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Dictation
On iPod touch 5th generation, you can dictate text instead of typing. To use dictation, Siri must
be turned on and iPod touch must be connected to the Internet. You can include punctuation
and give commands to format your text.
Note: Dictation may not be available in all languages or in all areas, and features may vary.
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.
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 ;-)