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Dictate nodes, fields, and notes in Tana

Tana runs in the browser and desktop, and voice input works in every node, field, and note.

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Tana is a structured outliner where each node carries data, and voice input helps you fill nodes and fields fast without losing the structure.

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 node or a supertag field before you speak.

Nodes vs long notes

Nodes are short and structured, so speak one clear idea per node. Long notes attached to a node are the place for full dictated paragraphs.

Draft in Zahvox for public copy

For anything shared as a report or brief outside the team, 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.

Keep one small ritual around the mic

A little ritual around dictate nodes, fields, and notes in tana is what turns a tool into a habit. Sit in the same chair, open the same tab, take one breath, then start. It sounds silly and it is the thing that separates people who dictate weekly from people who dictated once. The ritual is not the point — it is the trigger that gets your brain into a "speak the draft" mode instead of a "stare at the cursor" mode.

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 nodes, fields, and notes in tana 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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