How can I turn on Voice to Text on my Mac?

Voice to text, or dictation, allows users to input text from their spoken words. There are many ways to do this including a built in feature in Google Docs. However, turning on dictation allows you to input text into any place where text can be written when using your computer.

Open System Settings by clicking on the apple in the upper left corner of your screen and selecting System Settings from the dropdown menu.
Scroll down the left-hand column of options until you see Keyboard. Select that option.
Toward the bottom of the Keyboard window in the right side, you can find the Dictation option.
1. Turn on dictation by clicking on the slide switch.
2. Make sure your language is set correctly.
3. Select the computer's microphone.
4. Select the shortcut from the dropdown menu. We suggest the one shown in the image below.

Now, when your cursor is in a text field, you can tap the fn key twice (or your selected shortcut) to enable dictation and tap it twice to end the dictation.