All caps for my name when dictating

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All caps for my name when dictating

Using macOS sequoia. When I dictate my name, my first name changes to all caps. When I type it, this does not happen. This happens in multiple apps including Libreoffice, gmail, etc. How can I stop this? My name in contacts is displayed properly. I tried using a text replacement for the all caps to the proper name and this did not work. However, after this the first name would dictate properly but after about 2 seconds reverted to all caps.

iMac 24″, macOS 15.6

Posted on Dec 8, 2025 8:39 PM

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Answer 1

VikingOSX

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Dec 9, 2025 7:35 AM in response to tjdcam

Preceed your dictated name with "caps off" which should result in Title case.

See: Commands for dictating text on Mac - Apple Support

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Answer 2

Dec 8, 2025 8:58 PM in response to tjdcam

Is there anyone else in your contacts with the same first name that is entered as all caps? I know you said yours isn’t, but it could be picking up on someone else’s.

Another way to test this would be to dictate your full name and see if it uses the correct case.

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Answer 3

tjdcam Author

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Dec 16, 2025 7:16 AM in response to stevejobsfan0123

When I dictate my full name, the first name is all caps and the last name is normal. But initially the first name is normal and after 2 seconds it changes to all caps. Also, if I hit the return key before the 2 seconds, it will print the first name in normal case. But it also goes to the next line. So that won't work with dictation if I have to always go back and correct the line shift.

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Answer 4

tjdcam Author

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Dec 16, 2025 7:01 AM in response to VikingOSX

That did not work.

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