Dictation controls
Use Nock’s dictation shortcut and on-screen controls to record, cancel, and insert speech.
Nock dictation records while you hold its dictation shortcut. Release the keys to finish; Nock recognizes your speech and inserts the result at the active cursor when possible.
Make a dictation
Section titled “Make a dictation”- Click the field where the text should go.
- Hold the dictation shortcut shown in Settings → General → Shortcuts. The default is Fn on Mac and Ctrl + Win on Windows.
- Speak after recording starts, then release the shortcut.
- Wait for the recognized words to appear. If Nock cannot confirm the paste, it keeps the text available so you can paste it yourself.
The small on-screen control reflects recording and processing state. You can also use hands-free recording when you do not want to keep holding the keys.
Cancel or recover text
Section titled “Cancel or recover text”Press Escape while recording to cancel it. To insert the last completed transcript again, focus the destination field and use the shortcut shown under Settings → General → Advanced → Paste Last Transcript. See Paste last transcript.
Recognition and cleanup
Section titled “Recognition and cleanup”Dictation can use Nock’s on-device recognizer, Apple’s on-device speech recognition on supported Mac setups, or a cloud speech provider depending on your dictation settings. Light and Polished cleanup are separate from speech recognition; Polished uses an online model. Read Local dictation and Dictation polish before choosing a privacy mode.
If text does not appear
Section titled “If text does not appear”- Confirm the intended text field has focus before you dictate.
- Check that Nock has microphone permission and that the selected input works in Settings → General → Microphone & speaker. See Microphone.
- Try Paste last transcript if Nock heard the words but could not insert them.
- For a shortcut that does not start recording, see Dictation troubleshooting.