How to dictate in any app
Tap the dictation keys, talk, and Koi types where your cursor is, in any Mac app. Voice commands, offline use, languages and how to stop, step by step.
Step by step
How to do it
- Drag files or folders from Finder, the desktop or any app up to the notch. It opens two spots: Files Tray on the left, AirDrop on the right.
- Drop them on Files Tray. The Tray tab, beside Koi and Tools, counts them.
- When you need one, hover the notch and open the Tray tab. Your files show newest first, each with a picture and its name.
- Drag a file out into any app, Finder or the board. Click it to open it, or right-click for Open, Show in Finder and Remove from Tray.
- Click Clear to empty the tray. Your files stay where they are.
Good to know
Worth knowing
- You can also drop files straight on the open Tray tab.
- Dragging a file out leaves it in the tray. Into Finder, it copies or moves by Finder's usual rules.
- The tray holds up to 50 files. It keeps a link to each one, never a copy, so a file you move or rename stays in it, and one you delete leaves it by itself.
- Nothing about your tray is sent anywhere.
Keep exploring
How to teach Koi your words, snippets and styles
Make Koi spell names your way, type a saved address when you say a phrase, and pick Casual or Formal for each app. All in Settings, Dictation, on your Mac.
How to talk to Koi
Tap the call keys once and talk: Koi answers out loud, looks at your screen, points, draws and fixes your writing. How a call starts, ends and what it sees.
How to type to Koi
Tap Control twice for Koi's chat box: type a question, get a written answer that sees your screen and selected text, and send saved prompts with a slash.