Windows 11 takes a modern approach in the new revamped voice typing features with many noteworthy changes. But if you want to use this feature to the full extent, you have to know certain voice commands. Like – What to say if you want to select a set of particular words? Or, how to move the cursor to the end of a particular text unit? This article gives a list of useful voice commands and their functionality, alongside the command to use symbols while voice-typing.
Some advanced voice commands for Voice Typing in Windows 11
Here we have given a table of a few useful voice commands to enhance your Voice Typing skills. Memorize them or bookmark this page to use them often.
| ACTION | COMMANDS |
|---|---|
| Delete the most recent dictation result or currently selected text | Delete that
or, Strike that |
| How to remove a particular word from the sentence | Delete “word“/ remove word |
| Select a specific word or phrase | Select “word“ |
| How to select a recently dictated word | Select that |
| Move the cursor to the first character before a specified word or phrase | Go to the start of the “word“ |
| How to clear a text selection done recently | Clear the selection
or, unselect that |
| Move the cursor to the start of a text unit | Go before that
or, move to the start of that |
| How to put the cursor to the end of a unit of text | Go after “word“/ move after “word”
or, go to the end of that; move to the end of paragraph |
| Place the cursor backward by a unit of text | Move back to the previous “word”
or, go up to the previous paragraph |
| How to move the cursor to the first character before a particular word | Select the <next three words>
or, Select the <previous two paragraphs> |
| Place the cursor to the first character after a particular word or phrase | Go after that; move after “word”
or, Go to the end of the paragraph; move to the end of that |
| Move the cursor forward to the next word/ paragraph | Move forward to the “next word”
or, Go down to the <next paragraph> |
| Moves the cursor to the end of a text unit | Move to the end of the “word”
or, Go to the end of the paragraph |
In all the commands, “word” or “next word” represents the particular word or the word next to it, respectively where you want to place your cursor.
Example –
This is the GeekPage
Suppose you have to remove the article “the” from the sentence. So, you have to command the Voice Typing tool this way –
Remove the
Or, in the same sentence, suppose you want to put your cursor after “GeekPage“, the command should be –
Go after GeekPage
How to use voice commands to input various symbols
Using symbols while using the Voice Typing tool is not well known to the users. Even if you know the particular name of a symbol, you have to know the actual voice command to get the job done. So, we have given a list of symbols along with their voice commands.
| SYMBOLS | COMMAND |
|---|---|
| @ | At sign |
| # | Pound sign; number sign |
| $ | Dollar sign |
| % | Percent sign |
| ^ | Caret |
| & | And sign; ampersand |
| * | Asterisk |
| ( | Open parenthesis
or, left parenthesis |
| ) | Close parenthesis
or, right parenthesis |
| _ | Underscore |
| – | Hyphen; minus sign |
| ~ | Tilde |
| \ | Backslash |
| / | Forward slash |
| , | Comma |
| . | Period; full stop |
| ; | Semicolon |
| ‘ | Open single quote; begin single quote
or, close single quote; close single quote or, end single quote |
| = | Equal sign |
| : | Colon |
| ? | Question mark |
| [ | Open bracket
or, open square bracket or, left bracket or, left square bracket |
| ] | Close bracket
or, right bracket |
| { | Open curly brace
or, left curly brace or, left curly bracket |
| } | Close curly brace; close curly bracket; right curly brace; right curly bracket |
| + | Plus sign |
| < | Open-angle bracket
or, left angle bracket or, less than sign |
| > | Close angle bracket
or, right angle bracket or, greater than sign |
| “ | Open quotes
or, close quotes |