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Key commands

Key commands allow you to enter a keystroke with your voice, as if you had typed that key manually on your keyboard.

Key commands allow you to use keyboard shortcuts you already know to perform tasks, whether or not there a separate Dragon command for that task. For example, if you want to create a new document in any application, you can say New file or you can say Press the key combo Command N.

How to say a key command

  • Say Press the key <KEYNAME> to press a single key.

    • Example: Press the key Escape.

  • Say Press the key <MODIFIER-KEYNAME>. to press a key combination.

    • Example: Press the key Command S.

Key names

Key type

Example command

Letter keys (A, B, C, etc.)

Tip: Single letter names are often misrecognized. Use the International Radio Alphabet (Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, etc.) for better recognition. See Letters for the full International Radio Alphabet.

Press the key S

Or

Press the key Sierra

Number keys (one, two, etc.)

Press the key Five

Space bar

Note: Unlike most keys, the space bar does not require the command Press the key – you can just say Space bar (not "space").

Space bar

Or

Press the key Space bar

Delete / Forward Delete

Press the key Delete

F-Keys (F one, F two, etc.)

Press the key F-eleven

Return / Enter

Press the key Enter

Tab

Note: Unlike most keys, the Tab key does not require the command Press the key – you can just say Tab key.

Tab key

Or

Press the key Tab

Page Up / Down

Press the key Page Up

Arrow keys

Press the key Right Arrow

Home / End

Press the key Home

Escape

Press the key Escape

Modifier keys

These keys are used in many keyboard shortcuts:

  • Command
  • Shift
  • Option
  • Control
  • Caps Lock

Example: Press the key Command-Shift-F.

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