Manual Dictation
Hold or tap
Press once to start and again to stop, or hold the key while you speak. Both work in Neato Echo on Windows.
Neato Echo can start dictation two ways, and you choose which:
- Tap — press the hotkey to start, press it again to stop. This is the default.
- Hold — hold the hotkey down while you speak, release to stop.
The setting is under Settings → Hotkeys under App, labeled Activation Mode, directly beneath the dictation hotkey field.
Both modes work on Windows with no extra setup.
Which one to pick
Tap suits longer dictation — a paragraph, an email — because you aren't holding a key for a minute. It also survives you pausing to think.
Hold suits short bursts, and it's harder to leave running by accident. If you've ever walked away from a recording that was still going, hold fixes that permanently.
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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.