Users Manual

Siri on your Mac
You can talk to Siri on your MacBook Air and use your voice for many tasks. For example,
you can find files, schedule meetings, change preferences, get answers, send messages,
place calls, and add items to your calendar. Siri can give you directions (“How do I get
home from here?”), provide information (“How high is Mount Whitney?”), perform basic
tasks (“Create a new grocery list”), and much more.
If you enable the “Listen for ‘Hey Siri’” option in Siri preferences, Siri is available
whenever you say “Hey Siri” and immediately speak your request.
Note: To use Siri, your Mac must be connected to the internet. Siri may not be available in
all languages or in all areas, and features may vary by area.
Enable Siri. Open System Preferences, click Siri, and set options. If you enabled Siri
during setup, press and hold the Dictation/Siri (F5) key to open Siri. Or click Siri in
System Preferences, then select Enable Ask Siri. You can set other preferences in the Siri
pane, such as Language and whether to show Siri in the menu bar.
Note: To use Siri, your MacBook Air must be connected to the internet.
Speak to Siri. Press the Dictation/Siri (F5) key or press and hold Command-Space bar
(or say “Hey Siri” if you have that feature turned on), and start speaking. You can add the
Siri icon to the menu bar by selecting that option in the Siri pane of System Preferences.
Then click the Siri icon to use Siri.
Hey Siri. On your MacBook Air, you can simply say “Hey Siri” to get responses to your
requests. To enable this feature in the Siri pane of System Preferences, click “Listen for
‘Hey Siri’,” then speak several Siri commands when prompted.
For convenience, “Hey Siri” doesn’t respond when the lid to your MacBook Air is closed.
If the lid is closed and connected to an external display, you can still invoke Siri from the
icon in the menu bar.