Dr. Mac’s Rants & Raves
Episode #206
Feb 22, 2017 - An update to Dragon Professional Individual for Mac 6.0 was released on February 22nd, 2017. This update for Dragon Dictate will update the. Take note, Office for Mac users, Office 2011 isn’t supported in macOS High Sierra and Office 2016 looks sketchy, too. Microsoft posted a support article noting the status of Office for Mac 2011.
I’ve always composed my columns and books by typing them on a Mac. I’m a good typist, so I have never had much use for speech-to-text (dictation) or voice control when I used my Mac. But, as I’ve grown more and more accustomed to using my voice for dictation and control on my iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, I’ve been using my voice with my Mac more and more. And guess what? macOS 10.12 Sierra is the best listener yet.
For one thing, Sierra is the first version of macOS that includes Siri. So, your Mac can now do all kinds of things it couldn’t do before. Don’t believe me? Try asking Siri questions like:
- Where is the movie “Rogue One” playing?
- Where is the best BBQ joint in Houston?
- What’s the square root of 969?or
- Remind me to call my mother in an hour.
Let’s see your older version of macOS do that!
But wait—there’s more. In addition to all the cool things Siri can do, your Mac can also take dictation and type words as you speak them.
Enable Dictation
To enable Dictation on your Mac running Sierra:
- Launch System Preferences.
- Click the Keyboard icon.
- Click the Dictation tab.
- Click the On button.
- Click the Use Enhanced Dictation checkbox if you want to use dictation when you don’t have an Internet connection. It may take up to an hour for everything to download, so only check the box when you’ve got fast, reliable Internet access.
- (Optional) Choose a keyboard shortcut to toggle dictation on and off without revisiting System Preferences again. I use Control + Option + Command + D (D for Dictation, of course).
- Choose a microphone by clicking the little inverted caret below the microphone icon and selecting the mic you want to use.
The mic icon becomes your audio level meter; make a loud noise like a clap or a whoop and watch it bounce up and down.
Enable Advanced Dictation Commands
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Now, make it even more powerful by enabling Advanced Commands:
- Launch System Preferences.
- Click the Accessibility icon.
- Click Dictation in the list on the left.
- (Optional) Enable the dictation keyword phrase.
(Mine is “Hey Mac.”) - Click the Dictation Commands button.
- Click the Enable Advanced Commands checkbox.
(To speak advanced commands such as select the next or previous word, sentence or paragraph; go to the beginning or end of a word, sentence, paragraph; Undo; Redo; Cut, Copy or Paste; switch to or launch an application. )
This all works well enough with your Mac’s built-in microphone, but works better with a headset or third-party mic.
Bottom line: If you’re not already talking to your Mac running Sierra, you’re missing out on one of its best new features!
and that’s all he wrote…
List of compatibility issues with Adobe Creative Cloud products running on macOS 10.13 (High Sierra)
Note:
When you upgrade to the latest version of macOS 10.13.4 or launch a Creative Cloud application for the first time on the latest versions of macOS High Sierra, you may see a warning message that indicates Adobe software needs to be optimized for better performance. This is due to some 32-bit components that we are working to address in a future Creative Cloud update. Please note that no action is required from you at this time and your applications will still run as normal.
For more information, see 32-bit app compatibility with macOS High Sierra 10.13.4.
Adobe has tested the latest versions of Adobe Creative Cloud applications for reliability, performance, and user experience when installed on Intel-based systems running macOS High Sierra (version 10.13). The latest versions of all Creative Cloud products are compatible.
We are aware of some issues that users may experience after upgrading to macOS High Sierra (10.13). We are working hard to resolve these issues in a forthcoming release.
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
If you encounter any issues, report them on our bug reporting form.
We encourage that customers check plug-in compatibility with vendors before upgrading to macOS High Sierra. Additionally, we recommend that customers perform their own testing on a non-production partition to ensure that their current hardware and drivers work with the new operating system.
Adobe offers support to customers running macOS High Sierra in accordance with our standard customer support policies. Visit the Support hub for additional information about our support programs.
Yes. If a full version of a product is compatible with macOS High Sierra, then the trial version of that product is compatible as well. Any known issues described in this document also apply to the trial versions.
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