Making a selection
Say: |
To select: |
Select that
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The last word or phrase you spoke |
Select <text>
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A specified word or phrase |
Select next / previous
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The next or previous instance of the same text
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Select <text> to <text>
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A range of text from the first word specified through the second word |
Select the paragraph
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The current paragraph
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Select next / previous word
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The word before or after your cursor |
Select next / previous <number> words
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The specified number of words (between 1 and 99) before or after your cursor |
Select all
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All the text in the document |
Unselect that
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Undo your selection |
Dragon defines a "phrase" based on how it detects pauses in your speech.
When you specify a word to select (Select <text>), Dragon selects the nearest instance, based on the location of the cursor. To move to a different instance of the word, say Select next / previous.
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Replacing text
- Using the Select voice commands above, select the text you want to replace.
- Dictate the text you want to use instead.
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Inserting text
- Place the cursor where you want to insert the text. For example, say Insert before <text>. or Insert after the paragraph.
- Dictate the text.
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Deleting text
To delete the last thing you said
Say one of the following:
- Scratch that
- Delete that
- Undo that
- Undo dictation
To delete a specific word or string of words
- Say Scratch word to delete the word to the left of your cursor.
- Say Delete <text> to delete a specified word or phrase.
- Say Delete next or Delete previous to delete the next or previous instance of the same text.
- Say Delete <text> to <text> to delete from the first word specified through the second word.
- Say Delete selection to delete the selected text.
- Say Delete the paragraph to delete the entire paragraph.
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Copying, cutting and pasting text
To cut text
- Say Cut <text> to cut a specified word or phrase.
- Say Cut selection to cut the selected text.
- Say Cut that to cut the last word or phrase you spoke.
- Say Cut the paragraph to cut the entire paragraph.
To copy text
- Say Copy <text> to copy a specified word or phrase.
- Say Copy selection to copy the selected text.
- Say Copy that to copy the last word or phrase you spoke.
- Say Copy the paragraph to copy the entire paragraph.
To paste text
- Say Paste from clipboard or Paste it here.
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