User guide

Chapter 3 Basics 25
Dictation
On iPhone 4S or later, you can dictate text instead of typing. To use dictation, Siri must be
turned on and iPhone must be connected to the Internet. You can include punctuation and give
commands to format your text.
Note: Cellular data charges may apply.
Turn on dictation: Go to Settings > General > Siri, then turn on Siri.
Dictate text: From the onscreen keyboard, tap , then speak. When you nish, tap Done.
Tap to begin dictation.
Tap to begin dictation.
These appear while Siri
composes the text from
your dictation.
These appear while Siri
composes the text from
your dictation.
To add text, tap again and continuing dictating. To insert text, tap to place the insertion point
rst. You can also replace selected text by dictating.
You can bring iPhone to your ear to start dictation, instead of tapping on the keyboard. To
nish, move iPhone back down in front of you.
Add punctuation or format text: Say the punctuation or formatting command.
For example, “Dear Mary comma the check is in the mail exclamation mark” results in “Dear Mary,
the check is in the mail!”
Punctuation and formatting commands include:
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quote … end quote
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new paragraph
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cap—to capitalize the next word
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caps on … caps o—to capitalize the rst character of each word
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all caps—to make the next word all uppercase
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all caps on … all caps o—to make the enclosed words all uppercase
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no caps on … no caps o—to make the enclosed words all lowercase
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no space on … no space o—to run a series of words together
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smiley—to insert :-)
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frowny—to insert :-(
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winky—to insert ;-)