Working with Web mail

Use these commands for basic operations using most Web mail applications, like Gmail, Yahoo and Outlook.com.

These procedures assume that you have installed and enabled the Dragon Web Extension for your browser. If you have not installed the extension, you might need to use the Dictation Box to dictate in email fields. You'll also need to click email controls, like buttons, using your mouse and keyboard. For information on installing and enabling the Dragon Web Extension, see Installing and enabling the Dragon Web Extension

To help Dragon recognize your dictated contact names and email addresses, consider running the Learn from sent emails tool to import them into your vocabulary. For more information, see Learn from sent e-mails.

To read new email:

Say "Click Link", and then say "Choose <number>". Choose the number next to the Inbox link.

To compose a new email:

  1. Log in to your Web mail application.

  2. Compose a new email. Do one of the following:

    • Say "Click Compose" or "Click New", depending on the button name.
    • Say "Click Button" and then say "Choose <number>".

    A new email appears.

  3. Dictate the email address in the To field.

    For more information, see Dictating email addresses and web addresses.

  4. Move to the Subject field. Do one of the following:

    • Say "Click Subject".
    • Say "Press Tab".
    • Say "Click Text Field", and then say "Choose <number>".
  5. Dictate the subject line.

  6. Move to the Body field. Do one of the following:

    • Say "Press Tab".
    • Say "Click Text Field", and then say "Choose <number>".
  7. Dictate your email message.

  8. Send your mail. Do one of the following:

    • Say "Click Send".

    • Say "Click Button", and then say "Choose <number>".

    Your email is sent.

To reply to an email:

  1. Open an email. Do one of the following:

    • Say "Click Link", and then say "Choose <number>".
    • Click the message to open it.

  2. Reply to the email. Do one of the following:

    • Say "Click Reply" or "Click Reply All".
    • Say "Click Button", and then say "Choose <number>".
  3. Dictate your reply.

  4. Send your reply. Do one of the following:

    • Say "Click Send".
    • Say "Click Button", and then say "Choose <number>".

To forward an email:

  1. Open an email. Do one of the following:

    • Say "Click Link", and then say "Choose <number>".
    • Click the message to open it.

  2. Forward the email. Do one of the following:

    • Say "Click Forward".
    • Say "Click Button" or "Click Link", and then say "Choose <number>".

  3. Dictate an email address in the To field.

    For more information, see Dictating email addresses and web addresses.

  4. Move to the Body field. Do one of the following:

    • Say "Press Tab".
    • Say "Click Link", and then say "Choose <number>".
  5. Optionally dictate a message.

  6. Send your email. Do one of the following:

    • Say "Click Send".
    • Say "Click Button", and then say "Choose <number>".

To move between fields:

Do one of the following:

  • Say "Press Tab".
  • Say "Click <text field name>".
  • Say "Click Text Field", and then say "Choose <number>".

For information on control types, see To click Web page controls.

To view email in other folders:

Say "Click <folder name>".

Or

  1. Say "Click Link".

    Numbers appear next to all links.

  2. Say "Choose <number>".
 

Related procedures

Additional information

Dictating email addresses and web addressesAbout the Dictation Box
Installing and enabling the Dragon Web ExtensionAbout the Dragon Web Extension
Web browser basicsAbout email
Working with Chrome 
Working with Internet Explorer 
Working with Thunderbird 
Working with Microsoft Outlook