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Can dictation be used offline from a Mac Air? in Mojave? in Catalina?

Can dictation be used offline from a Mac Air? in Mojave? in Catalina?


For those of us that use dictation frequently (and sometimes in remote locations)... I have not figured out how to have dictation work in Word (which uses Apple Dictate) when off-line in Catalina.

Dictation is working (on and off-line in Mojave) but I recently tried a new Air with Catalina and could not get the Dictation to work offline.

Currently, this is preventing me from upgrading. Any ideas? Have I missed something?


Su

iMac 21.5", macOS 10.13

Posted on Dec 11, 2019 12:49 PM

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Posted on Dec 11, 2019 12:57 PM

Enchance Dictation (pre-Catalina) allows you to use dictation technology on Mac even while you are offline. In Catalina this feature is in Voice Control. I haven't tried it myself.

Use Voice Control on your Mac - Apple Support

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