macOS Monterey在最新版本中包含了一些您在以前的 macOS 版本中找不到的功能。Live Text是一个令人兴奋的附加功能，可让您与图像和照片中的文本进行交互。该功能使用光学字符识别 (OCR) 技术(Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology)来识别和数字化图片、图像、屏幕截图等中的文本。
在Beta(Beta)测试阶段， Live Text最初在配备Apple Silicon处理器的Mac电脑上可用。但是，该功能现在可以在配备 Intel 处理器的 Mac 设备上(Mac devices with Intel processors)运行。本教程涵盖了您需要了解的有关在 macOS Monterey中使用(Monterey)实时文本(Live Text)的所有信息。
如何在 macOS Monterey中使用(Monterey)实时文本(Live Text)
Live Text适用于 Apple 的两个图像编辑应用程序 - Quick Look和Preview。以下是如何使用实时文本(Live Text)从照片和图像中提取文本并与之交互。
- 双击(Double-click)Finder中的任何图像文件以在Preview中打开它。或者，右键单击图像，选择打开(Open)方式，然后选择预览(Preview)。
要使用Quick Look打开图像，请选择图像并按键盘上的空格键(Spacebar)（或Command + Y）。如果您的Mac启用了触控栏，请轻点触控栏上的眼睛图标以使用(Touch Bar)“快速查看”(Quick Look)打开图像。
- 将 Mac 的光标移动到要复制的文本、字母或句子的左侧。您的光标应变为文本选择工具。
- 使用 Mac 的触控板或鼠标在文本上单击(Click)并拖动文本选择工具。当您在文本上拖动时，您应该会看到一个蓝色突出显示。
- 您可以将所选内容复制或拖放到文档或应用程序中。这会自动将文本复制并粘贴到应用程序或文档中。或者，右键单击所选文本并选择复制(Copy)或使用Command + C键盘快捷键。
“查找”选项显示所选文本的Siri 建议(Siri-suggested)知识和字典定义。您还可以在不同的搜索引擎上在线搜索文本。您还可以找到将文本翻译成不同语言或与他人共享（通过消息(Messages)或邮件(Mail)）或提醒(Reminder)和便笺(Notes)等应用程序的选项。
如果Google是(Google)Mac上 Safari 的默认搜索引擎，您将在右键菜单上看到“使用Google搜索(Search)” 。否则(Otherwise)，请按照以下步骤更改 Safari 的首选搜索引擎。
打开 Safari(Open Safari)，在菜单栏上选择Safari，然后在菜单栏上选择 Preferences。前往“搜索”(Search)选项卡，展开“搜索(Search)引擎”下拉选项，然后选择您喜欢的搜索引擎。
(Live Text Options)带有特殊文本的(Special Texts)实时文本选项
实时文本(Live Text)功能足够智能，可以识别图像中的电话号码、电子邮件地址和网站等特殊字符。与常规文本（单词、短语和句子）不同，实时文本(Live Text)为特殊文本提供了更多选项。
如果图像包含电话号码，请将光标悬停在该号码上，然后单击下拉按钮。
您可以通过FaceTime(FaceTime)、iMessage 或 iPhone 的蜂窝网络呼叫和发送图像中的电话号码。同样，您也可以将电话号码添加到您的 iCloud 或 Mac 的联系人列表中。
选择大字(Large Type)体会放大并覆盖屏幕上的电话号码。这使您可以在另一台设备上输入电话号码，而无需眯着眼睛看数字。
电子邮件的实时文本选项
如果图像中有电子邮件地址，请将 Mac 的光标悬停在地址上并选择下拉按钮。您可以找到将地址添加到联系人、发送电子邮件或通过FaceTime音频和视频通话的选项。
(Live Text)实时文本不起作用？(Working)试试(Try)这 3 个修复
Live Text是 macOS Monterey中的一项稳定功能。我们在MacBook Air、MacBook Pro和Mac mini上测试了Live Feature，它运行良好。但是，某些因素（例如，不受支持的语言或地区）可能会导致该功能出现故障。
如果您无法在Mac上与图像中的文本进行交互，故障排除解决方案应该有助于解决问题。
请注意，实时文本(Live Texts)仅在 macOS Monterey（和更新的操作系统）中可用。因此，在尝试以下修复之前
，请确保您的Mac正在运行 macOS Monterey 。
1. 更改 Mac 的语言和地区设置(Region Settings)
实时文本(Text)并非在所有语言或地区都可用。如果您无法使用“预览(Preview)”或“快速查看”(Quick Look)复制图像中的文本，请确认您的 Mac 的地区或语言设置为受支持的国家/地区。
根据macOS 功能可用性网页(macOS Feature Availability webpage)，Live Text支持以下语言和地区：
- 英语：
美国(United) 、(States)澳大利亚(Australia)、加拿大(Canada)、印度(India)、爱尔兰(Ireland)、马来西亚(Malaysia)、新西兰(New Zealand)、菲律宾(Philippines)、沙特阿拉伯(Saudi Arabia)、新加坡(Singapore)、南非(South Africa)、阿拉伯联合酋长国(United Arab Emirates)和英国。(United Kingdom)
- 粤语：中国(China)大陆和香港(Hong Kong)。
- 中文（简体(Simplified)和繁体(Traditional)）
- 法语：法国(France)、比利时(Belgium)、加拿大(Canada)、卢森堡(Luxembourg)和瑞士(Switzerland)。
- 德语
- 意大利语
- 西班牙语：
西班牙(Spain)、智利(Chile)、哥伦比亚(Colombia)、墨西哥(Mexico)和美国(United) 。(States)
- 葡萄牙语：葡萄牙和巴西。
如果您的 Mac 的语言或地区不受支持，实时文本(Live Text)可能无法正常工作。请按照以下步骤验证或更改 Mac 的地区和语言：
- 转到System Preferences > Language和地区(Region)，然后选择常规(General)选项卡。
如果您的 Mac 语言，您应该会看到一个“实时文本(Live Text)”复选框以选择图像中的文本(Select Text)。(Images)确保选中该复选框。如果您在页面上没有找到“实时文本”(Live Text)选项，
请更改 Mac 的语言和地区。
- 在“首选(Preferred)语言”框中
选择加号图标 (+) 。
- 选择支持实时文本(Live Text)功能的语言并选择添加(Add)。
- 将新语言设置为 Mac 的新默认语言。
- 接下来，选择侧边栏的语言，展开Region下拉菜单，然后选择支持Live Text的区域。选中Select Text in Images复选框并重新启动您的Mac。
- 选择菜单栏上的Apple标志，然后在Apple菜单上选择(Apple)重新启动(Restart)。确保在关闭应用之前手动关闭应用，以免丢失未保存的数据。
2. 更新你的 Mac
macOS 经常附带(macOS often ships with bugs)导致某些系统功能出现故障的错误。因此(Hence)，我们建议让您的Mac操作系统保持最新。如果Live Text(Live Text)由于 macOS 错误而无法工作，
更新您的Mac可能会解决问题。
转到System Preferences > Software Update并选择立即更新(Update)。或者，选择“立即重新启动(Restart)”以安装挂起的 macOS 更新。
3. 重置 macOS 蒙特雷
(Restore)如果在尝试上述故障排除修复后Live Text仍然无法正常工作，请将macOS Monterey恢复为出厂默认设置。确保在重置 Mac 操作系统之前备份数据。(back up your data)有关更多详细信息，
请参阅有关将 macOS Monterey 重置为出厂默认设置(resetting macOS Monterey to factory default settings)的教程。
Apple 设备上的实时文本
运行 iOS 15 或更高版本的 iPhone 和运行 iPadOS 15.1 或更高版本的 iPad 也支持实时文本(Live Text)。除了从图像中提取文本外， iPhone 和 iPad 上的实时文本(Live Text)还可以在相机(Camera)和照片(Photos)应用程序中使用。有关更多信息，请参阅我们在 iPhone 和 iPad
上使用实时文本(Live Text)的教程。
How to Use Live Text in macOS Monterey
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Live Text was initially available on Mac computers with Apple Silicon processors during the Beta testing stage. However, the feature now works on Mac devices with Intel processors. This tutorial covers everything you need to know about using Live Text in macOS Monterey.
How to Use Live Text in macOS Monterey
Live Text works in two of Apple’s image editing apps—Quick Look and Preview. Here’s how to use Live Text to extract and interact with texts from photos and images.
- Double-click any image file in Finder to open it in Preview. Alternatively, right-click the image, select Open With, and select Preview.
To open the image with Quick Look, select the image and press Spacebar (or Command + Y) on your keyboard. If your Mac is TouchBar-enabled, tap the eye icon on the Touch Bar to open the image with Quick Look.
- Move your Mac’s cursor to the left side of the text, letter, or sentence you want to copy. Your cursor should change to a text selection tool.
- Click and drag the text selection tool over the text using your Mac’s trackpad or mouse. You should see a blue highlight as you drag over the text.
- You can copy or drag and drop the selection into a document or application. That’ll automatically copy and paste the text into the app or document. Alternatively, right-click the selected text and select Copy or use the Command + C keyboard shortcut.
The “Look Up” option displays Siri-suggested knowledge and dictionary definition(s) of the selected texts. You can also search the text online on different search engines. You’ll also find options to translate texts to different languages or share with other people (via Messages or Mail) or apps like Reminder and Notes.
You’ll see “Search With Google” on the right-click menu if Google is Safari’s default search engine on your Mac. Otherwise, follow the steps below to change Safari’s preferred search engine.
Open Safari, select Safari on the menu bar, and select Preferences on the menu bar. Head to the Search tab, expand the Search engine drop-down option, and select your preferred search engine.
Live Text Options With Special Texts
The Live Text feature is smart enough to identify special characters like phone numbers, email addresses, and websites in images. Unlike regular texts (words, phrases, and sentences), Live Text provides more options for special texts.
If an image contains a phone number, hover your cursor on the number and click the drop-down button.
You can call and text phone numbers in images over FaceTime, iMessage, or your iPhone’s cellular network. Likewise, you can also add phone numbers to your iCloud or Mac’s contact list.
Selecting Large Type magnifies and overlays the phone number over your screen. That allows you to type the phone number on another device without squinting your eyes to see the digits.
Live Text Options for Emails
If there’s an email address in an image, hover your Mac’s cursor on the address and select the drop-down button. You’ll find options to add the address to your contacts, send an email, or call via FaceTime audio and video.
Live Text Not Working? Try These 3 Fixes
Live Text is a stable feature in macOS Monterey. We tested the Live Feature on a MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini, and it worked perfectly. However, some factors (e.g., unsupported language or region) may cause the feature to malfunction.
If you can’t interact with texts in images on your Mac, the troubleshooting solutions should help resolve the issue.
Note that Live Texts is only available in macOS Monterey (and newer OS). So, make sure your Mac is running macOS Monterey before trying the fixes below.
1. Change Your Mac’s Language & Region Settings
Live Text isn’t available in all languages or regions. If you can’t copy texts in images using Preview or Quick Look, verify that your Mac’s region or language is set to a supported country.
According to the macOS Feature Availability webpage, Live Text is available in the following languages and regions:
- English: United States, Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.
- Cantonese: China mainland and Hong Kong.
- Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)
- French: France, Belgium, Canada, Luxembourg, and Switzerland.
- German
- Italian
- Spanish: Spain, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and the United States.
- Portuguese: Portugal and Brazil.
Live Text may not work correctly if your Mac’s language or region is unsupported. Follow the steps below to verify or change your Mac’s region and language:
- Go to System Preferences > Language & Region and select the General tab.
You should see a “Live Text” checkbox to Select Text in Images If your Mac’s language. Make sure you select the checkbox. Change your Mac’s language and region if you don’t find the Live Text option on the page.
- Select the plus icon (+) in the “Preferred languages” box.
- Select a language that supports the Live Text feature and select Add.
- Set the new language as your Mac’s new default language.
- Next, select the language on the sidebar, expand the Region drop-down menu, and select a region that supports Live Text. Check the Select Text in Images checkbox and reboot your Mac.
- Select the Apple logo on the menu bar and select Restart on the Apple menu. Ensure you close apps manually before closing your apps, so you don’t lose unsaved data.
2. Update Your Mac
macOS often ships with bugs that cause some system features to malfunction. Hence, we recommend keeping your Mac’s operating system up to date. Updating your Mac might resolve the problem if Live Text doesn’t work due to a macOS bug.
Go to System Preferences > Software Update and select Update Now. Or, choose Restart Now to install pending macOS updates.
3. Reset macOS Monterey
Restore macOS Monterey to factory default if Live Text still doesn’t work after trying the troubleshooting fixes above. Make sure you back up your data before resetting your Mac’s operating system. Refer to this tutorial on resetting macOS Monterey to factory default settings for more details.
Live Text On Apple Devices
iPhones running iOS 15 or later and iPads with iPadOS 15.1 or later also support Live Text. In addition to extracting texts from images, Live Text on iPhones and iPads work in the Camera and Photos app. For more information, refer to our tutorial on using Live Text on iPhone and iPad.
