How to use Siri to dictate notes

On iOS and Mac, Apple's Siri can turn your voice into text inside Scriptation's Text Boxes, Notes, and Attached Notes.

Using Siri with a Text Box

On the Annotation Toolbar, touch or click the Text icon.

Then touch or click the spot in your script where you'd like the text. On the keyboard that appears, touch or click the microphone icon.

📝 NOTE for Mac users: To access the microphone, place your cursor in the Text Box, go to the Edit menu at the top of the screen, and choose Start Dictation. The keyboard shortcut is fn-fn (press the fn key twice).

📝 NOTE: If this is your first time using Siri with Scriptation, allow access to your microphone when prompted.

With Siri listening, speak and your notes are transcribed. Touch or click Done to place the text, then touch or click elsewhere to finish the annotation.

Touch or click the text annotation to bring up the palette:

Resize with a drag handle, or angle it with the rotation handle;
Cut / Copy the annotation to the Clipboard;
Select More… to add other annotations to the selection;
Edit the text;
Inspector for font, size, and color changes;
Save to make it a Saved Annotation;
Layer to move or copy it to another layer;
Tag to tag it to a category;
Trash to delete it.

Using Siri with Notes

Using Siri for Attached Notes

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Updated on: 30/05/2026

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