Further expand on the power of Fluency Direct’s Digital Dictation by using the built-in voice command library for hands-free text editing.
 

Editing Commands

Selection

COMMON COMMAND	ALTERNATIVE COMMANDS
select <written word/text>	select all
select current word (sentence, paragraph)
select next word (sentence, paragraph)	select next <number> words
select previous word (sentence, paragraph)	select previous <number> words
select next	select next one next one
select previous	select previous one previous one
unselect that	unselect text clear that clear selection

Correction

COMMON COMMAND	ALTERNATIVE COMMANDS
correct (written word/text)	correct that, correct selection
choose one (two, three, etc)	choose option one (two, three, etc)
spell mode	switch to spell mode, spelling mode

Deletion / Undo

COMMON COMMAND	ALTERNATIVE COMMANDS
delete that	delete selection, delete next word, delete previous word
delete <number> words	delete next <2-10> words, delete previous <2-10> words
delete sentence	delete current sentence, delete next sentence, delete previous sentence
delete paragraph	delete current paragraph, delete next paragraph, delete previous paragraph
undo that	scratch that, undo command, undo last command

Cut / Copy / Paste

COMMON COMMAND	ALTERNATIVE COMMANDS
cut that	cut selection
copy that	copy selection
paste that	paste selection

Formatting Commands

Capitalization

COMMON COMMAND	ALTERNATIVE COMMANDS
lowercase that	lowercase selection
uppercase that	uppercase selection
capitalize that	cap that
cap next <single word>
all caps on (off)	caps on (off)

Text Formatting

COMMON COMMAND	ALTERNATIVE COMMANDS
bold that	bold selection
italicize that	italicize selection
underline that	underline selection

Navigation Commands

Text Navigation

COMMON COMMAND	ALTERNATIVE COMMANDS
scroll up
scroll down
scroll to cursor
scroll to selection
insert before <text>
insert after <text>
new line	next line
new paragraph	next paragraph
go to the beginning of the sentence / paragraph / document	jump to… move to… place cursor at…
go to the end of the sentence / paragraph / document	jump to… move to… place cursor at…

Field Navigation

COMMON COMMAND	ALTERNATIVE COMMANDS
next / previous field	go to… jump to… move to…
next / previous empty field	go to… jump to… move to…
first / last field	go to… jump to… move to…
first / last empty field	go to… jump to… move to…
remove all fields

User Interface Commands

All Fluency Direct Dialogs

COMMON COMMAND	ALTERNATIVE COMMANDS
All Buttons and Links	Save, OK, Apply, Cancel, Search, Send, Next, Back, Help, Close, Exit, etc.
Open Dialogs	Open <Dialog Name>, Show <Dialog Name>, EX: Show Dictionary
Sign out of Fluency Direct	Sign off of Fluency Direct

Quick Add Commands

COMMON COMMAND	ALTERNATIVE COMMANDS
add to dictionary, add an abbreviation, add a command, add…	These commands will open the add dialog for Dictionary, Abbreviations, and Commands, etc.  When text is selected, that text will be pre-filled.  If no text is selected, the dialog will be blank.
save this text	Creates a Command populated with the selected text.

Dictation Target

COMMON COMMAND	ALTERNATIVE COMMANDS
set target, set dictation target, set target window	Target windows include Notepad, WordPad, MS Word, EMR’s, etc. Target Commands are not recognized for non-targetable windows like Chrome, Firefox, Notepad++, Citrix apps, etc.
clear target, cancel target, remove target, stop using target

Send To Transcription

COMMON COMMAND	ALTERNATIVE COMMANDS
send to transcription	For more information, go to Send Transcription.
record for transcription
playback dictation

Speech Box

COMMON COMMAND	ALTERNATIVE COMMANDS
open speech box	show speech box
open floating speech box	show floating speech box
open speech box on top	show speech box on top
open hidden speech box	show hidden box
transfer text

Punctuation & Symbols

COMMON COMMAND	ALTERNATIVE COMMANDS
colon
semi colon
open parentheses	open paren, left paren, left parentheses
close parentheses	close paren, right paren, right parentheses
open quotation	open quote
close quotation	close quote
period	full stop
slash
question mark
exclamation mark
point
comma

Recording Controls

COMMON COMMAND	ALTERNATIVE COMMANDS
go to sleep	stop recording
wake up	listen to me start recording
turn microphone off

Additional UK Commands (En-gb language)

COMMON COMMAND	ADDITIONAL COMMANDS
open parentheses	Brackets, Open brackets, Open bracket
Close parentheses	Brackets close, Close brackets, Close bracket, End of parenthesis, End parenthesis, End paren, Close parenthesis, parenthesis
Open quotation	Open quotation marks, Open inverted commas, Open speechmarks
Close quotation	Close inverted commas, Close speechmarks , Close quotation marks, unquote
Slash	Stroke

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Updated: 31 October 2024