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Using commands that have variables
Remember to say "What Can I Say for Natural
Commands" to view examples of natural
commands.
Words or phrases in angle brackets in the What
Can I Say window, like <select text>, represent
a variable in the command.
When you say the command, substitute a word
or phrase for the variable. For example, you
can say "Computer select from here to the end
of the document".
To learn what you can say for a variable, put
the mouse cursor over it; and a VoiceTip
appears. Or, say "How Do I Say <variable>",
where <variable> is what you see in the angle
brackets. For example, say "How Do I Say
Select text".
Natural commands provide a lot of flexibility. To get familiar with this
flexibility, review the VoiceTips, and look in the What Can I Say window for
a list of available commands. Say "Teach me about Natural Commands" to
learn more about what you can say.
Correcting errors
Try the following suggestions if your command does not produce the change
you want:
v Check whether you have set the Attention word as "required" in ViaVoice
Options.
v If your command appears on the screen as dictated text (this happens when
you pause too long while saying a command), say "Scratch that" to delete
the text, and say the command again.
v Say "Computer undo the last <n> actions" until you are back where you
started. If you go too far, you can say "Computer redo that".
v State the command a little differently. For example, if "Computer bold this"
did not bold the right word, you could say "Computer make the next word
bold".
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