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# Commands

Dragon Dictate supports different types of commands.

- Mode-based commands. Individual modes may have commands built into them. For example, Capitalize “Valley” is something you can say in Dictation mode only. For more information, see modes.

- Window-based commands. Some commands become available only when a certain window is open. For example, Pick 2, to insert the second alternative from the Recognition window into your document, is available only when the Recognition window is open.

- Global commands are always available (except in Sleep mode).

- MouseGrid commands. You can move your cursor on the screen by voice commands.

- Proofreading commands. Dragon Dictate can read aloud your dictation using text-to-speech technology.

- Voice Shortcuts commands. Quickly search your Mac, Apple Mail or the Internet.

- Commands for composing and posting to Twitter and Facebook.

- Key commands. Key commands are global commands that let you say the names of keyboard keys or modifier-key combinations for Dragon Dictate to type.

- Generated commands. Dragon Dictate, as it starts up, will optionally generate additional global commands that let you launch applications or create an email message addressed to someone in your Address Book.

- Application-based commands. Some commands become available only when a certain application is frontmost. For example, you can say Send Message when Messages or Mail is frontmost. Dragon Dictate comes with command sets for Calendar, Finder, Mail, Messages, Microsoft Word, Notifications, Notes, Reminders, Safari, and TextEdit, as well as commands for Dragon Dictate itself.

  - Rich Internet Application (RIA) commands for Safari and Firefox allow you to click links on web pages as well as navigate and dictate in Gmail.

### Accessing Commands

To learn what commands are available at any moment, use the Available Commands window.

### Editing Commands

Commands may be edited — modified, created, activated and deactivated, and deleted — in the Commands window.