The
Ultimate
MacSpeech
Dictate 1.5
Global
Commands
List
Copyright © ATMac 2010
http://atmac.org/
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.
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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.
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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
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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
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