Discard shortcut
Press ⌘Esc while you dictate and Speechy pauses and asks if you want to discard the words so far. Press ⌘Esc again to throw them away, or press Esc or Return to keep recording. On your Mac the shortcut only belongs to Speechy while a dictation is running, so other apps keep it the rest of the time.
How to use Discard shortcut
Press ⌘Esc
While you're dictating.
It pauses and asks
You see the words you'd lose.
Press again to discard
Or press Esc or Return to keep recording.
What you press, what happens
While recording
You press
“⌘Esc”
Speechy does
Pauses and asks: Discard 12 words?
While it asks
You press
“⌘Esc again”
Speechy does
Throws the dictation away. Nothing is typed
While it asks
You press
“Esc or Return”
Speechy does
Keeps recording where you left off
Pick your own keys.
In Speechy, Settings, Shortcuts, under Dictation.
- DiscardEnds what's in progress: a dictation (once pauses, twice throws it away), or the Agent and its drawings.⌘ Esc
Questions
No. Esc stays with the app you're in. It only answers Keep when Speechy is asking.
While Speechy is still turning your words into text, ⌘Esc cancels straight away.
Only while a dictation is running. The rest of the time other apps get it as usual.