Create a custom context

Open Contexts, click Add New Context, give it a name, a Global hotkey and Instructions, then click Save context. From then on, pressing that hotkey in any app turns your speech into the format you described.

Create the context

1. Click Contexts in the sidebar.
2. Click Add New Context. The New Context editor opens.
3. Pick an icon and type a Context name (for example “Client emails”).
4. Click the Global hotkey field and press the key combination you want. If it is already taken, you see: This hotkey is already used by “name”. Pick another.
5. Under Instructions, describe the format and tone you want. To start quickly, click a template under Start from: Email reply, Slack message, Meeting notes, Bug report, LinkedIn post or Formal rewrite, then edit it.
6. Check the live preview on the right to see how your words will come out.
7. Optional: open Advanced settings to turn on Capture screenshot (send what is on screen along with your words).
8. Click Save context.

Your new context appears on the Contexts page and you can add it to the contexts bar.

Tips for good instructions

• Say what the output should look like: “a short email with a greeting and a sign-off”.
• Say the tone: professional, casual, friendly.
• Add rules: “Keep my meaning and facts exactly. Remove filler words.”
• Short instructions are faster. Very long instructions add a few seconds per dictation.
• Click What the AI receives under the instructions to see exactly what is sent.

Edit or delete a context

• Edit: click the context card (or its edit button), change it and click Save changes.
• Delete: open the card’s menu (three dots) and click Delete Context.

Troubleshooting

• The hotkey does nothing: another app may use the same keys. Choose a different combination with a modifier like Cmd, Ctrl, Option or Alt.
• The output ignores my format: make the instructions more specific and test again.

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