Start where the text belongs
Dictation is most useful when it fits the task you already have open. Put your cursor in an email, a document or a message field before recording. In Dicteit, hold your configured shortcut, speak, then release it to finish. The result is inserted into supported fields; when insertion is unavailable, it is copied instead.
The first setup requires microphone access and Accessibility permission on macOS. If text stops inserting after reinstalling, check that the installed Dicteit app has the permission, not an older copy.
Speak in thoughts, not individual words
Try a short paragraph rather than an entire document. Say who the message is for, what you need and the next step. Read the result once before sending. Names, numbers and dates deserve particular attention, even when the rest reads naturally.
For example: “Hi Petra, can we move our review to Thursday morning? I will send the updated draft beforehand.” A clear, self-contained thought is easier to check than a long recording with several changes of direction.
Choose how much cleanup you want
Dicteit’s Smart style removes fillers and adds punctuation. Verbatim stays closer to your spoken wording. Use Smart for a first draft, and Verbatim when preserving phrasing matters. Neither setting replaces checking the finished text.
Add frequently used names, acronyms and specialist terms to your Dictionary. This gives the app vocabulary to work with; it does not guarantee that every occurrence will be correct.
Test the microphone you actually use
Make a short test in the same room and with the same microphone you use for work. If a Bluetooth headset changes playback quality when its microphone opens, try the Mac’s built-in microphone while keeping the headphones for listening.
Dicteit needs an internet connection for transcription. Start with a few everyday messages on the Free plan before deciding whether unlimited dictation would be useful.