Updated as of September 5, 2024.
The following are examples of supported and suggested voice commands to perform various actions. Practice and try your own variations of these commands. Remember to say “Sharky” or press INSERT+ALT+SPACEBAR before speaking each command.
General Voice Commands
To perform this action… Say this command…
Display Voice Assistant help topic Help
Say the time What time is it?
Say the date What is today’s date?
Display the Window List dialog box Window list
Display the Select a System Tray Icon dialog box System tray
Speak the battery level and network connection status Battery
Speak the most recent Windows notification Notification
Display the Commands Search dialog box Command search
Turn Keyboard Help on/off Toggle keyboard help
Display the Keyboard Manager dialog box Keyboard Manager
Display the Dictionary Manager dialog box Dictionary Manager
Display the Settings Center dialog box Settings
Display the Braille Math Editor Math editor
Turn the Screen Shade on or off Screen shade
Turn Audio Ducking on or off Audio ducking
Turn Braille Viewer on or off Braille viewer
Turn Text Viewer on or off Text viewer
Tell a joke Tell me a Joke
Voice Commands for Selecting Text
To perform this action… Say this command…
Begin selecting a block of text Start selection
Select all text between your current location and where you marked the start of the selection Finish selection
Say currently selected text Read selection
Return to start of selection Return to marked place
Append selected text to the clipboard Append
Speech Settings Voice Commands
To perform this action… Say this command…
Temporarily increase the voice rate Speak faster
Temporarily decrease the voice rate Speak slower
Temporarily set the voice rate to a specific number Voice rate [number] (Example, voice rate 50.)
Toggle between Speech On Demand and Full Speech Speech on demand
Display the Select a Voice Profile dialog box Voice profile
Route JAWS speech left and current application audio right Speech left or Sound left
Route JAWS speech right and current application audio left Speech right or Sound right
Restore sound balance to the default Speech balance or Sound balance
Cursors Voice Commands
To perform this action… Say this command…
Use the JAWS Cursor JAWS Cursor
Use the PC Cursor PC Cursor
Use the Touch Cursor Touch Cursor
Turn the Virtual PC cursor on or off Virtual PC cursor
Convenient OCR Voice Commands
To perform this action… Say this command…
OCR the selected file OCR file
OCR the currently opened PDF file OCR PDF
OCR the current window OCR window
OCR the screen OCR screen
OCR the current control OCR control
OCR from a camera OCR camera
OCR from a scanner OCR scanner
Stop the OCR Stop OCR
Speech History Voice Commands
To perform this action… Say this command…
Display the JAWS speech history Show speech history
Copy speech history to clipboard Copy speech history
Clear the speech history Clear speech history
Web Pages Voice Commands
To perform this action… Say this command…
Display the list of links List links
Display the list of headings List headings
Display the list of graphics List graphics
Display the list of tables List tables
Display the list of form fields List form fields
Next glance highlight Move to next glance highlight
Previous glance highlight Move to previous glance highlight
Display the list of glance highlights List glance highlights
Announce address of currently selected link Tell me the address
Assign a custom label Custom label
Word Navigation Voice Commands
To perform this action… Say this command…
Display the list of links List links
Display the list of graphics List graphics
Display the list of comments List comments
Go to the first comment First comment
Go to the next comment Next comment
Go to the previous comment Previous comment
Go to the last comment Last comment
Display the list of grammatical errors List grammatical errors
Go to the next grammatical error Next grammatical error
Go to the previous grammatical error Previous grammatical error
Display the list of spelling errors List spelling errors
Go to the next spelling error Next spelling error
Go to the previous spelling error Previous spelling error
Display the list of headings List headings
Go to the first heading First heading
Go to the next heading Next heading
Go to the previous heading Previous heading
Go to the last heading Last heading
Display the list of tables List tables
Go to the first table First table
Go to the next table Next table
Go to the previous table Previous table
Go to the last table Last table
Go to the first page First page
Go to the next page Next page
Go to the previous page Previous page
Go to the last page Last page
Display the list of form fields List form fields
Go to the first form field First field
Go to the next form field Next field
Go to the previous form field Previous field
Go to the last form field Last field
Go to the first section First section
Go to the next section Next section
Go to the previous section Previous section
Go to the last section Last section
Set temporary PlaceMarker in document Set PlaceMarker
Open the Math Viewer Math viewer
General Outlook Navigation Voice Commands
To perform this action… Say this command…
Go to the Calendar view Calendar
Go to the Messages view Messages
Go to the Contacts view Contacts
Go to the Tasks view Tasks
Go to the Notes view Notes
Navigating Outlook Messages Voice Commands
To perform this action… Say this command…
Go to Attachments Attachments
Announce address of currently selected link Tell me the address
Display the list of links List links
Display the list of headings List headings
Go to the first heading First heading
Go to the next heading Next heading
Go to the previous heading Previous heading
Go to the last heading Last heading
Display the list of graphics List graphics
Display the list of tables List tables
Go to the first table First table
Go to the next table Next table
Go to the previous table Previous table
Go to the last table Last table
Display the list of form fields List form fields
Go to the first form field First field
Go to the next form field Next field
Go to the previous form field Previous field
Go to the last form field Last field
Move to the next reply in an open email message thread Next reply
Move to the previous reply in an open email message thread Previous reply
Editing Outlook Messages Voice Commands
To perform this action… Say this command…
Grammatical errors
Display the list of grammatical errors List grammatical errors
Go to the next grammatical error Next grammatical error
Go to the previous grammatical error Previous grammatical error
Spelling errors
Display the list of spelling errors List spelling errors
Go to the next spelling error Next spelling error
Go to the previous spelling error Previous spelling error
Support and Troubleshooting Voice Commands
To perform this action… Say this command…
Start or end a Tandem session Tandem
Display text of current control in Virtual Viewer Virtualize control
Copy text of current control to clipboard Copy control
Display text of current window in Virtual Viewer Virtualize window
Copy text of current window to clipboard Copy Window
Announce application version details Say version
Display application version details in Virtual Viewer Virtualize version info
Copy application version details to clipboard Copy version info
Close and restart JAWS Restart JAWS
Voice Commands for Fusion
To perform this action… Say this command…
Increase magnification Bigger or Zoom in
Decrease magnification Smaller or Zoom out
Enable magnification Magnification on
Disable magnification Magnification off
Set magnification to a specific level Speak the number you want (example, 2)
Toggle Color Enhancements Color
Toggle Pointer/Mouse Enhancements Pointer or Mouse
Toggle Cursor Enhancements Cursor
Toggle Focus Enhancements Focus
Call the Quick Access Bar into view Quick access
Close and restart Fusion Restart Fusion
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