Dictation Commands: Listed

Calendar

Calendar • (any application) • Commands for controlling the display of calendar data.

show [the] calendar for (today | tomorrow | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday)
show [the] calendar for (this week | next week)
show [the] calendar for (this month | next month | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December)
show [the] calendar for (this year | next year)
create demo events for (today | tomorrow)

Workspace (Finder)

Locations • (any application) • opening designated folders.

open [the] applications folder
open [my] applications folder
open [the] desktop folder
open [the] documents folder
open [(my|the)] home folder
open [the] icloud [drive] folder
open [the] (computer|local) library folder
open [(my|the)] library folder
open [the] movies folder
open [the] music folder
open [the] pictures folder
open [(my|the)] public folder
open [the] shared [items] folder

Selection • (Finder) • working with the selected Finder items.

combine these PDF files
AirDrop (this|these) (file|folder|item|files|folders|items)
find items (related to|[tagged] like) this [one]
move (this|these) (to|into) my applications folder
move (this|these) (to|into) [the] desktop [folder]
move (this|these) (to|into) [the] documents [folder]
move (this|these) (to|into) [the] movies folder
move (this|these) (to|into) [the] music folder
move (this|these) (to|into) [the] pictures folder
move (this|these) (to|into) [the] public folder
move (this|these) (to|into) [the] shared [items] folder
move (this|these) with replacement (to|into) my applications folder
move (this|these) with replacement (to|into) [the] desktop [folder]
move (this|these) with replacement (to|into) [the] documents [folder]
move (this|these) with replacement (to|into) [the] movies folder
move (this|these) with replacement (to|into) [the] music folder
move (this|these) with replacement (to|into) [the] pictures folder
move (this|these) with replacement (to|into) [the] public folder
move (this|these) with replacement (to|into) [the] shared [items] folder

Settings • (Finder) • working with the Finder state or settings.

(turn on AirDrop|turn AirDrop on)

Windows • (Finder) • working with windows in the Finder.

(close all [finder] windows|close every [finder] window)
close (all|every) [finder] (window|windows) (but|except) this [one]
hide [the] other (applications|apps)

Clipboard • (any application) • exporting the contents of the shared clipboard.

put (that|clipboard) (in|into) [a] [new] mail message
put (that|clipboard) (in|into) [a] [new] Pages document
save (that|clipboard) as [an] audio file
save (that|clipboard) as [a] file

Camera • (any application) • working with the built-in computer camera.

take my picture
take my picture automatically

Audio • (any application) • Audio input and output controls.

(turn [the] computer volume down|turn down [the] computer volume)
(turn [the] computer volume up|turn up [the] computer volume)
mute [the] computer audio [output]
un-mute [the] computer audio [output]
what is the computer volume [setting]

Assistive • (any application) • commands for assisting in the workspace.

[what is [the]] name of this application
start the App Announcer
stop the App Announcer

Screen-Overlay • (any application) • commands for displaying information overlaid on the screen.

display [the] Wi-Fi network name
display [the] computer name
display [the] host name
display date info
close [the] display overlay

Mail

Messages-Creating • (Mail) • creating new Mail messages.

make [a] [new] [mail] message
(reply|respond) to this [message]

Messages-Managing • (Mail) • managing Mail messages.

(select|open) [the] drafts (box|mailbox)
(select|open) [the] inbox
(select|open) [the] outbox
(select|open) [the] junk (box|mailbox)
(select|open) [the] sent (box|mailbox)
(select|open) [the] trash (box|mailbox)
move (this message|these messages) to [the] junk [folder]

Keynote

Accessibility • (Keynote) • retrieving information about documents, slides, and slide items.

(help|assist) [me] with presenter notes
stop edit and lock
lock (all|every) text item
unlock (every|all) text (item|items)
lock [the] [default] body [item]
unlock [the] [default] body [item]
lock [the] [default] title [item]
unlock [the] [default] title [item]
read [(the|this)] slide
read [the] surrounding text
read [the] next slide
read [the] slide title
read [the] slide body
read [the] [slide] title and body
what is on this slide
tell me about this slide
tell me about [the] items on this slide
tell me about [the] images on this slide
tell me about the transition (of|for) this slide
tell me about this (presentation|document)

Document-Create • (Keynote) • creating new presentations.

make [a] [new] presentation
make [a] [new] standard presentation
make [a] [new] wide presentation
make [a] [new] presentation using [the] $templateName (theme|template)
make [a] [new] standard presentation using [the] $templateName (theme|template)
make [a] [new] wide presentation using [the] $templateName (theme|template)

Document-Export • (Keynote) • commands for exporting presentations.

AirDrop this (presentation|document)
export all (images|photos)
save [this] presentation to [my] thumb drive and eject [it]
export [this] presentation to [a] (movie|video) [file]
export [this] presentation to [a] PDF [file]
save [this] slide to [my] public folder
copy [this] presentation to [my] public folder

Document-Manage • (Keynote) • managing the open Keynote presentations.

close this [presentation] without saving
close all [presentations] without saving [them]
save (this|front|frontmost) presentation
scale view to fit (this|these|selection)
fit [this] slide in [the] window

Document-Metadata • (Keynote) • commands dealing with the metadata of a presentation.

show [the] info window (of|for) this [presentation]
show [this] presentation file
show [a] (list of fonts|font list) [for this]
(show|find) related items

Document-Navigate • (Keynote) • navigating between the slides of the frontmost or playing presentation.

(show|go to) [the] slide about $termOrPhraseToMatch
(show|go to) [the] last slide
[(show|go to)] [the] next build
(show|go to) [the] previous [slide]
go to slide $slideNumber

Document-Present • (Keynote) • starting and stopping the frontmost Keynote presentation.

what slide is this
(play|start) [this] presentation
(play|start) [this] [presentation] from [the] top
stop [this] presentation

Slide-Edit • (Keynote) • editing the current slide of the frontmost Keynote presentation.

edit [the] [slide] title
edit [the] [slide] body
stop edit
duplicate [this] slide
duplicate [this] slide for animation
identify [these] images [by number]
move [this] slide to [the] end
add [a] [new] slide
add [a] [new] blank slide
add [a] blank slide to [the] end
make [a] [new] presentation with this slide
make [a] panoramic sequence
make [a] long panoramic sequence
select [the] [slide] title box
select [the] [slide] body box
[turn] [the] slide title on
[turn] [the] slide title off
[turn] [the] slide body on
[turn] [the] slide body off
[turn] [the] slide numbers on
[turn] [the] slide numbers off

Slide-Image • (Keynote) • working with images on the current slide of the frontmost Keynote presentation.

choose [[a] file for] this (image|photo)
choose [[a] file for] image $imageNumber
choose [files for] all images
choose [files for] these images
show this [image] in Photos
edit this [image] in Photos
import [(selection|image|photo|movie|item)] from [the] finder
import [selection] from photos
overlay image descriptions
overlay image titles
turn this into a QR code
scale this [image] to fit [the] slide height
scale this [image] to fit [the] slide width
show this [image] in Maps
tell me about this image
update this [image] [from Photos]
add [a] placeholder [image]

Slide-Item • (Keynote) • commands related to slide items.

scale [this] down $scalePercentage percent
scale [this] up $scalePercentage percent
match size to [the] largest [item]
match size to [the] smallest [item]

Slide-Master • (Keynote) • changing the master slide of the current slide of the frontmost Keynote presentation.

change [the] master slide to $nameOfMasterSlide
choose [the] master slide

Slide-Notes • (Keynote) • working with the presenter notes of the current slide of the frontmost Keynote presentation.

export [these] [presenter] notes to Mail
export [these] [presenter] notes to Pages
read [the] [presenter] notes

Slide-Transition • (Keynote) • Commands for setting the transition of the current slide of the frontmost Keynote presentation.

apply [a] dissolve [transition]
apply [a] short dissolve [transition]
apply [a] long dissolve [transition]
apply [a] dissolve [transition] to (every slide|al slides)
apply [a] short dissolve [transition] to (every slide|al slides)
apply [a] long dissolve [transition] to (every slide|al slides)
apply [a] magic move [transition]
apply [a] short magic move [transition]
apply [a] long magic move [transition]
reset transition [(of|for) this slide]
reset all transitions
set [transitions to] start automatically for (all slides|every slide)
set [transitions to] start on click for (all slides|every slide)
set [transition to] start on click
set [transition to] start automatically

Slide-Lines • (Keynote) • working with lines on the current slide of the frontmost Keynote presentation.

show [the] rule of thirds [grid]
get rid of every line
get rid of every locked line
get rid of every unlocked line

Maps

Export • (Maps) • commands for exporting Map content.

export [this] [map] to Keynote

Numbers

Table-Export • (Numbers) • commands for working with the Numbers application.

export [this] [table] to Keynote as [a] chart
export [this] [table] to Keynote as [a] pie chart

Table-Utilities • (Numbers) • commands for working with tables.

select [(this|the|front)] table

Images • (Numbers) • commands for working with images.

add [a] placeholder [image]

Pages

Template-Assist • (Pages) • Provides interactive assistance to the user for entering the text and choosing the images in a template. The supported templates are: Tab Flyer, For Rent Flyer, For Sale Flyer, Lost & Found Flyer, Classic Certificate, Kids Certificate, Photo Poster Small, Photo Poster Big, Event Poster Small, Event Poster Big, Party Poster Small, Party Poster Big, School Poster Small, School Poster Big, Type Poster Small, and Type Poster Big.

assist [me] with [the] $supportedTemplateName template

Images • (Pages) • commands for working with images.

add [a] placeholder [image]

Grids • (Pages) • commands for creating line and page item grids.

assist [me] with creating [a] grid of page items
assist [me] with creating [a] grid of lines
get rid of every line
get rid of every locked line
get rid of every unlocked line

Dummy Text • (Pages) • commands for generating lorem ipsum.

replace [all] text placeholders with dummy text
(1 — 10|20) paragraphs of dummy text

Photos

Accessibility • (Photos) • Commands for Accessibility access in Photos.

add orientation keywords
begin search
help [me] [to] choose [one]
how many items are selected

Album-Display • (Photos) • Commands for displaying default albums. NOTE: many of the commands from this topic require the use of Photos v2.0 or higher.

show all albums
show all photos
show favorites [album]
show last import [album]
show shared (items|photos|images)

Media-Item-Export • (Photos) • Commands for exporting media items from Photos.

export these [to disk]
export these as [a] sequence
export [these] with copyright [[in] white]
export [these] with copyright in black
change [the] export copyright
make [a] [new] presentation with these

Media-Item-Metadata • (Photos) • Commands for working with media item metadata.

assist [me] with adding titles
assist [me] with adding descriptions
remove [all] titles and descriptions
show (this|these) in Maps
install keywords for ratings
rate $oneToFive [(star|stars)]
remove rating [keyword]
search for $oneToFive star (photos|images)
add orientation keywords [to (this|these)]
remove [all] keywords

Media-Item-Utilities • (Photos) • Commands for working with media items.

add [(this|these)] to favorites
remove [(this|these)] from favorites
edit this [(photo|image)]
crop this [(photo|image)]
stop edit
select all (photos|images)
show this [(photo|image)] in keynote

Slideshows • (Photos) • Commands for creating and playing instant slideshows.

start [the] slideshow
next slide
pause [the] slideshow
previous slide
resume [the] slideshow
stop [the] slideshow
start last import slideshow
start favorites slideshow

QuickTime Player

Document-Record • (any application) • Commands for recording QuickTime Player documents.

make [a] [new] audio recording
make [a] [new] (movie|video) recording
make [a] [new] screen recording
begin [a] [new] audio recording
begin [a] [new] (movie|video) recording
begin [a] [new] screen recording
stop [the] recording

Document-Edit • (QuickTime Player) • XXXXXXXX.

trim [from] [the] end [of this]
trim more [from] [the] end [of this]

Document-Playback • (QuickTime Player) • Commands for playing QuickTime Player documents.

play [this] from [the] (start|top|beginning)

Document-Manage • (QuickTime Player) • Commands for managing QuickTime Player documents.

close without saving
save [this] to [the] movies folder

iTunes

Navigation • (any application) • Commands for working with iTunes.

show [me] top albums [in iTunes]
show [me] top movies [in iTunes]
show [me] top music videos [in iTunes]
show [me] top songs [in iTunes]
show [me] top family movies [in iTunes]

Speech-System

Global-Commands • (any application) • XXXXXXXX.

take this down
read that back
do that again
show your help

Keyboard Equivalents • (any application) • Commands that simulate user keyboard input.

keypress (delete | left arrow | right arrow | down arrow | up arrow | enter | escape | return | tab | shift tab | space | undo)