You're reminded one last time that anything you say while dictation is being used will be sent to Apple's servers. If that's the case with your keyboard, you can set the shortcut key in Dictation & Speech settings found in System Preferences. The first time you try to start dictation, you'll be prompted to enable it.Īs pointed out by a reader after this story was published, not all keyboards will have a Fn key. The default shortcut to start dictation on your Mac is pressing the Function (Fn) key twice. If you want to use it, you're going to have to enable it. One of them is a built-in dictation service, similar to the dictation feature found on the iPhone 4S.īy default, dictation isn't enabled after installing Mountain Lion on your Mac. The latest edition of Mac OS X, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, is packed full of new features, over 200 in all.