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Type
Comments
Period
Full stop
.
Punctuation
Comma
,
Punctuation
Question mark
?
Punctuation
Exclamation Mark
Exclamation Point
!
Punctuation
New line
New Paragraph
New line (Enter)
Punctuation / Command
Apostrophe S
's
Punctuation
adds 's after the last word. Saying "Peter apostrophe s"
types Peter's
Colon
:
Punctuation
Semicolon
;
Punctuation
Open quotes
"
Punctuation
Close quotes
"
Punctuation
Hyphen
-
Punctuation
Underscore
__
Punctuation
M-dash
—
Punctuation
Em dash
N-dash
–
Punctuation
En dash
Begin single quote
Open single quote
'
Punctuation
End single quote
Close single quote
'
Punctuation
Backquote
Backtick
`
Punctuation
Left parentheses
Open parentheses
(
Punctuation
For some English speakers, the brackets/parentheses commands
might take some getting used to. In Australia, for one,
'parentheses' is rarely used in favour of the term 'brackets' You'll have to adjust your vocabulary to fit Microsoft's definitions.
Right parentheses
Close parentheses
)
Punctuation
Left bracket
Open bracket
[
Punctuation
Right bracket
Close bracket
]
Punctuation
Left brace
Open brace
{
Punctuation
Right brace
Close brace
}
Punctuation
Asterisk
*
Punctuation
Backslash
\
Punctuation
Forward slash
/
Punctuation
Vertical bar sign
Pipe character
|
Punctuation
Paragraph sign
Paragraph mark
¶
Punctuation
Section sign
§
Punctuation
Ampersand
And sign
&
Punctuation
At sign
@
Punctuation
Copyright sign
©
Punctuation
Registered sign
®
Punctuation
Caret symbol
^
Symbol
Ellipsis
dot dot dot
...
Punctuation
NOT a real ellipsis, just three dots in a row (similar but not the same).
Degree sign
°
Symbol
Percent sign
%
Symbol
Number sign
Pound sign
#
Symbol
Plus sign
+
Mathematics
Minus Sign
-
Mathematics
Multiplication sign
x
Mathematics
Plus or minus sign
±
Mathematics
Division sign
÷
Mathematics
Equal sign
=
Mathematics
Less than sign
Left angle bracket
<
Mathematics
Greater than sign
Right angle bracket
>
Mathematics
Dollar sign
$
Currency Symbol
Pound sterling sign
£
Currency Symbol
Euro sign
€
Currency Symbol
Yen sign
¥
Currency Symbol
Smiley face
: - )
Emoji
Remains as text, not converted to full emoji
Frowny face
: - (
Emoji
Remains as text, not converted to full emoji
Winky face
; - )
Emoji
Remains as text, not converted to full emoji
Heart emoji
<3
Emoji
Remains as text, not converted to full emoji
Undo
Editing Command
Delete
Editing Command
'Delete' alone removes the last word, punctuation or symbol at
the cursor.
Delete that
Editing Command
Removes the last spoken phrase
Delete last n words
Editing Command
Remove the last n words back from the current cursor. n
can be from 1 to 100 words.
Delete last n sentences
Editing Command
Remove the last n sentences back from the current cursor. n
can be from 1 to 100 sentences.
Delete " " (word or phrase)
Editing Command
Deletes the spoken word or phrase from recently spoken text.
Insert Space
Punctuation / Editing Command
Add a normal (breaking) space
Backspace
Editing Command
Deletes last word
Backspace n
Editing Command
Deletes the last n characters.
Bold
Formatting Command
Italics
Formatting Command
Underline
Formatting Command
Strikethrough
Formatting Command
<format*> [word or phrase]
Formatting Command
Superscript
Formatting Command
Subscript
Formatting Command
Indent
Formatting Command
Decrease Indent
Formatting Command
Clear all formatting
Formatting Command
Align Left
Formatting Command
Align Right
Formatting Command
Align Center / Centre
Formatting Command
Start List
List Command
commence a bulleted, unnumbered list.
Start Numbered List
List Command
commence a numbered list.
Next Line
List Command
Add a new point / number to the list.
Exit List
List Command
Return to normal, non-list text.
Add Comment
Comment Command
Inserts a comment at the cursor, ready for typing
Add Comment ....
Comment Command
Inserts a comment with the words spoken immediately after the
two command words.
Show Help
Dictation Command
Display help pane open at Dictation items
Pause Dictation
Dictation Command
Pauses dictation / microphone. To resume click the microphone
icon or use the shortcut Alt + ` (grave accent sign,
often below the ~ at top left of a US keyboard).
Exit Dictation
Dictation Command
Same as clicking the microphone icon.
Dictate voice commands - the full, searchable list - Office Watch (office-watch.com)