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QUICK
REFERENCE
This quick reference lists the commands and special WHAT TO DO IF YOU DICTATE TEXT
dictation words you can say while using Dragon BUT IT IS INTERPRETED AS A COMMAND
NaturallySpeaking. Commands that work only in specific If you dictate text but Dragon NaturallySpeaking
applications do not appear here. These include Dragon interprets your words as commands, you can force Dragon
Natural Word™ commands that work only in Microsoft® NaturallySpeaking to type your words as dictation by
Word 97 or Corel® WordPerfect® 8. holding down the Shift key while you speak.
WHY DO SOME COMMANDS HAVE ASTERISKS (*)?
While Dragon NaturallySpeaking lets you talk into and Controlling the Microphone
control almost any Windows® program on your desktop, and Getting Help
some programs support commands that are not available
Microphone Off
in other programs.
Go to Sleep
■ If you are using the Dragon NaturallySpeaking word
Wake Up (only after you have said “Go to Sleep”)
processor or another program that has been customized
What Can I Say
for Dragon NaturallySpeaking (for example, Microsoft
Give Me Help
Word 97 or Corel WordPerfect 8) all the commands
listed on this card work.
■ If you are using a program that is not customized for Controlling Applications
Dragon NaturallySpeaking, the commands marked Start <application or document name>
with an asterisk (*) do not work. In this case, use the Click Start Menu/Click Start
commands that do not have an asterisk. Click <menu or button name>
HOW TO READ COMMANDS PRESENTED Move to/Go to/Click Next Tab
IN TABLES OR WITH SLASHES Move to/Go to/Click Previous Tab
Many commands are formed by combining words from Switch to Next Window
groups displayed in tables or separated by slashes. To Switch to Previous Window
form a command, say a word from each group without Switch to <application or document name>
pausing between words. For example, “Select Next/ Switch to NaturallySpeaking
Forward/Previous/Back Word/Character” means you can Mouse Up/Left/Down/Right 1–10
say commands such as “Select Next Word” or “Select Mouse Up/Left/Down/Right 1–10 Click/Double Click/
Previous Character”. Left Click/Right Click/Mark/Drag
WHAT TO DO IF YOU SAY A COMMAND
BUT IT IS TYPED AS DICTATION
Remember that you must pause before you say most
commands. If, however, you pause and say a command
and Dragon NaturallySpeaking still types your command
as dictation, you can force command recognition by
holding down the Ctrl key while you speak.
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Using Dictation Commands *Select <start-text> Through <end-text>
*Resume With <word> <text>
Dictation commands differ from all other commands because they
do not require you to pause before or after saying them. (Replaces all dictated text after <word> with new
New Line <text>.)
New Paragraph FORMATTING TEXT
Tab Key *Bold That
All Caps <word> *Italicize That
All Caps On/Off *Underline That
Cap <word> *Restore That
Caps On/Off
No Caps <word> *Cap That
No Caps On/Off *All Caps That
No Space <word> *No Caps That
No Space On/Off *Left Align That/Right Align That/Center That
*Compound That
*Hyphenate That
Editing *Format That (followed by any of):
DELETING/COPYING/PASTING TEXT Capitals/Initial Caps/Cap/Caps/All Caps/No Caps/
Undo That Uppercase/Lowercase /Left Aligned/Right Aligned/
Undo Last Action Centered/Bullet Style/Without Spaces/With Hyphens
Backspace
*Set Font/Format That <face>
Backspace 2–20
*Set Font/Format That <face> <size>
Say Then Then Then *Set Font/Format That <face> <size> <style>
Delete Next 1–20 Character(s) *Set Font/Format That <face> <style>
Forward (saying Word(s) *Set Font/Format That <style>
Previous 1 is Paragraph(s) <face> = Arial/Courier/Courier New/Times/
Last optional) Times New Roman
Back <size> = 4–120
<style> = Bold/Italics/Plain/Plain Text/
*Delete That Regular/Underline
*Cut That *Set Size/Format That Size 4–120
*Copy That
Copy All to Clipboard *Format That Spelled Out (to convert a numeral into a
Paste That spelled out number, for example, 3 to three.)
Scratch That (In applications customized for Dragon *Format That Number (to convert a spelled out number
NaturallySpeaking, this command works on the last into a numeral, for example, three to 3.)
word(s) you said or on selected text. In other MOVING AROUND IN A DOCUMENT OR TEXT WINDOW
applications, this command works only on the last Go to Top/Bottom
word(s) you said.) Move Left/Right/Up/Down 1–20
Scratch That 2–10 Times
Say Then Then Then
(works on the last word(s) you said.)
Move Left 1–20 Character(s)
SELECTING TEXT Back a Word(s)
Select Word/Line/Paragraph/Document/All
Right
Say Then Then Then Forward
Select Next 1–20 Character(s) Move Up 1–20 Line(s)
Forward (saying Word(s) Back a Paragraph(s)
Previous 1 is Paragraph(s) Down
Last optional) Forward
Back
Move to Top of Line
*Select <text> Go to Start Paragraph
<text> = currently visible, contiguous words. Beginning Document
*Select Again Bottom Selection
(Selects another visible instance of the same text.) End
*Insert Before <text> PLAYING BACK RECORDED SPEECH/
*Insert After <text> READING DICTATED TEXT
<text> = currently visible, contiguous words. *Play That Back/Play That/Read That
Pause after saying Insert Before/After <text>. Wait for *Play Back/Read Line/Paragraph/Document/Window/
the insertion point (cursor) to reposition itself in the to Here/Up to Here/from Here/Down from Here
document before continuing to dictate.
*Insert Before That Using the MouseGrid™
*Insert After That (That refers to currently selected text.) MouseGrid
Mouse Window
Correcting Recognition Errors MouseGrid Window
Cancel
TO OPEN THE CORRECTION DIALOG BOX Go
Correct That (In applications customized for Dragon Undo that
NaturallySpeaking, this command works on the last
word(s) you said or on selected text. In other Say Then Then
applications, this command works only on the last Mouse 1–9 Click
word(s) you said.) MouseGrid (0 to 5 times) Double Click
MouseWindow Left Click
Spell That <abc> (In applications customized for Dragon MouseGrid Window Right Click
NaturallySpeaking, this command works on the last Mark
word(s) you said or on selected text. In other Drag
applications, this command works only on the last Shift Drag
word(s) you said.) Control Drag
<abc> = letters A–Z, numbers 0–9, apostrophe, dash, (optional)
hyphen, space bar, Cap
*Correct <text> Dictating Numbers
<text> = currently visible, contiguous words. Use these examples to see how to dictate numbers when
*Correct <start-text> Through <end-text> automatic number formatting is turned on.
<start-text> = the first words of currently visible text TIP : See the online Help for more information.
you want to correct.
To enter Say
<end-text> = the last words of currently visible text you
want to correct. 4 four or Numeral four
TO TALK TO THE CORRECTION DIALOG BOX 23 twenty-three
Choose 1–10 179 one hundred seventy-nine
Select 1–10 1703 seventeen hundred and three
Select Line
5,422 five comma four hundred twenty-two
Select Next/Forward/Previous/Back Word/Character
Select Next/Forward/Previous/Back 1–20 Word(s)/ 142,015 one hundred forty-two thousand and fifteen
Character(s) 3 3/4 three and three quarters
Move Left/Back/Right/Forward a Word/Character IV Roman four
Move Left/Back/Right/Forward 1–20 Word(s)/Character(s)
Move to Top/Start/Beginning/Bottom/End of Line XXIV Roman twenty Roman four
Go to Top/Bottom July 4, 1998 July four comma nineteen ninety-eight
Go to Top/Start/Beginning/Bottom/End of Line May 15, 2003 May fifteen comma two thousand and three
Cut That
965-5200 nine six five fifty-two hundred
Delete That
Delete Next/Forward/Previous/Back 1–20 Word(s)/ 617-965-5200 six one seven nine six five five two hundred
Character(s) $45 forty-five dollars
Backspace $99.50 ninety-nine dollars and fifty cents
Backspace 2–10
8:00 eight o’clock
<abc>
<abc> = letters A–Z, numbers 0–9, apostrophe, dash, 8:30 p.m. eight thirty pm
hyphen, question mark, slash, space bar, Cap.
You can use other punctuation words if you precede
them with a brief pause.
Dictating Punctuation Entering Keystrokes
and Special Characters Say the following commands to enter any key or key combination
Say the following words to enter punctuation marks and special on the keyboard by voice:
characters: Say Then…
& ampersand/ / forward slash/ Press/Type <key-name>
and sign slash For <key-name> say the name of any key on the keyboard,
' apostrophe - hyphen/ except Pause/Break, Num Lock, Scroll Lock, and Caps Lock.
' begin single quote/ numeric hyphen
open single quote – minus sign Examples:
' close single quote/ { left brace/ Say Then… Say Then…
end single quote open brace Press/ a Press/ down arrow
's apostrophe ess [ left bracket/ Type b Type left arrow
* asterisk open bracket Alpha Page Down
@ at sign ( left paren/ Bravo Shift Key
` backquote left parenthesis/ a as in Alice Control Key
\ backslash open paren/ b as in Bill Alt Key
^ caret open parenthesis Enter Alt Key
> close angle bracket/ < less than Enter Key Shift Key
right angle bracket < left angle bracket/ Back Space Control Key
> greater than open angle bracket 1 Caps Lock
} close brace/ # number sign/ 2 Key Pad 1
right brace pound sign F1 Num Pad 2
] close bracket/ " begin quote/
right bracket begin quotes/ Optionally, you can also use the International Communications
) close paren/ open quote/ Alphabet:
close parenthesis/ open quotes For Say For Say
right paren/ " close quote/ a Alpha n November
right parenthesis close quotes/ b Bravo o Oscar
: colon end quote/ c Charlie p Papa
: numeric colon end quotes d Delta q Quebec
, comma % percent sign e Echo r Romeo
, numeric comma + plus sign f Foxtrot s Sierra
— dash ? question mark g Golf t Tango
$ dollar sign ; semicolon h Hotel u Uniform
. dot/point space bar i India v Victor
. period → tab key j Juliet w Whiskey
… ellipsis ~ tilde k Kilo x X-ray
= equal sign _ underscore l Lima y Yankee
! exclamation point/mark | vertical bar m Mike z Zulu

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