e t a The Ultim MacSpeech Dictate 1.5 Global Commands List Copyright © ATMac 2010 http://atmac.
This list includes all global MacSpeech Dictate commands available in MacSpeech Dictate version 1.5.8 and which are mentioned in either the documentation or the included AppleScript commands list. I have explained commands only where necessary, and tried to group the commands roughly by function.
Controlling MacSpeech Dictate Itself [Switch to] Command Mode [Switch to] Dictation Mode [Switch to] Spelling Mode Edit 1/2/3/etc. Cancel Edit Edit (or cancel edit) of the numbered item in the recognition window. Bring Dictate to the Front Dictation Cache Document Cache Selection Purge Cache Refer to the manual if youʼre not clear on the cache. Itʼs vital for mixed verbal and keyboard/mouse editing of dictated text.
Spacing No Leading Space No Space Capitalisation All Caps All Caps Off All Caps On No Space Off No Space On Uppercase the Word(s) “text” (through/to “text”) No-Break/Non-breaking/Unbreakable Space Cap Caps Off Caps On Smilies Frowny [face] Laughing face Capitalise the Word(s) “text” (through/to “text”) Smiley [face] No Caps No Caps Off No Caps On Winky [Face] Lowercase the Word(s) “text” (through/to “text”) Winky laughing face Application Control About this Application Movement Move Backward (
Save This Document Show Date and Time Undo Last Action Redo Last Action Quit This Application Computer Control Switch To Next Application Switch To Previous Application Kill [Application] Quit [Application] Next Application Window Previous Application Window Put Computer To Sleep Restart The Computer Send/Create an Email/Note To/For [Name] (And [Name]) (Copying [Name]) (Blind Copying [Name]) Activate/Launch/Open [Application] Start or switch to the named application.
Exclamation Mark (All Dialects) Exclamation Point (US Only) Full Stop (all dialects) Hyphen New/Next Line New/Next Paragraph Open/Begin [Double] Quote[s] Open/Begin Single Quote Open/left Bracket (Non-US Dialects) Open/left Parenthesis (All Dialects) Optional Ess This inserts ʻ(s)ʼ Period (US only) Period paragraph (US only) Question Mark Semicolon Single quote Spelling Alphabet The international spelling alphabet can be used in spelling mode if Dictate is having trouble understanding individual letters.
Spelling Mode Keys These key names are recognised in spelling mode.
Jump To Last Fm Jump To Library Of Congress Jump To LinkedIn Jump To SciFi Jump To Shutterfly Jump To Slate Jump To MacSpeech Jump To MeetUp Jump To Monster Jump To Motley Fool Jump To Movies Jump To Mp3.
Full Character List This list contains all characters which can be output by MacSpeech Dictate, including those already listed in the “Punctuation” section for completeness. The “modes” column tells you whether the specific pronunciation given will work in dictation mode, spelling mode, or both modes. Pronunciation (letter) [accent] tilde Modes Spelling Output Letter with a tilde, eg ñ, etc. (letter) accent acute Spelling Letter with an acute, eg á, é, etc.
Pronunciation Bar Modes Spelling Output | Broken Vertical Bar Spelling ! Caret Both ^ Cent Spelling ¢ Center dot Both · Cents Sign Both ¢ Charlie accent cedilla Spelling ç Close Euro Quote(s) Both » Close/End [double] quote[s] Dictation Straight double quote followed by a space. Close/End Angle Quote(s) Spelling » Close/End Single Quote Spelling Right single curly quote. Close/End Single Quote Dictation Single straight quote followed by a space.
Pronunciation Dagger Modes Spelling † Dash Both -- Degree Spelling ° Degree Sign Both ° Divide (Sign) Spelling ÷ Division Sign Both ÷ Dollar Spelling $ Dollar Sign Both $ Dot Output . Double Comma Both Unicode 8222, a lowered double quote Double Dagger Spelling ‡ Double Dagger Sign Dictation ‡ Ellipsis Spelling … A true ellipsis character Ellipsis/Dot-dot-dot Both ...
Pronunciation Feminine Ordinal Sign Modes Dictation Full Stop (all dialects) Output ª Superscripted letter a .
Pronunciation Masculine Ordinal Modes Spelling º Superscript letter o Micro Spelling µ Micro Sign Dictation µ Micron Dictation µ Middle Dot Spelling · Minus Sign Output - Multiplication Sign Dictation % Multiply/Times (Sign) Spelling % New/Next Line Dictation Presses the Return key once. New/Next Paragraph Dictation Presses the Return key twice.
Pronunciation Open/left Parenthesis (All Dialects) Modes Both Output ( Optional Ess Dictation (s) Oscar Oblique Stroke Spelling ø Paragraph Spelling ¶ Paragraph Sign Both ¶ Per Mille Sign Dictation ‰ Per Thousanth/Mille Spelling ‰ Percent Spelling % Percent Sign Both % Period (US only) . Period paragraph (US only) Inserts period followed by two newline characters Plus (Or) Minus (Sign) Spelling ± Plus Or Minus Sign Both ± Plus Sign Both + Point Both .
Pronunciation Sharp Sign (Non-US Dialects) Single dagger sign Modes Output # Both † Straight single quote. Single quote Soft Hyphen Spelling Unicode 173, optional hyphen (not every application interprets this correctly) Space Bar Both Space character Squared/Square Spelling Superscript 2 Star Spelling * Sterling (Sign) Spelling £ Superscript One/Two/Three Both Superscripted 1/2/3 characters Tab Key Dictation Single tab character.
Congratulations - youʼve now read every MacSpeech Dictate 1.5 global command that exists, to the best of my knowledge. For more information about using and getting the most from MacSpeech Dictate you can always visit ATMac http://atmac.org/ or, of course, MacSpeechʼs own site http://macspeech.com/. I hope you found this list useful. Feedback is always welcome - you can email me at help@atmac.org or leave comments on the ATMac site any time. The Ultimate MacSpeech Dictate 1.
