Chapter 4
Talking with and Writing to Your Macintosh
In This Chapter
Using handwriting recognition to control OS X
Speaking to your Mac
Having your Mac speak back
Exploring assistive capabilities and devices
Using VoiceOver to provide feedback in Yosemite
If you’re a hunt-and-peck typist — leaving you certain that there must be a better way to get information into your computer — Apple has you in mind. Ever since the first Mac rolled off the assembly line, Apple has had a keen interest in alternative modes of interaction between human and machine. OS X continues this tradition by offering three options for controlling your Mac without the keyboard:
- Handwriting: By using a stylus and computer tablet, you can enter text in your Mac by simply writing as you would on a sheet of paper.
- Speech: You can talk to your Mac to make it obey your commands. It even talks back!
- Assistive devices: You can use a number of third-party devices that can help Mac owners who have disabilities operate ...
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