Commands In Dictation Mode

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Windows XP Speech Recognition

Commands available while using Microsoft's Speech Recognition Dictation Mode

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Commands you can use in Dictation mode

Use Dictation mode to enter and correct text. You can use these commands in the following programs:

• Use all commands listed below in Microsoft Word 2002 and in Microsoft Outlook 2002, if you use Word as your e-mail editor.
• Use only the basic input commands in programs (other than Word) that support the Microsoft speech engine, including Microsoft Office XP, Internet Explorer 5.0 or later, and Outlook Express 5.0 or later.
• To format text, click Commands you can use in Voice Command mode.

Basic input commands

• "New line" Start text on the next line.
• "New paragraph" Start a new paragraph.
• "Tab" Press the TAB key once.
• "Enter" Press the ENTER key once.
• "Spelling mode" Spell out the next word. For example, say this before you spell out a company name or a person's name. Pause after spelling out the word to revert to normal dictation mode.
• "Forcenum" Enter a number or symbol instead of spelling it out. For example, say "Forcenum 2" to enter "2" instead of "two." Pause after saying the number or symbol to revert to normal dictation mode.
• "Space" Insert a space.
• "Backspace" Delete the character to the left of the insertion point.
• "Next cell" Move the insertion point one cell to the right.
• "Spell it" Spell the next word. If the insertion point is within a word, add spelled letters within the word.
• "Spell that" Spell the next word. If the insertion point is within a word, select the current word and replace it with the spelled word.
• "Spelling mode" Go into or out of spelling mode. In spelling mode, you must spell out the words you want entered as text.

The remaining commands in this topic are supported only by programs that offer complete support for advanced text services, such as Microsoft Word 2002.

Selection commands

• "Select word" or "Select phrase" Select the word or phrase given.
• "Select word" Select the last recognized word.
• "Select that" Select the last recognized word or phrase.
• "Select word through word" Select a phrase by specifying the first and last words of the phrase.
• "Select previous phrase" Select the nearest recognized phrase to the left of the insertion point.
• "Select next phrase" Select the nearest recognized phrase to the right of the insertion point.
• "Unselect that" Unselect the currently selected text.

Correction commands

• "Correct word" or "Correct phrase" Select the word or phrase given and open the alternate list to supply correction options.
• "Correction" Select the selected text or the last recognized phrase and open the alternate list to supply correction options.
• "Correct that" Select the last recognized word or phrase and open the alternate list to supply correction options.
• "Correct previous phrase" Select the nearest recognized phrase to the left of the insertion point and open the alternate list to supply correction options.
• "Correct next phrase" Select the nearest recognized phrase to the right of the insertion point and open the alternate list to supply correction options.
• "Insert after word" or "Insert after phrase" Move the insertion point to the right of the word or phrase given.
• "Insert before word" or "Insert before phrase" Move the insertion point to the left of the word or phrase given.
• "Scratch that" Delete the last recognized phrase.
• "Delete" Delete the selected word of phrase.
• "Delete word" Delete a specific word.
• "Delete word through word" Delete a phrase by specifying the first and last words of the phrase.
• "Reconvert" Replace the last dictated word or phrase by reprocessing the dictated speech.

Editing commands

• "Cut" Delete and copy the selected text to the Clipboard.
• "Copy" Copy the selected text to the Clipboard.
• "Paste" Paste the text into the Clipboard at the insertion point.

Navigation commands

• "Go to top" Move the insertion point to the beginning of the page.
• "Go to bottom" Move the insertion point to the end of the page.
• "Go to beginning of line" Move the insertion point to the beginning of the current line.
• "Go to end of line" Move the insertion point to the end of the current line.
• "Insert after word" or "Insert after phrase" Move the insertion point to right of the word or phrase given.
• "Insert before word" or "Insert before phrase" Move the insertion point to left of the word or phrase given.

Keyboard simulation commands

• "New line" Start text on the next line.
• "New paragraph" Start a new paragraph.
• "Enter" Press the ENTER key once.
• "Tab" Press the TAB key once.
• "Space" Insert a space at the insertion point.
• "Backspace" Delete the character to the left of the insertion point.
• "Next cell" Move the insertion point one cell to the right.
• "Move up" Move the insertion point up one line.
• "Move down" Move the insertion point down one line.
• "Move left" Move the insertion point one character to the left.
• "Move right" Move the insertion point one character to the right.
• "Page up" Move the insertion point up one page.
• "Page down" Move the insertion point down one page.

Capitalization commands

• "Capitalize" or "Cap that" Capitalize the first letter of every word in the last phrase or the selected text.
• "Uncapitalize" or "No caps that" Make all letters lowercase in the last recognized phrase or the selected text.
• "All caps that" Capitalize all letters in the last phrase recognized or the selected phrase.
• "Cap it phrase" Capitalize the first letter of the first word in the phrase.
• "All caps phrase" Capitalize all the letters of the first word in the phrase.
• "No caps phrase" Make all letters in the first word of the phrase lowercase.

Punctuation marks and other symbols

You can say the names of punctuation marks to enter those marks. For example, you can say "comma" to add a comma, and you can say "period" to add a period at the end of a sentence. The following table lists most keyboard characters and how to say them when you are dictating.

To insert Say

• . "Period" or "dot"
• , "Comma"
• : "Colon"
• ; "Semi-colon"
• ? "Question mark"
• ! "Exclamation point"
• & "Ampersand"
• * "Asterisk"
• @ "At sign" or "at"
• \ "Backslash"
• / "Slash"
• | "Vertical bar"
• - "Hyphen" or "dash"
• -- "Double dash"
• = "Equals"
• + "Plus" or "plus sign"
• # "Pound sign"
• % "Percent" or "percent sign"
• $ "Dollar sign"
• _ "Underscore"
• ~ "Tilde"
• ... "Ellipsis"
• > "Greater than"
• < "Less than"
• ^ "Caret"
• [ "Open bracket"
• ] "Right bracket"
• { "Open brace"
• } "Close brace"
• ( "Paren"
• ) "Close paren"
• " "Quote"
• ' "Single quote"

Language bar commands Say To

• "Microphone" Turn the microphone off.
• "Voice Command" Switch from Dictation mode to Voice Command mode.
• "Correction" Select the selected text or the last recognized phrase and open the alternate list to supply correction options.

Related topics:

• Commands In Dictation Mode
• Commands In Voice Command Mode
• Commands In Correction Mode

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