Nuance ScanSoft MacSpeech Dictate Global Commands List

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MacSpeech Dictate 1.5 Global Commands List

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This list includes all global MacSpeech Dictate commands available in MacSpeech Dictate version 1.5.8 and which are mentioned in either the documentation or the included AppleScript commands list. I have explained commands only where necessary, and tried to group the commands roughly by function.

In general, the more dictation-focussed commands are listed ﬁrst, the ones which control how the operation of MacSpeech Dictate itself, and the application-focussed commands afterwards but because of the way dictation works, the distinction between the two sets is fuzzy at best.

This document includes only Global commands - ones you can use in any application. It does not include Application Speciﬁc commands which exist for Mail, Finder, Safari, iChat, iCal, and TextEdit. These can be viewed in the Tools > Commands window within MacSpeech Dictate if you are interested.

Understanding This Document

This is a command

Most commands are written like that, just say exactly whatʼs written. Where the output is not obvious, explanatory text is in italics like this. Things in italics are never commands.

This is a command [with an optional section]

Commands set out like this will work with or without the section in square brackets, say either one. Sometimes the command has a different effect with the optional section, which should be obvious from the command itself.

This is a command with one/two/three options

With commands set like this you select the appropriate option from the “one/two/three” section, so the command here could be “This is a command with one options”, “This is a command with two options”, and “This is a command with three options”.

Note

This list is produced by Ricky Buchanan of ATMac http://atmac.org/. Itʼs not an ofﬁcial MacSpeech document and all errors are mine, not theirs! Please be nice.

Controlling MacSpeech Dictate Itself

[Switch to] Command Mode [Switch to] Dictation Mode [Switch to] Spelling Mode

Edit 1/2/3/etc. Cancel Edit

Edit (or cancel edit) of the numbered item in the recognition window.

Bring Dictate to the Front

Show/Hide Available Commands Window Show/Hide Recognition Window Show/Hide Status Window

Microphone off

Sleeping and Waking

[Switch to] Sleep Mode Go To Sleep

Turn [the] Microphone On Wake up

Phrase Training

Press Play Play The Selection

Replays the audio of you speaking the current or selected phrase.

Train Vocabulary From Selection Train the Word[s] (text) [through/to (text)]

Dictation

Cache Document Cache Selection Purge Cache

Refer to the manual if youʼre not clear on the cache. Itʼs vital for mixed verbal and keyboard/mouse editing of dictated text.

Delete the Word[s] (text) [Through/to (text)]

Insert After the Word[s] (text) [through/to (text)] Insert before the Word[s] (text) [through/to (text)]

Moves your insertion point before dictating.

Numeral Roman Numeral

Tell MacSpeech to interpret the next phrase as a number or Roman numeral.

Undo Dictation Redo Dictation

Scratch/Forget That Scratch/Forget Word

Pick/Choose 1/2/3/etc.

Select the numbered item from the recognition window to replace the recognised phrase.

Individual Keystrokes

Press The Key (keyname)

Press The Key Combo (modiﬁers) (keyname) Press The Keys (modiﬁers) (keyname)

Spacing

No Leading Space

No Space

Capitalisation

All Caps All Caps Off All Caps On

No Space Off No Space On

No-Break/Non-breaking/Unbreakable Space

Smilies

Frowny [face]

Laughing face

Smiley [face]

Winky [Face]

Winky laughing face

Movement

Move Backward (1-99) Words Move Forward (1-99) Words

Go to Beginning Move to Beginning of Document

Go to End Move to End of Document

Next Field Previous Field

For moving within a spreadsheet or table.

Uppercase the Word(s) “text” (through/to “text”)

Cap Caps Off Caps On

Capitalise the Word(s) “text” (through/to “text”)

No Caps No Caps Off No Caps On

Lowercase the Word(s) “text” (through/to “text”)

Application Control

About this Application

Access Find Window

Cancel This Operation

File Close File New File Open

Press Cancel Press Donʼt Save Press OK Press Save

Save This Document

Show Date and Time

Undo Last Action Redo Last Action

Quit This Application

Computer Control

Switch To Next Application Switch To Previous Application

Kill [Application] Quit [Application]

Next Application Window Previous Application Window

Put Computer To Sleep

Restart The Computer

Send/Create an Email/Note To/For [Name] (And [Name]) (Copying [Name]) (Blind Copying [Name])

Activate/Launch/Open [Application]

Start or switch to the named application.

Capture Screen Capture Selection

Select All Select the Word[s] (text) [through/to (text)]

Copy Selection Cut Selection Paste From Clipboard

Expose All Windows Expose Application Windows Expose Desktop

Hide All Applications Hide Other Applications Hide This Application Show All Applications

Special Restart

Restart immediately with no prompting for conﬁrmation.

Special Sleep

Force the computer to sleep

Switch To Space One/Two/Three/Four

Turn Dock Hiding On/Off

Common Punctuation

[Forward] Slash

At Sign

Close/End [double] quote[s]

Close/Right Bracket (Non-US Dialects)

Close/Right Paren/Parenthesis (All Dialects)

Comma

Access Force Quit Window

Dash

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