Punctuation
| Say This | Inserts |
|---|---|
| ”period”, “full stop”, or “dot” | . |
| ”comma” | , |
| ”question mark” | ? |
| ”exclamation mark” or “exclamation point” | ! |
| ”colon” | : |
| ”semicolon” | ; |
| ”ellipsis” | ... |
Quotes and Apostrophes
| Say This | Inserts |
|---|---|
| ”open quote” or “begin quote” | " |
| ”close quote” or “end quote” | " |
| ”apostrophe” | ' |
| ”apostrophe ess” | 's |
Brackets and Parentheses
| Say This | Inserts |
|---|---|
| ”open parenthesis” or “open paren” | ( |
| ”close parenthesis” or “close paren” | ) |
| ”open bracket” | [ |
| ”close bracket” | ] |
| ”open brace” | { |
| ”close brace” | } |
Navigation
| Say This | Description |
|---|---|
| ”New line” | Insert a new line |
| ”Next line” | Move to the next line, or create one if none exists |
| ”New paragraph” | Start a new paragraph |
| ”Next field” | Navigate to the next placeholder |
| ”Previous field” | Navigate to the previous placeholder |
| ”Go to beginning” | Move the cursor to the beginning of the text |
| ”Go to end” | Move the cursor to the end of the text |
| ”Go to start of line” | Move the cursor to the start of the current line |
| ”Go to end of line” | Move the cursor to the end of the current line |
Selection
| Say This | Description |
|---|---|
| ”Select that” | Select the last dictated word |
| ”Select previous word” | Select the word before the cursor |
| ”Select next word” | Select the word after the cursor |
| ”Select previous sentence” | Select the sentence before the cursor |
| ”Select next sentence” | Select the sentence after the cursor |
| ”Unselect that” | Clear the current selection |
Editing
| Say This | Description |
|---|---|
| ”Scratch that” | Delete the last dictated utterance |
| ”Delete that” | Delete the current selection |
| ”Delete last word” | Delete the last dictated word |
| ”Delete line” | Delete the entire line at the cursor position |
| ”Delete word to left” | Delete the word to the left of the cursor |
| ”Delete word to right” | Delete the word to the right of the cursor |
| ”Delete paragraph” | Delete the current paragraph |
| ”Delete last sentence” | Delete the last sentence |
| ”Undo” | Undo the last action or dictation |
| ”Copy that” | Copy the current selection to the clipboard |
| ”Paste” | Paste from the clipboard |
| ”Start of macro” | Move to the beginning of the active macro |
| ”End of macro” | Move to the end of the active macro |
Formatting
| Say This | Description |
|---|---|
| ”Insert numbered list” | Starts a numbered list |
| ”Insert bullet list” | Starts a bullet list |
| ”Insert dash list” | Starts a dash list |
| ”Next item” | Adds an item to the list after a new line |
| ”End list” | Ends the current list |
Numbers and Currency
| Say This | Inserts |
|---|---|
| ”50 dollars” | $50 |
| ”100 euros” | €100 |
| ”percent sign” | % |
| ”degree sign” | ° |
Symbols
| Say This | Inserts |
|---|---|
| ”at sign” | @ |
| ”ampersand” or “and sign” | & |
| ”hash” or “pound sign” | # |
| ”asterisk” | * |
| ”slash” or “forward slash” | / |
| ”backslash” | \ |
| ”hyphen” | - |
| ”dash” | -- |
| ”underscore” | _ |
| ”plus sign” | + |
| ”equal sign” | = |