Tom in London

Q: Can I print out the list of Dictation commands?

I use dictation a lot but I can't memorise all the commands until I've learned them. The trouble is that to find out what they are, I have to go into system preferences, and from there to Accessibility, and from there a whole series of other steps before I get to the on-screen list of commands.

 

By which time I've probably forgotten what I was trying to do anyway.

 

Isn't there some way of printing out this list of commands?

Mac mini, OS X Yosemite (10.10), Mac user since 1995- also MBP

Posted on Oct 18, 2014 2:23 AM

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  • by ITTransactionSoftwareChief,

    ITTransactionSoftwareChief ITTransactionSoftwareChief Aug 8, 2015 6:30 PM in response to Tom in London
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    Aug 8, 2015 6:30 PM in response to Tom in London

    I have the same problem Tom. 

     

    It is bad enough that Apple help assumes you know what window or application they are referring.  It is worse when Apple help gives you a link to find Dictation Commands and there is just nothing but instructions on how to set it up.

     

    I was think about dictating the actual commands into a document and then publish it.  Maybe I will.

  • by VikingOSX,

    VikingOSX VikingOSX Aug 8, 2015 7:29 PM in response to Tom in London
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  • by ITTransactionSoftwareChief,

    ITTransactionSoftwareChief ITTransactionSoftwareChief Aug 8, 2015 8:43 PM in response to Tom in London
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    Aug 8, 2015 8:43 PM in response to Tom in London

    These are the ones I've found so far.

     

    If anyone can point me to others I will be happy to republish the list with the new commands added.

     

    We customers wouldn't want Apple to lose any time making and selling watches.


     

     

    Punctuation Command

    Result

     

     

    apostrophe

    open bracket

    [

    close bracket

    ]

    open parenthesis

    (

    close parenthesis

    )

    open brace

    {

    close brace

    }

    open angle bracket

    <

    close angle bracket

    >

    colon

    :

    comma

    ,

    dash

    ellipsis

    exclamation mark

    !

    hyphen

    -

    period/point/dot/full stop

    .

    question mark

    ?

    quote

    end quote

    begin single quote

    '

    end single quote

    semicolon

    ;

     

     

    Typography Command

    Result

     

     

    ampersand

    &

    asterisk

    *

    at sign

    @

    backslash

    \

    forward slash

    /

    caret

    ^

    center dot

    large center dot

    degree sign

    °

    hashtag/pound sign

    #

    percent sign

    %

    underscore

    _

    vertical bar

    |

     

     

    Formatting Command

    Result

     

     

    new line

    Starts a new line.

    numeral

    Formats the next phrase as a number.

    roman numeral

    Formats the next phrase as a Roman numeral.

    new paragraph

    Starts a new paragraph.

    no space on

    Formats the next phrase without spaces.

    no space off

    Resumes default spacing.

    tab key

    Moves the cursor to the next tab stop.

     

     

    Capitalization Command

    Result

     

     

    caps on

    Formats the next phrase in Title Case.

    caps off

    Resumes the default case lettering.

    all caps

    Formats the next word in ALL CAPS.

    all caps on

    Formats the next phrase in ALL CAPS.

    all caps off

    Resumes the default case lettering.

     

     

    Mathematical Command

    Result

     

     

    equal sign

    =

    greater than sign

    >

    less than sign

    <

    minus sign

    -

    multiplication sign

    x

    plus sign

    +

     

     

    Currency Command

    Result

     

     

    dollar sign

    $

    cent sign

    ¢

    pound sterling sign

    £

    euro sign

    yen sign

    ¥

     

     

    Emoticons Command

    Result

     

     

    smiley face

    :-)

    frowny face

    :-(

    winky face

    ;-)

    cross-eyed laughing face

    XD

     

     

    Intellectual Property Command

    Result

     

     

    copyright sign

    ©

    registered sign

    ®

    trademark sign

     

     

    Advanced Commands

     

     

     

    Selection Commands

     

     

     

    Select < phrase >

     

    Select all

     

    Select word

     

    Select previous word

     

    Select next word

     

    Select sentence

     

    Select previous sentence

     

    Select next sentence

     

    Select paragraph

     

    Select previous paragraph

     

    Select next paragraph

     

    Select previous

     

    Select next

     

    Deselect that

     

     

     

    Navigation Commands

     

     

     

    Go to beginning

     

    Go to end

     

    Go to beginning of selection

     

    Go to end of selection

     

    Go to beginning of word

     

    Go to end of word

     

    Go to beginning of sentence

     

    Go to end of sentence

     

    Go to beginning of paragraph

     

    Go to end of paragraph

     

    Move left

     

    Move right

     

    Move up

     

    Move down

     

    Go to next field

     

    Go to previous field

     

    Scroll up

     

    Scroll down

     

    Scroll to top

     

    Scroll to bottom

     

    Press escape key

     

     

     

    Editing Commands

     

     

     

    Replace < phrase > with < phrase >

     

    Undo that

     

    Redo that

     

    Cut that

     

    Copy that

     

    Paste that

     

    Delete that

     

    Capitalize that

     

    Capitalize < phrase >

     

    Lowercase that

     

    Lowercase < phrase >

     

    Uppercase that

     

    Uppercase < phrase >

     

    Press return key

     

    Insert date

     

    Literal < phrase >

     

     

     

    Formatting Commands

     

     

     

    Bold that

     

    Bold < phrase >

     

    Italicize that

     

    Italicize < phrase >

     

    Underline that

     

    Underline < phrase >

     

     

     

    System Commands

     

     

     

    Stop listening

     

    Show commands

     

    Hide commands

     

    How do I < phrase >

     

    Search Spotlight for < phrase >

     

    Open Dictation preferences

     

     

     

    Application Commands

     

     

     

    Switch to <application name>

     

    Quit < application name >

     

    Hide < application name >

     

    Quite application

     

    Hide application

     

    Click < menu name > menu

     

     

     

    Document Commands

     

     

     

    New item

     

    Open document

     

    Save document

     

    Close window

     

    Minimize window

     

    Click < item name >

     

  • by Roote,

    Roote Roote Aug 8, 2015 10:38 PM in response to ITTransactionSoftwareChief
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    Aug 8, 2015 10:38 PM in response to ITTransactionSoftwareChief

    Hi ITTransactionSoftwareChief. Nice list. The only additions I might suggest are the command variations:

     

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    Dictation Commands


    Selection


    Select <phrase>

    Select all

        Select document

    Select word

    Select previous word

    Select next word

    Select sentence

    Select previous sentence

    Select next sentence

    Select paragraph

    Select previous paragraph

    Select next paragraph

    Select previous

    Select next

    Deselect that

        Deselect this

        Unselect that

        Unselect this

        Clear selection


    Navigation

     

    Go to beginning

        Move to beginning

        Go to top

        Move to top

    Go to end

        Move to end

        Go to bottom

        Move to bottom

    Go to beginning of selection

        Move to beginning of selection

    Go to end of selection

        Move to end of selection

    Go to beginning of word

        Move to beginning of word

    Go to end of word

        Move to end of word

    Go to beginning of sentence

        Move to beginning of sentence

    Go to end of sentence

        Move to end of sentence

    Go to beginning of paragraph

        Move to beginning of paragraph

    Go to end of paragraph

        Move to end of paragraph

    Move left

    Move right

    Move up

    Move down

    Go to next field

        Next field

        Tab key

    Go to previous field

        Previous field

    Scroll up

    Scroll down

    Scroll to top

    Scroll to bottom

    Press Escape key

     

    Editing

     

    Replace <phrase> with <phrase>

        Change  <phrase> to <phrase>

    Undo that

        Undo this

        Scratch that

    Redo that

        Redo this

    Cut that

        Cut this

        Cut selection

    Copy that

        Copy this

        Copy selection

    Paste that

        Paste this

        Paste here

    Delete that

        Delete this

        Delete selection

        Press Delete key

        Press Backspace key

    Capitalize that

        Capitalize this

        Capitalize selection

    Capitalize <phrase>

    Lowercase that

        Lowercase this

        Lowercase selection

    Lowercase <phrase>

    Uppercase that

        Uppercase this

        Uppercase selection

    Uppercase <phrase>

    Press Return key

    Insert date

    Literal <phrase>

     

    Formatting

     

    Bold that

        Bold this

        Bold selection

    Bold phrase

    Italicize that

        Italicize this

        Italicize selection

    Italicize <phrase>

    Underline that

        Underline this

        Underline selection

    Underline <phrase>

     

    System

     

    Stop listening

        Stop dictating

    Show commands

        Open commands

        Show me what to say

    Hide commands

        Close commands

    How do I <phrase>

        Search commands for <phrase>

    Search Spotlight for <phrase>

    Open Dictation preferences

        Open Speech preferences

        Open Dictation and Speech preferences

     

    Application

     

    Switch to <application name>

        Open <application name>

        Launch <application name>

        Show <application name>

    Quit <application name>

    Hide <application name>

    Quit application

    Hide application

    Click <menu name> menu

        Press <menu name> menu

        Open <menu name> menu

     

    Document

     

    New item

    Open document

    Save document

    Close window

    Minimize window

    Click <item name>

        Press <item name>

  • by ITTransactionSoftwareChief,

    ITTransactionSoftwareChief ITTransactionSoftwareChief Aug 10, 2015 8:10 AM in response to Roote
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    Aug 10, 2015 8:10 AM in response to Roote

    Hey Roote!

     

    Your the best. 

     

    I didn't know those were there.  My work today I would need those commands.  So you must have read my mind.

     

    Thanks for pointing those out.  I will add them to my list, even though you have it all nicely there.

     

    Cheers!

  • by Roote,

    Roote Roote Aug 12, 2015 12:04 PM in response to ITTransactionSoftwareChief
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    Aug 12, 2015 12:04 PM in response to ITTransactionSoftwareChief

    You're welcome ITTransactionSoftwareChief. Please feel free to integrate anything from my list into your own for reposting.