FOR RSI AND ACCESSIBILITY · WINDOWS AND MAC

When typing hurts, talk instead.

If typing hurts, every avoided keystroke counts. Vokalu types into any app on Windows and Mac from one shortcut, which you can move to a single function key or a mouse button. Hands-free mode means you don’t hold anything at all.

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WHAT YOU SAY

Thanks for your patience, I’m dictating replies this week while my wrist recovers, so they might be shorter than usual.

TYPED INTO OUTLOOK

Thanks for your patience. I’m dictating replies this week while my wrist recovers, so they might be shorter than usual.

Illustrative example, not a recorded customer result.

A note template for this work

Pick a template when you start Notes, for a live meeting or an uploaded recording. Notes can also write up meetings and recordings, so you don’t have to type notes during a call.

THINK OUT LOUD

The main idea
Key points, grouped by theme
Questions to explore
Next steps

Dictation for the rest of the day

One key, or a mouse button

Rebind dictation to a function key such as F13–F24, or to a middle or side mouse button, so starting needs no chord.

Hands-free mode

Start with the shortcut plus Space and talk without holding keys; press again to finish.

Edit by voice

Select text and use Command Mode to say “shorter” or “fix the grammar” instead of retyping it.

Questions worth asking

Who is the accessibility program for?

People for whom typing is hard: repetitive strain, limited mobility, low vision, dyslexia or another reason. You say so yourself in the app; no proof is asked for.

Can I avoid key chords entirely?

Yes. Single function keys from F1 to F24 and middle or side mouse buttons can be used on their own as the dictation shortcut.