Working in Microsoft Word
Use these commands for basic document operations using Microsoft Word.
These procedures use Natural Language Commands. To use them, you must have enabled the Enable Natural Language Commands option and the Enable Microsoft Word commands option in the More commands dialog box. For more information, see About Natural Language Commands.
For a list of commands you can use in Word, say "What Can I Say?" at any time.
If you're using the Read Mode layout, you can't dictate, select, or correct text in your document with Dragon. You can only perform these actions when you're in a Comment field.
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To open Word:Say "Open Microsoft Word". |
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To create a new document:Say "Create New File". |
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To open an existing document (Office 2016 only):
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To open an existing document:
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To open the File menu:Say "Click File Tab". |
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To open all other menus:Say "Click <menu name>". |
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To select a menu item:Say "Click <menu option>". |
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To expand or collapse the ribbon:Say one of the following:
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To set focus to the Tell me what you want to do field (Office 2016 only):Say one of the following:
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To scroll in your document:Say one of the following:
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To stop scrolling:Say "Stop Scrolling". |
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To scroll in windows and dialog boxes:See To scroll in windows. |
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To move around a document:Say one of the following:
Or Use Global commands. For more information, see Moving around in documents, web pages and text fields. For more commands, say "What Can I Say?". |
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To close a document:Say "Close File". |
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To save an existing document:Say "Save Changes". |
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To save a new document (Office 2016 only):
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To save a new document:
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To Save As:
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To print a document:
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To switch between open documents: |
Related procedures |
Additional information |
Working in Microsoft Word—Working with text | About formatting text automatically |
7/13/2017 12:32 PM