Using your keyboard by voice

When Dragon is running, you can control your keyboard by voice.

To press the Tab key:

Say "Press Tab" or "Tab key"

To press the Backspace key:

Say "Press Key Backspace".

To press a key on the numeric keypad:

Say "Keypad <key>".

To press key combinations:

Say one of the following:

  • "Shift <key>"
  • "Control <key>"
  • "Alt <key>"
  • "Control Alt <key>"
  • "Control Shift <key>"

To press function keys:

Say "Type Function <number>".

For example, "Type Function 12".

To press other keys:

Say "Type <key>".

For example, "Type Escape" or "Type Spacebar".

 

Related procedures

Additional information

Using your mouse by voice Getting help
Using your mouse with MouseGrid Tips for vision-impaired users
Navigating Dragon with your keyboard  
Options dialog box—Hot keys  
Working on your Desktop  
Working with Windows controls  
Moving around in documents, web pages and text fields  

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