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# Global Commands

These commands are available in every mode (except Sleep mode). Some of them control Dragon Dictate; others control the computer as a whole, or whatever application is frontmost.

### Dragon Dictate Modes and Microphone States

What You Say | Result
--- | ---
Dictation Mode | Sets Dragon Dictate to Dictation Mode.
Switch To Dictation Mode | Sets Dragon Dictate to Dictation Mode.
Spelling Mode | Sets Dragon Dictate to Spelling Mode.
Switch To Spelling Mode | Sets Dragon Dictate to Spelling Mode.
Command Mode | Sets Dragon Dictate to Command Mode.
Switch To Command Mode | Sets Dragon Dictate to Command Mode.
Numbers Mode | Sets Dragon Dictate to Numbers Mode.
Switch to Numbers Mode | Sets Dragon Dictate to Numbers Mode.
Go To Sleep | Sets Dragon Dictate to Sleep Mode.
Sleep Mode | Sets Dragon Dictate to Sleep Mode.
Switch To Sleep Mode | Sets Dragon Dictate to Sleep Mode.
Microphone Off | Turns the microphone off. No further voice input is possible until microphone is turned on by keyboard or menu item.

### Dragon Dictate Dictation and Training

What You Say | Result
--- | ---
Scratch That | Deletes the utterance or portion of utterance immediately to the left of the cursor or selection. An utterance is a phrase that you spoke.
Scratch Word | Deletes the word just prior to the cursor or left edge of the selection.
Undo Dictation | Reverses the effect of the last dictation or delete dictation command (Delete, Scratch). Use of this command removes the correction information from the text involved, so if you “Redo Dictation” you will not be able to correct the replaced text. If your last dictation replaced text, that text is restored, but no correction information is restored.
Redo Dictation | Redo Dictation reverses the effect of the Undo Dictation command.
Play the Selection | Play the Selection
Train Vocabulary from Selection | Copies the current selection and opens the Vocabulary Training window and uses the copied text as input.
Cache Document | Tells Dragon Dictate to record the contents of the current window as “user typed text”. All prior knowledge of the window contents is replaced (dictation information, spelled letters). Learn more about Cache and Purge.
Cache Selection | Tells Dragon Dictate to record the selection of the current window as “user typed text”. All prior knowledge of the window contents is replaced (dictation information, spelled letters). Learn more about Cache and Purge.
Purge Cache | Removes all cached information regarding the active window’s contents. This does not delete the text appearing in the active window, but Dragon Dictate now assumes that the window is blank, except for Note Pad windows. When “Purge Cache” is applied to a Note Pad window, a “Cache Document” command is automatically generated as well because Dragon Dictate always knows about the contents of its own windows. Learn more about Cache and Purge.

### Dragon Dictate Windows

What You Say | Result
--- | ---
Show Status Window | Shows the Status window for Dragon Dictate.
Hide Status Window | Hides the Status window for Dragon Dictate.
Show Available Commands Window | Shows the Available Commands window for Dragon Dictate.
Hide Available Commands Window | Hides the Available Commands window for Dragon Dictate.
Show Recognition Window | Displays the Recognition window containing alternatives for the current selection or the utterance to the left of the cursor.
Bring Dictate to the Front | Makes Dictate the frontmost application.
(Show or Open) Express Editor | Opens and activates the Express Editor
Close (or Hide) Express Editor | Closes the Express Editor, preserving its contents in the process
Transfer (the Text) | Transfers text from the Express Editor to the frontmost application

### Navigation

What You Say | Result
--- | ---
Go To Beginning | Moves the cursor to the first position in the document.
Move To Beginning Of Document | Positions to the beginning of the document.
Go To End | Moves the cursor to the last position in the document.
Move To End Of Document | Positions to the end of the document.
Go Back | Returns the cursor to the last position it occupied.
Next Field | Moves the cursor to the next field by sending a tab and purges the cache.
Previous Field | Moves the cursor to the previous field by sending a shift tab and purges the cache.

### Copy and Paste

What You Say | Result
--- | ---
Copy Selection | Mimics the Command-C keypress, which copies whatever is selected to the clipboard in most applications.
Cut Selection | Mimics the Command-X keypress, which cuts whatever is selected to the clipboard in most applications.
Paste from Clipboard | Pastes the contents of the clipboard at the insertion point.
Select All | Mimics a Command-A keypress. Specifically, this command is intended to select all text within a text document or object, or all objects in the frontmost document.
No Leading Space | All spaces are removed before the word immediately after the cursor or left edge of the selection. Does not apply to words that have not been dictated yet. Use “No Space” for those.

### Button and Keyboard Pressing

What You Say | Result
--- | ---
Press Cancel Click Cancel | Press the Cancel Button.
Press Don’t Save Click Don't Save | Press the Don’t Save Button.
Press OK Press Enter Press Return Click OK Click Enter Click Return | Press the OK Button.
Cancel This Operation | Cancels the current operation.
Save This Document | Mimics a Command-S keypress. This command will save the frontmost document in most applications.
Press Save Click Save | Press the Save Button.

### Menus

What You Say | Result
--- | ---
File New New File | Selects the New menu item on the File Menu.
File Open Open File | Selects the Open menu item on the File Menu.
File Close Close File | Selects the Close menu item on the File Menu.
Undo Last Action | Undoes the last action.
Redo Last Action | Redo last action reverses the effect of the “Undo Last Action” command.
About this Application | Displays information about the frontmost application.
Access Find Window | Opens the Find window. This window will look different depending on what version of OS X you are using.
Access Force Quit Window | Opens the Force Quit window.
Show Date and Time | Displays a dialog box with the date and time stamp. Also allows you to put the date stamp on the clipboard.

### Spaces, Mission Control, and Screen Capture

What You Say | Result
--- | ---
Expose All Windows | Uses Mission Control to expose all windows.
Show Application Windows | Uses Mission Control to expose windows for the active application.
Show Desktop | Uses Mission Control to expose the Desktop.
Capture Screen | Takes a snapshot of the entire screen and saves it on the desktop.
Capture Selection | Allows you to capture a snapshot of a selection.

### Application and Window Navigation

What You Say | Result
--- | ---
Hide This Application | Hides the frontmost application.
Hide Other Applications | Hides all applications except the frontmost application.
Hide All Applications | Hides all applications except the Finder.
Show All Applications | Shows all applications.
Switch To Next Application | Switches to the next application that is running.
Switch To Previous Application | Switches to the previous application that is running.
Next Application Window | Activates the next window in the active application.
Previous Application Window | Activates the previous window in the active application.
Quit This Application | Quits the frontmost application, except if it is Dragon Dictate. Dragon Dictate must be quit using menu or keyboard.
Activate [Name of Application] | Brings the named application to the front. “Activate” commands are automatically generated for all running applications and appear in the Applications subgroup of the Available Commands window.
Quit [Name of Application] | Quits the named application. “Quit” commands are automatically generated for all running applications except the Finder and Dragon Dictate, and appear in the Applications subgroup in Available Commands window.
Swipe Left | Simulates a left swipe gesture
Swipe Right | Simulates a right swipe gesture
(Enter or Switch) to Full Screen | Enters full-screen mode, if possible
Exit Full Screen | Exits full-screen mode, if possible

### Computer As a Whole

What You Say | Result
--- | ---
Turn Dock Hiding On | Turns on Dock hiding.
Turn Dock Hiding Off | Turns off Dock hiding.
Put Computer to Sleep | Puts the computer to sleep.
Special Sleep | Forces the computer to go to sleep.
Restart the Computer | Restarts the computer.
Special Restart | Restarts the computer without waiting for other tasks to complete.

### Twitter and Facebook

What You Say
Post That To Facebook
Post That To My Facebook Page
Post That To My Facebook Wall
Facebook That
Post That To Twitter
Post That To My Twitter Page
Twitter That
Tweet That
Post To Facebook
Update My Facebook Page
Update My Facebook Wall
Post To My Facebook Wall
Post To My Facebook Page
Post To Twitter
Post To My Twitter Page
Update My Twitter Page

### Other Globally Available Commands

- Individual keyboard keys or combinations of keys, as if you had pressed that keystroke manually.

- Launching applications.

- Creating email messages using email addresses from your Address Book.

- Navigating to 100 common Web sites in your browser.