while going at 130 words a minute.
That is why I have started recently to experiment with dictation. I don’t mean hiring a nice-looking secretary to sit on my knee while I “dictate”. That would be nice, but I think the wife would have a serious problem with it. No, what I mean is computer dictation and macOS has it built right in.
Setting Up Dictation On MacOS
The first step is to go into System Preferences and then “Accessibility”.
Now go to the “Dictation” tab and switch “Dictation” on.
When it has been switched on, “Use Enhanced Dictation” will be activated. If this is the first time you’re using dictation, you will be asked to download a small file for “enhanced dictation”. Go ahead and allow that. It doesn’t take long.
It’s worth using “enhanced dictation” because, as it says, it allows you to use it while you are offline.
Now choose what language you will be speaking in so the computer can obviously recognize what you are saying. If your language is not already showing, drop down the “Language” box and you will be invited to select your language.
For example, there are four different kinds of English available.
When you choose a language, the relevant language pack will be downloaded.
Now choose a keyboard shortcut that you can easily remember to activate dictation mode. Dropping down the Shortcut menu gives you possibilities or you can customize your own.
Finally, choose what microphone you will be using to dictate into. By default, it is at “Internal Microphone” but if you plug in another mike (I have a Yeti microphone for example) then you can drop the menu down and choose which one you want to use.
Once you’ve done all of these things, dictation has been set up on your macOS. Now it’s time to try it out.
Doing Dictation On Your MacOS
First, you need to open something to capture your words. This can be a word processing document, your email, even your browser URL bar (you can dictate website addresses to it).
For our example today, I have opened a blank TextEdit document. When you are ready to say something, hit the keyboard shortcut to open up the Dictation box and start talking.
As you talk, there is a time lag of a few seconds before words start appearing in the document.
I said “This is a test of the Mac dictation feature” and it came out like so.
As you can see, it got one word wrong, but that is a problem due to my deep irresistible Scottish accent. But generally, macOS dictation has a very high success rate whatever language you do it in.
Once you have finished dictation, click “Done” on the little box to shut it down.
