Working in Microsoft WordPad—Working with text

Use these procedures to select, format, and move text. You can also use Dictation commands. For more information, see Dictation commands.

For a list of commands you can use in Word, say "What Can I Say?" at any time.

Procedures

To select words:

There may be multiple instances of words that you select. Numbers appear next to each instance. Dragon allows you to perform an action on a single instance, or on all instances. For more information, see Working with multiple text matches.

Say one of the following:

  • "Select Next Word"
  • "Select Next <1-20> Words"
  • "Select Forward Word"
  • "Select Forward <1-20> Words"
  • "Select Previous Word"
  • "Select Previous <1-20> Words"
  • "Select Back Word"
  • "Select Back <1-20> Words"
  • "Select Last Word"
  • "Select Last <1-20> Words"
  • "Select <text>"
  

To select lines:

  • "Select Next Line"
  • "Select Next <1-20> Lines"
  • "Select Forward Line"
  • "Select Forward <1-20> Lines"
  • "Select Previous Line"
  • "Select Previous <1-20> Lines"
  • "Select Back Line"
  • "Select Back <1-20> Lines"
  • "Select Last Line"
  • "Select Last <1-20> Lines"

To select paragraphs:

  • "Select Next Paragraph"
  • "Select Next <1-20> Paragraphs"
  • "Select Forward Paragraph"
  • "Select Forward <1-20> Paragraphs"
  • "Select Previous Paragraph"
  • "Select Previous <1-20> Paragraphs"
  • "Select Back Paragraph"
  • "Select Back <1-20> Paragraphs"
  • "Select Last Paragraph"
  • "Select Last <1-20> Paragraphs"
  • "Select <text> through <text>"
  

To deselect text:

Say "Unselect That".

To align text:

Say one of the following:

  • "Align Left"
  • "Align Right"
  • "Align Center"

Or

  1. Select text to align.

  2. Say one of the following:

    • "Left Align Selection"
    • "Right Align Selection"
    • "Center Align Selection"

To change the font type or size:

Say one of the following:

  • "Set the Font to <font name>"
  • "Set the Font to <number> Points <font name>"
  • "Change the Font to <number> Points" or "Increase the Font Size"

Or

Use Global Commands. For more information, see Formatting font type, size, and style.

To create a bulleted list:

Do one of the following:

  1. Select the text. Say one of the following:

    • "Select <text> through <text>" (US and Canada only)
    • "Select <text> to <text>" (all other regions)

  2. Say one of the following:

    • "Set That to Bulleted"
    • "Make That Bulleted"
    • "Format That Bulleted"

Or

To bullet the last text you dictated, or to bullet the next line or paragraph, say one of the following:

  • "Set That to Bulleted"
  • "Make That Bulleted"
  • "Format That Bulleted"

To exit WordPad:

Say "Close WordPad".

 

Related procedures Additional information
Working with Microsoft WordPad About formatting text automatically
Selecting and deselecting text About Natural Language Commands
Formatting font type, size, and style  
Cutting, copying, and pasting text  
Inserting, replacing, and deleting text  
Working with multiple text matches