Voice Commands for Microsoft Word Dictation

Dictation Commands for Microsoft Word

(Speak the commands in the right column)

To do this

Say this

Turn on listening mode

Start listening

Turn off listening mode

Stop listening

Add (or go down) one line

New line

Add (or go down) to a new paragraph

New paragraph

Insert a tab

Tab

Insert a numeral (for example, insert 2 instead of two)

Numeral number

Put the cursor before a word

Go to word

Put the cursor after a word

Go after word

Go to the start/end of the sentence, paragraph, or document

Go to start/end of [sentence – paragraph – document]

Select a word

Select word

Select a word range in the current document

Select word range; Select word through word

Select all text in the current document

Select all

Select the last text you dictated

Select that

Clear the selection on the screen

Clear selection

Capitalize the first letter of a word

Caps word

Capitalize all the letters of a word

All caps word

Make all the letters in a word lowercase

No caps word

Delete selected or last dictated text; Undo an action

Delete that; Scratch that; Undo

Cut or Copy

Cut that; Cut or Copy that; Copy

Paste

Paste that; Paste