Dictation instructions
Dictation instructions let you tell Speechy, in your own words, how to format everything you dictate on your Mac, like “use British spelling”. Type them in Settings, Personalize, Dictation instructions. Smart Polish applies them with Apple Intelligence or Qwen 3 4B.
How to use Dictation instructions
Turn on Smart Polish
Pick Apple Intelligence or Qwen 3 4B on the Models page.
Open Personalize
In Settings, Personalize, find Dictation instructions.
Write your rules
Type how you want your words written.
Dictate as usual
Every dictation follows them.
Your instruction, what it types
Notes
Your instruction
“Use British spelling. You say: we need to finalize the color”
It types
We need to finalise the colour.
SlackYour instruction
“Write “okay”, never “OK”. You say: ok see you then”
It types
Okay, see you then.
Questions
They need Smart Polish with Apple Intelligence or Qwen 3 4B. S1-mini can't follow them.
Dictations over 500 words or 6,000 characters get the basic cleanup instead, so they go in fast.
No. Polish makes small edits to your own words; it won't restyle them or add new content.
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