# Dictation: getting started
URL: https://jarvis.ceo/docs/dictation/getting-started
Status: now

How dictation works in Jarvis: push-to-talk, on-device transcription, punctuation, and the editing commands that make voice faster than typing.

Dictation is one of the fastest ways to work with Jarvis. It is fast (about 240ms from release to first word) and accurate (3.1% word error rate on technical English), and it runs entirely on your Mac.

## Push to talk

Hold the hotkey while you speak and release when done. Holding, rather than toggling, keeps you in control of exactly what Jarvis hears.

Shortcut: Fn — Default hotkey

## Punctuation and formatting

Speak punctuation naturally, or say it. Both work.

Say this: "Hey Sarah comma I shipped the fix period new line Let me know if it works."
Jarvis: Hey Sarah, I shipped the fix.
Let me know if it works.

## Edit by voice

You do not have to reach for the keyboard to fix a mistake. Common edits are voice commands.

- "Scratch that" deletes the last thing you said.
- "Capitalize that" fixes the casing of the last phrase.
- "New paragraph" drops down two lines.

> [privacy] No audio is uploaded. The model runs locally, which is also why there is no per-word latency from a network hop.

> Checkpoint: You can dictate and edit hands-free. Next: the full commands cheatsheet.

Related: Commands cheatsheet (https://jarvis.ceo/docs/dictation/commands-cheatsheet), Operate your Mac (https://jarvis.ceo/docs/control/getting-started)