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Chapter 4
To dictate text:
1.
Place the insertion point where you
want the dictated text to appear.
Dictation works in most places that you
can enter text by using the keyboard.
2.
Tap on the keyboard and then speak
calmly
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The Nexus hears you through its built-in
microphone. The icon glows to show
your speaking volume.
3.
When you’re finished, tap or pause
for a few seconds.
When you pause, what you spoke is
transcribed by the speech-recognition
service and entered in the text field.
You can tap the pop-up Delete button
to erase the text (handy for comically
wrong transcriptions), or tap underlined
text to replace or delete it.
4.
To add more text, tap again and then
continue speaking.
To enter punctuation, say the punctuation
mark. Suppose that you want to dictate
“Without me, you’re nothing.” Say this:
Without me comma you’re nothing period
Besides punctuation, dictation offers
very few commands that let you edit or
format text.
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When you’re dictating, the onscreen keyboard
is replaced by the microphone icon.