Working with Microsoft Teams

Use these commands for basic document operations using Microsoft Teams.

These procedures use Natural Language Commands. To use them, you must have enabled the Enable Natural Language Commands option in the More commands dialog box. For more information, see About Natural Language Commands.

To see a complete list of Dragons voice commands for Microsoft Teams, see Using the Command Browser.

Note: These commands work in both Microsoft Teams Work/School and Microsoft Teams Home editions except where noted in the table below.

Teams voice commands:

General Navigation Messaging

Work/School/Home editions:

  • show keyboard shortcuts

  • go to search

  • pop out new chat

  • start a new chat

  • open filter

  • open settings

  • close

  • zoom in

  • zoom out

  • reset zoom level

Work/School editions only:

  • open help

  • close window

  • goto

  • (open |enter ) goto

  • open apps layout

  • press Escape

  • search Teams

  • shows commands

Work/School/Home editions:

  • go to next section

  • go to previous section

Home edition only:

  • open 1st app on app bar

  • open 2nd app on app bar

  • open 3rd app on app bar

  • open 4th app on app bar

  • move focus to left rail item

  • move focus to message pane

Work/School editions only:

  • go to next [ list ] item

  • go to previous [ list ] item

  • move [ selected ] team down

  • move [ selected ] team up

  • open activity

  • open Calendar

  • open calls

  • open chat

  • open files

  • open history menu

  • open teams

Work/School/Home editions:

  • go to compose box

  • expand compose box

  • send expanded compose box

  • pop out the current chat

  • attach file

  • start new file

Work/School editions only:

  • mark as important

  • reply to thread

  • search channel messages

  • search current chat

  • send message

Note: These commands are only active when the message field is visible
Meetings, calls and calendar Debug  

Work/School/Home editions:

  • start video call

  • toggle background settings

  • ( send | save ) meeting request

  • join from meeting details

  • schedule a meeting

  • accept video call

  • accept screen share

  • Start audio call

  • toggle mute

  • toggle ( video | camera )

  • admit from lobby

  • ( raise | lower ) your hand

  • announce raised hands

  • decline screen share

Work/School editions only:

  • accept audio call

  • go to suggested time

  • decline call

  • end ( audio | video ) call

  • end call

  • go to current time

  • go to next (day | week)

  • go to previous (day | week)

  • go to sharing toolbar

  • join meeting

  • open meeting chat

  • share content

  • start screen share [session]

  • toggle raise hand

  • view day

  • view week

  • view work week )

Work/School/Home editions:

  • download diagnostic log

Work/School editions only:

  • download react logs

 

Note: The commands to navigate the Teams app bar depend on the order of the apps in the app bar.

If you're using the default app bar configuration (Activity, Chat, Teams, Calendar, Calls, Files), the commands to open each of these will operate as described above.

Since the commands depend on the default app bar order, changing the order or unpinning an app will change what happens when you say a command. For example, if you've move Chat to the top of the app bar, saying "Open Activity" will open the Chat app.

There are 2 ways to fix this:
- Keep the default app bar configuration (Activity, Chat, Teams, Calendar, Calls, Files)
- Modify the commands to reflect the order in the app bar. For more information, see Modifying commands.

Modifying commands

The commands to navigate the Teams app bar depend on the order of the apps in the app bar.

Since the commands depend on the default app bar order, changing the order or unpinning an app will change what happens when you say a command. For example, if you've move Chat to the top of the app bar, saying "Open Activity" will open the Chat app.

Default order: To modify the Teams commands to reflect a different order:
  1. From the DragonBar, open the Command Browser (Tools>Command Center>Command Browser).

  2. Click the Manage button and then select Microsoft Teams.

  3. Select the appropriate item in the Teams app bar commands, for example Open Calendar.

  4. Click the To Script button and then click the Edit button to open the MyCommands Editor for that command. For example:


  5. Click the Edit Button. For example:


  6. Change the command to reflect the order of the app in the app by pressing the appropriate key sequence.

    If you moved the Activity app to the second position, change the command to reflect that. For example, to change the command to Ctrl + 2, press and hold Ctrl then press 2. Click Ok and then Save.

  7. Continue making edits as appropriate to reflect the order in your app bar.

  8. When you are done, close the Command Browser.

Changing Dragon's hot keys

Dragon's hot keys can sometimes conflict with the Microsoft Teams commands. This can happen if:

  • Your version of Dragon has assigned a hot key for the Dictation box that conflicts with an existing Teams command. In these versions, saying "Decline call" displays Dragon's Dictation Box instead of declining the call.
  • You have re-assigned Dragon's default hot key. When a conflict like this happens, you may see Dragon respond rather than Microsoft Teams. For example, saying a Microsoft Teams command may open Dragon's Correction menu or turn Dragon's microphone off.

If this happens, Nuance recommends that you change Dragon's hot keys. You can change Dragon's hot keys by selecting Settings>Options>Hot keys from the DragonBar.

You can view all keys involved in the Microsoft Teams commands by using the Command Browser as described above.

Dictating in Teams

Make sure your cursor is in the Microsoft Teams field where you want to dictate and Dragon's microphone is on.

By default, Dragon uses the Dictation Box to dictate, edit and transfer text in Microsoft Teams. The Dictation Box gives you access to all of Dragon's dictation and editing capabilities.

If the Dictation Box does not open when you dictate, trying saying "Open Dictation Box".

For more information on using Dragon's Dictation Box, search Dragon's help for "Dictation Box".

You also can dictate directly into Teams by disabling the Dictation box