MyCommands Editor—Step-by-Step dialog box

Use the MyCommands Editor—Step-by-Step dialog box to activate menu and keystroke commands that control your applications. Each step of the command can type text, press a keyboard key, open an application, or turn the microphone on or off. This is useful for controlling applications and for multi-step tasks.

Option Description

Spoken Title

What you say to execute the command. For example, "Insert Company Logo". Click the Train button to teach Dragon how to pronounce it.

Enter an angle bracket (<) to open the MyCommands Name Editor dialog box to specify a variable.

Description

Brief description of what the command does. Optional.

Advanced options

Click Advanced for additional options.

Option Description

Group

List of categories by which you can group your commands. Use these categories to locate the command in the Command Browser.

To create your own group, select User-defined and type your own group name.

Availability

Indicates how the command is available to Dragon. The options are:

  • Global: Available in every application.
  • Application-specific: Available in the application you specify. When you select this option, the applications that are currently open on your computer appear in a list. If the application you want is not open, click the Browse button to locate the application on your computer.
  • Window-specific: Available in the window you specify. When you select this option, the Application and Window lists appear. If the application or window you want is not in the list, you must close the dialog box, open the application or window you want, and reopen the MyCommands Editor—Text and Graphics dialog box to see the window listed.

When you select either the Application-specific or Window-specific option, the Recognizable in States list appears. You can either select from the list or enter the name of a new state. A command with this option will be available in the state you specify within the window or application you specify.

Command Type

Indicates the command type. In this case, the type is Step-by-Step. The other command types are:

Name Editor

 

Click to open the MyCommands Name Editor dialog box. Use this dialog box to assign variables to your command, such as a name for the command you want to create.

For more information, see MyCommands Name Editor dialog box.

Steps

 

Specifies the steps Dragon executes when you say the command.

To add steps, select a step from the New Step drop-down list, and then click Insert.

New Step

 

Specifies the action that Dragon executes. The options are:

  • Keystrokes—Allows you to specify a specific key or keystroke.
  • Open (application)—Opens an application or document, or switches to the application or document if it is already open.
  • Wait—Pauses for a specified time. This step is useful when a command needs to wait for something to happen, such as an application opening.
  • Type text—Types the text you specify.
  • Send Keys—Types a sequence of keys, including CTRL, ALT, and SHIFT key sequences.
  • Stop Listening—Puts Dragon into Sleep mode.
  • Microphone On—Turns Dragon's microphone on.
  • Microphone Off—Turns Dragon's microphone off.

Save

 

Click to save your command. This button is unavailable until you provide a Spoken Title.

Create New

 

Click to open the Step-by-Step dialog box with a duplicate of the current command. You can rename and edit the command to create a new one.

Note: This button is active only when you open the editor from the Script area of the Command Browser by selecting a command and clicking Edit.