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Dictate Capacities objects and notes

Capacities runs in the browser and desktop, and voice input works in every daily note, object page, and block.

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Capacities treats every note as a typed object, and voice input keeps that structure fast because you can speak the label and the body in one flow.

Start voice input

On Mac press the Fn key twice inside the target field.
On Windows press Windows plus H to open voice typing.
On Chromebook enable dictation in Accessibility settings.
Click into a block or object field before you speak.

Daily notes vs typed objects

Daily notes are a running log. Objects carry a shape with fields. Speak short lines into daily notes and full sentences into object descriptions.

Draft in Zahvox for public copy

For anything published or shared as a research artifact, dictate the raw thought in Zahvox, tighten the wording, then paste it back. That extra pass keeps the tone steady and removes filler.

Small habits that keep it readable

Say punctuation out loud, including commas and periods.
Keep one thought per sentence so cleanup is fast.
Do a short review pass at the end of every session.
Save common phrases in a snippet tool so voice input can call them.

Let the ugly first pass do its job

The ugly first pass from dictate capacities objects and notes is not a failure — it is the entire point. Your only job while the mic is on is to get the thought out of your head. Filler words, half sentences, repeated phrases: all fine. The clean version is a separate task, done later, with your eyes and not your mouth. People who try to speak a finished draft in one go usually give up. People who let the first pass be ugly usually keep going.

Where Zahvox fits after the raw capture

Zahvox is the careful second pass that sits after the raw capture. The browser, the OS, or the app you used for dictate capacities objects and notes gave you words on a page. Zahvox at /tool is where you paste those words, tighten the wording, fix the shape of the sentences, and copy the result back into wherever it needs to live. Raw capture anywhere, careful edit in Zahvox — that is the whole loop, and it stays the same whether the source was a laptop, a phone, or a meeting transcript.

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