Commands you can use with speech recognition

There are commands you can use during dictation that enable you to work efficiently. The commands listed in the table below can be used in any program that supports the Microsoft speech recognition engine.

Say	To
"New line"	Start text on the next line.
"New paragraph"	Start a new paragraph.
"Microphone"	Turn the microphone off.
"Tab"	Press the TAB key once
"Enter"	Press the ENTER key once
"Spelling mode"	Spell out the next word. For example, say this before you spell out a company name or a person's name. Pause after spelling out the word to revert to normal dictation mode.
"Forcenum"	Enter a number or symbol instead of spelling it out. For example, say this to enter "2" instead of "two." Pause after saying the number or symbol to revert to normal dictation mode.

Punctuation marks

In addition, you can say the names of punctuation marks to enter those marks. For example, you can say "comma" to add a comma, and you can say "period" to add a period at the end of a sentence.

Note

In Microsoft Word 2002 (and Microsoft Outlook 2002, if you use Word as your e-mail editor), you can use Voice Command mode to select menus, menu commands, and options in dialog boxes by speaking them. You can also format text by saying "bold" or "italic," and navigate within a document with commands such as "tab" or "go up." See the online Help in Microsoft Word for more information about commands.