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How to voice type on MacBook Air
Enable Dictation, use the shortcut (often Fn twice), and dictate into any text field. Optional: use a hold-to-dictate hotkey with Voice Type.
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Last updated: 2025-12-26  MacBook Air voice typing is just macOS  Dictation . Turn it on once, then start it with the Dictation shortcut while your cursor is in a text field.

Steps

Open System Settings → Keyboard → Dictation → switch Dictation On.

Click into a text field (Notes is a good place to test).

Press the Dictation shortcut (commonly Fn twice) to start dictation.

Speak. Say “new paragraph” or “comma” for formatting/punctuation.

Press the shortcut again (or click Done) to stop.

Optional: a hold-to-dictate workflow

If you prefer hold-to-talk instead of a toggle, Voice Type adds a separate global hotkey (hold → speak → release to insert text).

Voice Type stays on-device (no audio upload) and is built for daily dictation.

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