Editing Draft Reports by using Voice Commands

If you are using MMR with M*Modal, you can use voice commands to edit your draft report when the Multi-Method Reporting window is in self-editing mode. Voice commands let you move to sections of the draft report, select text, delete text, insert quick texts, dictate new sections, and so on.

Switching Report Templates

Say:

To:

Template <name of report template>

Switch report templates.

Selecting Text

Say:

To:

Select <word sequence>

Select a sequence of words.

Finds exact matches, and ignores punctuation and case when searching. Finds the first on-screen appearance of the sequence.

Correct <word sequence>

Correct a consecutive sequence of words.

Select <word> through <word>

Select the first word spoken through the last word spoken.

Correct <word> through <word>

Correct the first word spoken through the last word spoken.

Select all

Select the entire report.

Select next <n> words

Select the sequence of <n> words to the right of the current cursor position, where n is a number from 2 to 10.

The selection always starts at the cursor position, even if the cursor is in the middle of a word. When selecting one word to the right of the cursor, use the Select Next command.

Select previous <n> words

Select the sequence of <n> words to the left of the current cursor position, where n is a number from 2 to 10.

The selection always starts at the cursor position, even if the cursor is in the middle of a word. When selecting one word to the left of the cursor, use the Select Next command.

Select current sentence/paragraph/list item/subsection/section

Select the entire sentence, paragraph, list item, subsection, or section in which the cursor is currently positioned. Sentence-boundary detection can distinguish between sentence final periods and punctuation within or at the end of abbreviations.

Select previous sentence/paragraph

Select the entire previous sentence or paragraph.

Select next sentence/paragraph

Select the entire next sentence or paragraph.

Clear selection

Clear the current selection. The cursor ends up at the end of the selection.

Unselect text

or

Unselect that

Deselect the selected text.

Select next one

or

Select next

or

Next one

Find and then select the next instance of the currently selected content. Searches to the right of the currently selected content—which must be a sentence, paragraph, list item, subsection, or section.

Select previous one

or

Select previous

or

Previous one

Find and then select the previous instance of the currently selected content. Searches to the left of the currently selected content—which must be a sentence, paragraph, list item, subsection, or section.

Deleting Text and Undo

All delete commands ensure proper spacing and case at the location of the deletion.

Say:

To:

Delete current selection

or

Delete selection

or

Scratch that

Delete the currently selected content.

Delete next <n> words

Delete the sequence of <n> words to the right of the current cursor position, where n is a number from 2 to 10. The selection always starts at the cursor position, even if the cursor is in the middle of a word.

Delete previous <n> words

Delete the sequence of <n> words to the left of the current cursor position, where n is a number from 2 to 10. The selection always starts at the cursor position, even if the cursor is in the middle of a word.

Delete currentsentence/paragraph/listitem/subsection/section

Delete the entire sentence, paragraph, list item, subsection, or section in which the cursor is currently positioned.

Delete nextsentence/paragraph/listitem/subsection/section

Delete the next sentence, paragraph, list item, subsection, or section to the right of the current cursor position.

Delete previoussentence/paragraph/listitem/subsection/section

Delete the previous sentence, paragraph, list item, subsection, or section to the left of the current cursor position.

Undo that

or

Undo last

or

Undo last command

Undo the last command. Each voice command forms a single undo-unit.

Scrolling

Say:

To:

Scroll up

Scroll up.

Scroll down

Scroll down.

Placing the Cursor

Say:

To:

Insert after <word>

Place cursor after the given word.

Insert after <word sequence>

Place cursor after the given word sequence.

Insert before <word>

Place cursor before the given word.

Insert before <word sequence>

Place cursor before the given word sequence.

Go/move to start/begin/beginningof sentence/paragraph/list

Place cursor at the beginning of the current sentence, paragraph, or list.

Go/move to start/begin/beginningof <section name>

or

Go/move to start/begin/beginningof the <section name> section

Place cursor at the beginning of the section.

Go/move to end/endingof sentence/paragraph/list

Place cursor at the end of the current sentence, paragraph, or list.

Go/move to end/endingof <section name>

or

Go/move to end/endingof the <section name> section

Place cursor at the end of the stated section.

Editing Structure

Say:

To:

Toggle section/subsection/list

Toggle current selection between regular text and section, subsection, or list.

New section/subsection/list

Change regular selected text into a new section, subsection, or list.

Insert section/subsection/list

Insert a new section, subsection, or list at the current cursor position.

New paragraph/line

or

Next paragraph/line

or

Insert paragraph/line

Turn selected text into a new paragraph or create a new paragraph at the current cursor position.

Formatting Text

Say:

To:

Boldface selection

Turn current selection into boldfaced text.

Boldface next <n>words

Boldface the sequence of <n> words to the right of the current cursor position, where n is a number from 2 to 10. The selection always starts at the cursor position, even if the cursor is in the middle of a word.

Boldface previous <n>words

Boldface the sequence of <n> words to the left of the current cursor position, where n is a number from 2 to 10. The selection always starts at the cursor position, even if the cursor is in the middle of a word.

Italicize selection

Turn current selection into italicized text.

Italicize next <n> words

Italicize the sequence of <n> words to the right of the current cursor position, where n is a number from 2 to 10. The selection always starts at the cursor position, even if the cursor is in the middle of a word.

Italicize previous <n> words

Italicize the sequence of <n> words to the left of the current cursor position, where n is a number from 2 to 10. The selection always starts at the cursor position, even if the cursor is in the middle of a word.

Underline selection

Turn current selection into underlined text.

Underline next <n> words

Underline the sequence of <n> words to the right of the current cursor position, where n is a number from 2 to 10. The selection always starts at the cursor position, even if the cursor is in the middle of a word.

Underline previous <n> words

Underline the sequence of <n> words to the left of the current cursor position, where n is a number from 2 to 10. The selection always starts at the cursor position, even if the cursor is in the middle of a word.

Lowercase/no caps selection

Turn current selection into lowercased text.

Lowercase/no caps next <n> words

Lowercase the sequence of <n> words to the right of the current cursor position, where n is a number from 2 to 10. The selection always starts at the cursor position, even if the cursor is in the middle of a word.

Lowercase/no caps previous <n> words

Lowercase the sequence of <n> words to the left of the current cursor position, where n is a number from 2 to 10. The selection always starts at the cursor position, even if the cursor is in the middle of a word.

Uppercase/all caps selection

Turn current selection into uppercased text.

Uppercase/all caps next <n> words

Uppercase the sequence of <n> words to the right of the current cursor position, where n is a number from 2 to 10. The selection always starts at the cursor position, even if the cursor is in the middle of a word.

Uppercase/all caps previous <n> words

Uppercase the sequence of <n> words to the left of the current cursor position, where n is a number from 2 to 10. The selection always starts at the cursor position, even if the cursor is in the middle of a word.

Navigating Field/Section

Say:

To:

Next field/Go to next field

Position cursor in the next field (relative to current cursor position).

Previous field/Go to previous field

Position cursor in the previous field (relative to current cursor position).

First field/Go to first field

Position cursor in the first field in report.

Last field/Go to last field

Position cursor in the last field in report.

Move that to beginning of <section name> section

or

Move current selectionto start of <section name>

or

Move selection to beginning of

<section name>

Move currently selected content to the beginning of indicated section.

Move that to end of <section name>

or

Move current selection to end of <section name>

or

Move current selection to ending of <section name> section

Move currently selected content to the end of the indicated section.

Adding Quick Texts

Say:

To:

Insert <name of the quick text> (for example, insert broken leg)

or

Quick text <name of the quick text> (for example, quick text broken leg)

Insert a quick text.

See Also

Understanding Live Mode and Self-Editing Mode