macOS 15 Dictation

Turn Dictation on or off

  1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Settings, then click Keyboard in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)

  2. Go to Dictation, then turn it on or off.

Set the Dictation keyboard shortcut

You can customize the key combination you press to start or stop Dictation.

Tip: If the Microphone key is available in the row of function keys, you can press it to start Dictation.

  1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Settings, then click Keyboard in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)

  2. Go to Dictation, click the Shortcut pop-up menu, then choose a shortcut to start Dictation.

    To create a shortcut that’s not in the list, choose Customize, then press the keys you want to use. For example, you could press Option-Z.

Note: When you choose a Dictation keyboard shortcut, depending on your Mac model, the “Press fn key to” or “Press key to” option in Keyboard settings may change automatically. For example, if you choose Press Fn (Function) Key Twice as the Dictation Shortcut option, the Keyboard settings option changes to Start Dictation (Press Fn Twice) automatically.

For more help with Keyboard options, click in Keyboard settings.

Create a custom iPhone Lock Screen

You can personalize your Lock Screen by choosing a wallpaper, showcasing a favorite photo, changing the font of the time, adding widgets, and more.

You can create more than one Lock Screen, switch between Lock Screens, and even link a Lock Screen to a Focus. So, for example, you could set a specific Lock Screen for when you’re working.

Personalize a new Lock Screen

  1. Press the side button on your iPhone twice to go to the Lock Screen.

  2. Touch and hold the Lock Screen until the Customize and buttons appear at the bottom of the screen.

    If they don’t appear, touch and hold the Lock Screen again, then enter your passcode.

  3. Tap to create a new Lock Screen, or to make changes to a Lock Screen, swipe to the screen you want to change, tap Customize, then tap Lock Screen.