Voice commands

Voice commands allow you to navigate, edit, and format text hands-free by speaking commands directly at the cursor in any application or text editor on your computer — such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, web browsers, or legal case management systems. Instead of switching back and forth between speech, keyboard, and mouse, you can speak commands seamlessly to position the cursor, select words or sentences, correct mistakes, and apply formatting wherever your cursor is active.

Note

Voice commands are supported exclusively in the SpeechLive Desktop App for direct-to-cursor dictation into your applications and text editors. They are not available in the SpeechLive web or mobile applications.

Access the Voice Commands Guide

You can access the in-app Voice Commands guide at any time to review all available commands for your active language.

In the SpeechLive Desktop App, click the Main menu icon in the top left corner.
Click Voice commands to expand the section.
Click View voice commands to open the in-app guidance window.

Tip

While dictating, simply speak "What can I say?" or "Show commands" to instantly open the Voice Commands guide window.

Supported Voice Commands

The tables below outline the full set of supported voice commands, their in-app descriptions, and their behavior:

Navigation

Table 2. Navigation

Voice Command	Description
Go to start	Moves the cursor to the beginning of the text on the current page or document.
Go to end	Moves the cursor to the end of the text on the current page or document.
Go to start of line	Moves the cursor to the beginning of the current line.
Go to end of line	Moves the cursor to the end of the current line.
Insert before <XYZ>	Places the cursor before a specified word.
Insert after <XYZ>	Places the cursor after a specified word.
Next field	Moves the cursor forward to the next variable placeholder [ ] in a template and selects it.
Previous field	Moves the cursor backward to the previous variable placeholder [ ] in a template and selects it.
Press Tab Tab key	Jumps forward to the next form field, input box, or table cell (simulates pressing the Tab key).
Press Shift Tab Shift Tab key	Jumps backward to the previous form field, input box, or table cell (simulates pressing Shift+Tab).

Selection

Table 3. Selection

Voice Command	Description
Select all Select everything	Selects all text in the current document or field.
Select last word Select previous word	Selects the previous word.
Select last sentence Select previous sentence	Selects the previous sentence.
Select <XYZ>	Selects a specific word.
Select <XYZ> through <XYZ>	Selects a range of text between two words.

Editing

Table 4. Editing

Voice Command	Description
Delete that	Deletes the currently selected text.
Scratch that	Deletes the currently selected text.
Undo that	Reverses the last action (similar to Ctrl+Z / Cmd+Z).

Formatting

Table 5. Formatting

Voice Command	Description
Cap that	Capitalizes the selected text.
All caps that	Converts selected text to uppercase.
Bold that	Makes the selected text bold.
Italicize that Italic that	Makes the selected text italic.
Underline that	Underlines the selected text.

Lists

Table 6. Lists

Voice Command	Description
Start bullet list Start bulleted list Begin bullet list Begin bulleted list	Starts a new bulleted list.
Start numbered list Start number list Begin numbered list Begin number list	Starts a new numbered list.
Next bullet New bullet	Inserts a new line with the next bullet point.
Next number New number	Inserts a new line with the next number.
End list Stop list Close list	Ends the current list and returns to normal text.

Help Commands

Table 7. Help Commands

Voice Command	Description
What can I say Show commands	Opens the Voice Commands menu with the full command list.

Supported Languages and Dialects

Voice commands adapt automatically to your active Speech recognition language. Switching your dictation language dynamically updates both the commands recognized by the engine and the content displayed in the in-app command guide.

SpeechLive Direct supports voice commands across 19 languages, including regional dialects for English and German:

English (3 dialects: United States, United Kingdom, Australia)
German / Deutsch (3 dialects: Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
French (Français)
Spanish (Español)
Italian (Italiano)
Dutch (Nederlands)
Polish (Polski)
Portuguese (Português)
Czech (Čeština)
Slovak (Slovenčina)
Slovenian (Slovenščina)
Hungarian (Magyar)
Danish (Dansk)
Norwegian (Norsk)
Swedish (Svenska)
Finnish (Suomi)
Catalan (Català)
Afrikaans
Hebrew (עברית)