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# Customize Your Dictation Output
When you start dictating with Mumble by holding down your dictation shortcut (e.g. Fn), a small panel appears showing a row of format shortcuts.
While still holding the dictation key, tap any of these shortcut keys to change how your text will be formatted. For example, ← for Concise, ↑ for Bullets, or / for AI Skills. Release the dictation key when you're done, and the formatted result is inserted.
You can press a format shortcut at any point while dictating (before, during, or after speaking), as long as you're still holding the dictation key.
## How the panel works
1. Hold your dictation shortcut (Fn by default, customizable in **Settings > Shortcut**) and start speaking.
2. While still holding, press a key to choose an output format (optional).
3. Release to insert the result at your cursor.
If you don't press any key, Mumble uses the default action (← Concise).
## Output actions
While holding your dictation shortcut, press one of these keys to pick how your speech is processed. The selected action highlights in the panel.
**← Left arrow: Concise.** Polishes your speech into clean text. Fixes grammar, punctuation, and formatting. This is the default.
**↑ Up arrow: Bullet points.** Formats your speech as a bullet point list.
**. Period: Open.** Extracts a URL from your speech and opens it in the browser.
**→ Right arrow: Custom prompt.** Applies your active custom prompt to transform the text. You need to set this up first (see below).
**↓ Down arrow: Emoji.** Cancels dictation and opens the macOS emoji keyboard.
**, Comma: Insert a GIF.** Pick a GIF and insert it at your cursor.
**/ Slash: Run a skill.** Invokes a skill on your dictation. See the Skills section for details on what skills are available and how to set them up.
**Esc: Cancel.** Cancels dictation without inserting anything.
## Customize your dictation panel
You can choose which hotkeys appear in your dictation panel, so only the ones you actually use show up.
1. Click **Dictation** in the sidebar.
2. Open the **Quick settings** tab.
3. Find the **Hotkey panel** section.
4. Toggle on the hotkeys you want to show, and toggle off any you don't need.
The Custom prompt row works differently. Instead of a toggle, it has a dropdown to choose which of your saved prompts is active for the **→** action. Learn how to create one in the [Set up a custom prompt](#set-up-a-custom-prompt) section below.
If you don't want the panel to show at all, click **Disable all** at the top of the section. The panel won't appear during dictation.
## Set up a custom prompt
The → key triggers whatever custom prompt is active. To set up a custom prompt:
1. Click **Dictation** in the sidebar.
2. Go to the **Custom prompts** tab.
3. Click **+ New prompt** and enter your prompt.
4. Toggle it on when you're done.
During dictation, press **→** and your output will follow that custom prompt.
## Custom prompt ideas
Your prompt can be anything that transforms text. A few examples:
* **Translate.** "Translate into Spanish." Dictate in English and get Spanish output.
* **Change tone.** "Rewrite in a formal, professional tone." Turn casual speech into polished writing.
* **Shorten.** "Condense to one paragraph." Get a tight summary of a longer thought.
* **Reformat.** "Rewrite as a numbered step-by-step guide." Turn spoken instructions into structured steps.