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This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Selecting Text
You select text to make changes to it. While it’s tempting to select text with your mouse, the Golden Rule (page 48) requires that you use voice commands instead. There are a number of Select commands you can use in Dictation mode to select text in a document (Table 4.3).
Table 4.3. Selection Commands
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To select this: |
Say this: |
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A specific word |
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A specific phrase |
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The next word |
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The previous word |
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The number of words forward that you specify |
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The number of words backward that you specify |
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Select all the text in the document |
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To select text:
In Dictation mode, say the appropriate command (Table 4.3). The text is selected accordingly 
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Immediately after dictating this text, I said Select changes, ...
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...then Select use To instead, ...
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... and then Select the Previous Three Words.