• Say the name of the toolbar button. If you don't know the name, rest the mouse pointer on the button to display a ScreenTip (ScreenTips: Notes that appear on the screen to provide information about a toolbar button, tracked change, or comment, or to display a footnote or endnote. ScreenTips also display the text that will appear if you choose to insert a date or AutoText entry.) that shows you the name you can say.

  For example, the ScreenTip for the Save button is "Save." Say "save" to open the Save dialog box.

• Say the name of the menu (menu: A list of commands that is displayed when you click a menu name on a menu bar or other toolbar.). For example, to open the Tools menu, say "tools" or "tools menu."

• If all the commands you want to see on a menu are not visible, say "expand" or "more buttons."

• To select a command on the Tools menu, say "options," for example, which will open the Options dialog box.

• To select different tabs in a dialog box, say the name of the tab. For example, in Microsoft Word, say "edit" or "tab edit" in the Options dialog box to select the Edit tab.
• Say the name of any dialog box option. For example, on the Edit tab in the Options dialog box in Word, say "prompt to update style" or "check prompt to update style" to select the Prompt to update style check box.

  To clear a dialog box option, say "prompt to update style" again or say "uncheck prompt to update style."

• In an Open dialog box, you can open a drop-down list by saying the name next to the list, if a name is available. For example, in Microsoft PowerPoint, to open the Tools menu, say "tools." To select the Options command, say "options," which opens the Options dialog box.

  To select a tab in the Options dialog box, say the name of the tab. For example, say "save" to open the Save tab.

  To see the items in the Save PowerPoint files list, say "save PowerPoint files as" or "drop save PowerPoint files as."

To open the New File task pane (task pane: A window within an Office application that provides commonly used commands. Its location and small size allow you to use these commands while still working on your files.) in Office programs, do the following:

• Say "file" to open the File menu, and then say "new" to open the New File task pane (New File task pane: A pane in Office applications that provides commonly used commands for opening and creating files. The task pane title differs for each Office application. For example, you'll see "New Document" in Word.).

  To open a new blank file, say "new file."

• To say the name of a hyperlink in a task pane, say the name of the entire hyperlink. For example, to open Templates on Microsoft.com in the New File task pane, say "templates on Microsoft dot com."

  Note   This does not apply to Microsoft Outlook.

END (command you can say)

Press END (keyboard or mouse equivalent)

Return

Enter

Press ENTER

Backspace

Delete

Press BACKSPACE

Back one word

Last word

Press CTRL+LEFT ARROW

Space

Space Bar

Press the SPACEBAR

Escape

Cancel (U.S. English only)

Press ESC

Right-click

Context menu

Right-click menu

Right-click a menu

(Not available in Japanese language version of Office)

Tab

Press TAB

Shift Tab

Press SHIFT+TAB

End

Go End

Press END

Home

Go Home

Press HOME

Up

Go Up

Press UP ARROW

Down

Go Down

Press DOWN ARROW

Left

Go Left

Press LEFT ARROW

Right

Go Right

Press RIGHT ARROW

Previous Page

Press CTRL+PAGE

Next Page

Press CTRL+PAGE+DOWN ARROW

Page Down

Press PAGE DOWN

Page Up

Press PAGE UP

To dictate all numbers as digits, say "force num," pause briefly, and then say "5."