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"Is there a list of Commands I can use in MacSpeech Dictate 1.5?"

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MacSpeech Dictate Commands v1.5

Here is a list of common dictation commands and a description of their basic functions. This does not include pre-configured Application commands for controlling Safari, TextEdit, iCal and Mail.

For additional lists and descriptions of commands, please check the online Help, or MacSpeech Dictate User Manual, or Quickstart Guide (all available under the Help menu in Dictate).

DICTATION COMMANDS	FUNCTION

Capitalize the Word[s] “text” [through/to “text”]	Capitalizes the instance of the word or phrase spoken that is closest to the insertion point.
Delete the Word[s] “text” [through/to “text”]	Deletes the instance of the word or phrase spoken that is closest to the insertion point.
Go to Beginning	Goes to the Beginning of the current document.
Go to End	Goes to the end of the current dictation session.
Insert After the Word[s] “text” [through/to “text”]	Moves the insertion point to just after the word or phrase you said.
Insert Before the Word[s] “text” [through/to “text”]	Moves the insertion point to just before the word or phrase you said.
Lowercase the Word[s] “text” [through/to “text”]	Makes all characters lowercase in the instance of the word or phrase spoken that is closest to the insertion point.
Move Backward [1-99] Words	Moves cursor back 1 to 99 words (Punctuation marks count as words)
Move Forward [1-99] Words	Moves cursor forward 1 to 99 words. (Punctuation marks count as words)
Move to Beginning of Document	Moves cursor to the beginning of the current document.
Move to End of Document	Moves cursor to the End of the current dictation session.
New Line	Presses the Return key once.
New Paragraph	Presses the Return key twice.
No Space	Types next word without a space before it.
Select the Word[s] “text” [through/to “text”]	Selects the instance of the word or phrase spoken that is closest to the insertion point.
Scratch That / Forget That	Deletes the last phrase you said, or to the left of where you insert the cursor.
Scratch Word / Forget Word	Deletes the last word you said, or to the left of where you insert the cursor.
Select All	Selects all text.
Train the Word[s] “text” [through/to “text”]	Selects, corrects the specified words in text, and trains them into profile as specified words are re-dictated.
Uppercase the Word[s] “text” [through/to “text”]	Makes all characters uppercase in the instance of the word or phrase spoken that is closest to the insertion point.

PHRASE TRAINING COMMANDS	FUNCTION

Choose “1” (or “2”, etc.)	Chooses the specified item # in the Recognition window as the spoken and recognized phrase.
Pick “1” (or “2”, etc.)	Corrects the selected text with the word or phrase that is item 1 (or 2, etc.) in the Recognition window.
Edit “1” (or “2”, etc.)	Allows you to edit item 1 (or 2, etc.) in the Recognition Window.
Cancel Edit	Cancels all edits and restores all items in the Recognition window.
Press Play	Plays audio of most recent word or phrase dictated.
Hide Recognition Window	Closes the Recognition window.
Show Recognition Window	Opens the Recognition window.

MACSPEECH DICTATE WINDOW COMMANDS	FUNCTION

Show Status Window	Shows the Status window for MacSpeech Dictate.
Hides the Status window for MacSpeech Dictate.	Hides the Status window for MacSpeech Dictate.
Show Available Commands Window	Shows the Available Commands window for MacSpeech Dictate.
Hide Available Commands Window	Hides the Available Commands window for MacSpeech Dictate.
Bring Dictate to the Front	Makes Dictate the frontmost application.
Show Recognition Window	Opens the Recognition window.
Hide Recognition Window	Closes the Recognition window.

CAPITALIZATION COMMANDS	FUNCTION

Caps On	Turns on capitalizing the first letter of every word.
Caps Off	Turns off capitalizing the first letter of every word.
Cap	Capitalizes the next word spoken.
All Caps	Types the next word spoken in CAPS.
All Caps On	Makes every word CAPS.
All Caps Off	Returns capitalization to normal.
No Caps	Makes the next word spoken lower case.
No Caps On	Makes the following text lowercase until turned off.
No Caps Off	Returns capitalization to normal.
Capitalize the Word[s] “text” [through/to “text”]	Capitalizes the identified word or phrase spoken that is closest to the insertion point.

NO SPACE COMMANDS	FUNCTION

No Space On	Turns the No Space mode on, so there is no space between words.
No Space Off	Turns the No Space mode off
No Space	Types the next word

BUTTON/KEYBOARD COMMANDS	FUNCTION

Press Cancel	Press the Cancel Button.
Press Don’t Save	Press the Don’t Save Button.
Press OK	Press the OK Button.
Cancel This Operation	Cancels the current operation.
Save This Document	Mimics a Command-S keypress; Saves frontmost document in most apps.

MENU COMMANDS	FUNCTION

File New	Selects the New menu item on the File Menu.
File Open	Selects the Open menu item on the File Menu.
File Close	Selects the Close menu item on the File Menu.
Undo Last Action	Undoes the last action. Same as using keyboard, so Scratch That or Undo Dictation are preferred.
Redo Last Action	Redo last action reverses the effect of the “Undo Last Action” command.
About this Application	Displays information about the frontmost application.
Access Find Window	Opens the Find window.
Access Force Quit Window	Opens the Force Quit window.
Show Date and Time	Displays a dialog box with the date and time stamp.

APPLICATION LAUNCH/QUIT COMMANDS	FUNCTION

Activate [Application Name]	Activates (Opens/Launches) the named application.
Open [Application Name]	Opens (Activates/Launches) the named application.
Launch [Application Name]	Launches (Opens/Activates) the named application.
Quit [Application Name]	Quits (Kills) the named application.
Kill [Application Name]	Kills (Quits) the named application.

WEB 100/td>	FUNCTION

Jump To[Web site name]	Jumps to one of the Web 100; A list of one hundred commonly used web sites.

PUNCTUATION COMMANDS	FUNCTION

Ampersand	&
Apostrophe	‘
Apostrophe ess	‘s
Asterisk	*
At Sign	@
Back Slash	\
Back Quote / Backtick	‘
Caret	^
Cents Sign	¢
Close Angle Bracket	>
Close Brace	}
Close Bracket (US Only)	]
Close Square Bracket (All Dialects)
Close Euro Quote	»
Close Parenthesis (All Dialects) Close Bracket (Non-US Dialects)	)
Close Quote	” (close curly quote)
Close Single Quote	’
Colon	:
Comma	,
Copyright Sign	©
Dash	--
Degree Sign	°
Dollar Sign	$
Dot	.
Ellipsis	…
Em Dash	---
En Dash	--
Equals Sign	=
Euro Sign	€
Exclamation Mark (All Dialects) Exclamation Point (US Only)	!
Forward Slash	/
Full Stop (all dialects)	.
Greater Than Sign	>
Hash Sign (Non-US dialects)	#
Hyphen	-
Left Angle Bracket	<
Less Than Sign	<
Minus Sign	-
New Line	(one carriage return)
New Paragraph	(two carriage returns)
Number Sign (US Only)	#
Open Angle Bracket	<
Open Brace	{
Open Bracket (US Only) Open Square Bracket (All Dialects)	[
Open Euro Quote	«
Open Parenthesis (All Dialects) Open Bracket (Non-US Dialects)	(
Open Quote	“ (open curly quote)
Open Single Quote	‘ (open single quote)
Percent Sign	%
Period (US only)	.
Plus Sign	+
Point	.
Pound Sign (US Only)	#
Pound Sign (non-US Dialects) Pound Sterling Sign (US Only)	£
Question Mark	?
Registered Sign	®
Right Angle Bracket	>
Section Sign	§
Semi Colon	;
Sharp Sign (Non-US Dialects)	#
Slash	/
Space Bar	(the space character)
Tab Key	(the tab character)
Tilde	~
Trademark Sign	™
Underscore	_
Vertical Bar	\|

CHAT COMMANDS	FUNCTION

Send Message	Sends the current message.
Smiley Face	:-)
Frowny Face	:-(
Winky Face	;-)


SPELLING MODE - EXAMPLES	FUNCTION

a b c	abc
1 2 3 EXCLAMATION POINT	123!
a SPACEBAR b SPACEBAR c	a b c
a b CAP c	abC
a b c SCRATCH THAT	ab
a b c MOVE BACKWARD 1 CHARACTER d	abdc

TEXT EDITING COMMANDS	FUNCTION

Cache Document	Prepares pasted text from other applications for editing by dictation.
Cache Selection	Prepares the selected text for navigation by voice or editing by dictation.
Copy Selection	Copies the selected text.
Cut Selection	Cuts the selected text.
Next Field	Performs the Purge Cache command, then tabs to next field in current application.
No Leading Space	Only for words already dictated -- All spaces are removed before the word immediately after the cursor or left edge of the selection.
Paste From Clipboard	Pastes text from clipboard.
Previous Field	Performs the Purge Cache command, then tabs to previous field in current application.
Purge Cache	Commits dictated text to an existing document.
Redo Last Action	Tells active application to perform most recent action again.
Undo Last Action	Tells active application to undo most recent action. Equal to Cmd-Z keyboard shortcut in many applications.
Select All	Selects all text.
KEY COMMANDS	FUNCTION

Press The Key [keyname]	Enters the keyname as though the key had been pressed on the keyboard. Keynames are alphabet keys, numbers, function key F1 - F20, or other named keys
Press The Key Combo [modifiers][keyname]	Enters the modifier keys, plus the keyname, as though they had been pressed on the keyboard. Modifiers are Control, Shift, Command, Option, Function and Capslock. Keynames are alphabet keys, numbers, function key F1 - F20, or other named keys.

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