Voice commands change the words that you say into other text or into an action. Dictanote has built-in voice commands for punctuation and other usual tasks. For the full list, refer to built-in voice commands.
With Dictanote Pro, you can also add custom voice commands. Use custom voice commands to:
- Correct words that dictation frequently gets wrong.
- Type long text that you use frequently, for example an email signature.
- Do actions, for example start a new line or change the language.
- Type words that dictation does not know.
This article contains these sections:
1. Add a custom voice command
- In the sidebar, click Voice commands. The Voice Commands dialog opens.
- Click Custom Commands.
- In the Say This field, type the phrase that you will say. Example:
period. - In the To Insert This field, type the text or the action command. Example:
. - Click Add new command.
Result: Each time that you say "period", Dictanote types a full stop (.).
To remove a custom voice command, click × at the end of its row.
To see the built-in commands for your language, click Built-In Commands.
NOTE: If you use the free plan, the Custom Commands tab shows an Upgrade Now button. Refer to What is Dictanote Pro and how to upgrade.
2. Match within a word
Usually, a voice command matches only full words. For example, a command for "magic" changes "magic" but not "magical".
To match the phrase also when it is part of a longer word, select Match within a word before you click Add new command.
3. Action commands
An action command does not type text. It does a task. Put the action command in the To Insert This field. Example: next line → <newline>.
| Action command | Function |
|---|---|
<newline> |
Start a new line. |
<newparagraph> |
Start a new paragraph. |
<insertspace> |
Type a space. |
<undo> |
Undo the last change. |
<selectall> |
Select all the text in the note. |
<delete> |
Delete the selected text. |
<deleteword> |
Delete the last word. (Pro) |
<deleteline> |
Delete the last line. (Pro) |
<copysel> |
Copy the selected text to the clipboard. |
<cutsel> |
Cut the selected text to the clipboard. |
<copynote> |
Copy all the note to the clipboard. |
<cutnote> |
Cut all the note to the clipboard. |
<paste> |
Paste the text from the clipboard. |
<bold> |
Make the selected text bold. |
<italic> |
Make the selected text italic. |
<underline> |
Underline the selected text. |
<strike> |
Put a line through the selected text. |
<indent> |
Increase the indent. |
<outdent> |
Decrease the indent. |
<scrollup> |
Scroll up. |
<scrolldown> |
Scroll down. |
<scrolltop> |
Go to the top of the note. |
<scrollbottom> |
Go to the bottom of the note. |
<capson> |
Type all the subsequent words in capital letters. |
<capsoff> |
Stop <capson>. |
<capitalize> |
Start the next word with a capital letter. |
<stop> |
Stop dictation. |
<lang:*> |
Change the dictation language. Example: <lang:es-ES> changes to Spanish (Spain). |
<case:*> |
Change the case of dictated text. Example: <case:upper>. |
NOTE: Many of these actions have built-in English phrases. For other languages, add custom voice commands for them.
<lang:*>: change the dictation language
Put the language code after lang:. Examples:
-
use spanish→<lang:es-ES> -
use english→<lang:en-US>
For the language codes, refer to List of languages supported.
<case:*>: change the case of dictated text
The values are:
| Command | Result |
|---|---|
<case:default> |
Default |
<case:lower> |
lowercase |
<case:upper> |
UPPERCASE |
<case:sentence> |
Sentence case |
<case:capitalize> |
Capitalize Each Word |
4. Examples
Correct a frequent dictation error
One user says "new line", but dictation types "Uline". To correct this, add this command:
- Say This:
uline - To Insert This:
<newline>
Result: When the user says "new line", Dictanote starts a new line.
Type text that you use frequently
Add a command for a signature or a template:
- Say This:
email signature - To Insert This:
Thank you for your order. Regards, Alex
Show words that the browser hides
The speech engine of the browser hides some adult words with asterisks (*). To show these words, open Settings and select Disable profanity / adult words filter. For words that the filter does not cover, add a custom voice command.
Comments
17 comments
would you mind posting a screenshot of where the toolbar is located?
First, congrats for this extension. Does it have Portuguese pre-installed voice commands or do I have to create each one of them, for instance (coma = vírgula, etc.)?
I also have tried to use English voice commands amidst dictation in Portuguese and it didn't work.
Podia ter letra maiúscula depois do ponto. Tem como fazer?
Many of the popular ones like comma should be included, we are working on adding predefined language voice commands.
Capitalization works. For example: saying "i want to test full stop lets see if this gets capitalized" comes out as "I want to test. Let's see if this gets capitalized"
Unable to find the >_ button on the toolbar for setting extra voice commands...and must I toggle the 'mic' on and off between speaking? I thought there was an extra button to do that...?
Como faço para anexar o audio ou video que tenho guardado no ambiente de trabalho, por exemplo?
When I use open/close parentheses, a space is added between the word(s) and the parenthesis signs.
Double punctuation characters should not necessarily be separated by a space. Can this be user-defined?
There are a couple things I wonder about: first, how can i make sure the sentence will start with a capitalized word or what command do I need know to enable this? (it doesn't always do this). next, why is that when i am dictating, some words in the middle of the sentence get capitalized? (is this related to my voice inflection or loudness of my voice when speaking?) Lastly, I find that when I end a sentence or just pause after leaving a period or comma and am gathering my thoughts before continuing, the cursor will move to the left of the last punctuation mark instead of staying on the end (after the comma or period)...?
thanks!
Mark
I can ' t set up VOICE command in Japanese.
I can ' t set up VOICE command in arabic, those already setup did not work and when I set one "custom" it did not work too. please help
Tarek
What about if I need to press the backspace button?
The word <undo> just enters what looks like coding but doesn't actually <undo> anything.
Bonjour
peut-on corriger des erreurs de reconnaissance pour qu'elles ne se reproduisent pas
(can we correct recognition errors so that they do not recur)
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There is a bug with the Hungarian version, not really of bug, it's because of the language. I am talking about brackets and braces, we call them Square brackets and Buckle brackets.
szögletes zárójel [ = Square bracket
szögletes zárójel bezár ] = Square bracket close - Hungarian literal translation for the Close square bracket command (and, it will indeed close a parenthesis (the simple, round bracket) , because it hears the command zárójel bezár )
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I am sure it will be a very nice fix for the Hungarian programmers, the lazy type :)
Love it it works better than almost any of the other apps out there like it actually hears what you're saying
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