Manual Dictation
Where your text goes
Neato Echo pastes at your cursor when dictation finishes. How to turn that off, and how to keep a copy on the clipboard.
When dictation finishes, Neato Echo types the text into whatever app your cursor is in. You don't copy anything or switch windows.
Both controls for this live under Settings → Preferences under App, in the Clipboard section.
The two settings
Automatic pasting — "Automatically paste transcribed text into the active app when dictation finishes." On by default. Turn it off if you'd rather paste yourself, or if you're working in an app where an automatic paste lands in the wrong place.
Keep transcription in clipboard — "Keep dictated text in your clipboard so
you can paste it manually if needed." Off by default. Worth turning on as a
safety net: with it on, even if the paste lands somewhere unexpected, the text
is still on your clipboard and Ctrl+V gets it back.
What automatic pasting needs
Nothing — on Windows it works as installed. There's no permission to grant.
Media pausing
Neato Echo can pause music while you dictate and resume when you're done. It's off by default — turn on Pause media ("Automatically pause music when dictation starts") under Settings → Preferences under App, in the sound effects group.
If nothing arrives
If the text doesn't appear where you expected, or appears twice, those are covered in detail:
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Still need help?
Write to [email protected] with your Windows version, your Neato Echo version (Settings → System), and what you were doing. A person reads every message.