Key Commands


Key commands are global commands that let you tell Dragon Dictate to enter a keystroke, as if you had typed that keystroke manually.

Key commands can help you in situations where you might otherwise have to use the keyboard, when there is no built-in command that lets you say what you want done. And even when there is a built-in command, key commands may be easier to remember; for example, even if you forget the global command for creating a new document in any application (File New), you probably know that its key combination is Command-N, so you can say Press the Key Combo Command N.

When Dragon Dictate types in response to a key command, the typing is directed just as real keyboard typing would be. So, for example, Press the Key Combo Command N is directed to the frontmost application (typically to create a new document), but Press the Key Combo Command Tab is directed to the system (and brings the second application to the front), because that’s how Command-Tab is treated when you type it manually.

How to Say a Key Command

What you say depends on whether you want to press a single key or a key combination involving modifier keys:

Key names and modifier key names are shown later on this page.

So, for example:

Modifier Key Names

These are the modifier key names:

What You Say
Command
Shift
Option
Control
Caps Lock

Key Names

These are the key names:

What You Say
Left Arrow
Right Arrow
Up Arrow
Down Arrow
Home
End
Page Up
Page Down
Return
Enter
Tab
Space
Escape
Forward Delete


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