What you can say

Here's a partial list of voice commands you can use while dictating in Dragon Copilot. The commands are grouped by functional area.

A full, searchable list of available voice commands is in the Dragon Copilot application under Help and feedback .

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Recording

Start ambient recording activates the ambient recording microphone.
Microphone off deactivates the voice input (dictation) microphone.
Stop listening deactivates the voice input (dictation) microphone.
Stop recording deactivates the voice input (dictation) microphone.

Dictation

New paragraph moves the cursor down two lines.
New line moves the cursor down one line.

Editing

Scratch that deletes the last word or phrase you spoke.
Undo that undoes the previous operation.
Redo that redoes the last 'undo that' operation.
Cut that cuts the selection and copies it to the clipboard.
Delete that deletes the last thing you said.
Delete word deletes the word with the cursor focus.
Resume with [text] continues editing from the specified text.
Insert before | after [text] puts the cursor focus before or after the specified text.
Cap that formats the selected text or the last thing you said with initial caps.
All caps that formats the selected text or the last thing you said as all capital letters.
No caps that changes all capital letters to lowercase in the selected text or in the last thing you said.
Accept default accepts the default value of the auto-text field where you are and removes field delimiters in that field.
Accept defaults accepts the default value of all auto-text fields and removes field delimiters in all fields.
Paste that pastes the contents of the clipboard.
Copy that copies the selection to the clipboard.

Selection commands

Select previous | next selects the previous or next instance of the same word.
Select again is used when there are multiple instances of the same word. The "selection" moves backward from the cursor position.
Select [text] selects the specified text.
Select [text] to [text] selects the specified text.
Select all selects all the text in the dictation field.
Select this | previous | next | first | last word selects the appropriate word in the sentence, based on the current position of the cursor.
Select this | previous | next | first | last sentence selects the appropriate sentence in the paragraph, based on the current position of the cursor.
Unselect that | Deselect that cancels the selection.

Other selection commands

Select the first paragraph
Select the last paragraph
Select the next paragraph
Select the previous paragraph
Select (the) first sentence
Select (the) last sentence
Select (the) next sentence
Select (the) previous sentence
Select the first word
Select the last word
Select the next word
Select the previous word
Select this word
Select this paragraph
Select this sentence

Move to section commands

History of present illness

(Move to | Go to) history of illness
(Move to | Go to) history
(Move to | Go to) history of present illness
(Move to | Go to) HPI
(Move to | Go to) subjective

Social history

(Move to | Go to) Social
(Move to | Go to) social history
(Move to | Go to) social and environmental history
(Move to | Go to) psychosocial history
(Move to | Go to) social background

Family history

(Move to | Go to) family
(Move to | Go to) family history
(Move to | Go to) family medical history

Allergies

(Move to | Go to) allergies
(Move to | Go to) allergens
(Move to | Go to) intolerances
(Move to | Go to) allergies and intolerances
(Move to | Go to) allergy history

Medications

(Move to | Go to) medications
(Move to | Go to) meds
(Move to | Go to) medication list

Immunizations

(Move to | Go to) immunizations
(Move to | Go to) vaccines
(Move to | Go to) vaccinations
(Move to | Go to) immunization status

Review of systems

(Move to | Go to) review of systems
(Move to | Go to) ROS
(Move to | Go to) systems
(Move to | Go to) system review
(Move to | Go to) systems review

Physical exam

(Move to | Go to) PE
(Move to | Go to) physical
(Move to | Go to) exam
(Move to | Go to) physical exam
(Move to | Go to) physical assessment

Results

(Move to | Go to) results
(Move to | Go to) labs
(Move to | Go to) studies
(Move to | Go to) imaging

Assessment and plan

(Move to | Go to) A&P
(Move to | Go to) Plan
(Move to | Go to) Assessment
(Move to | Go to) Diagnosis
(Move to | Go to) Diagnoses
(Move to | Go to) Plans
(Move to | Go to) Assessment and Plan

Procedures

(Move to | Go to) Procedures
(Move to | Go to) Procedure
(Move to | Go to) Procedures performed
(Move to | Go to) Procedure performed

Move across sections commands

(Move to | Go to) Previous | Next (field | section) moves the cursor to the next field or section within the note.
(Move to | Go to) First (field | section) moves the cursor to the first field or section within the note.
(Move to | Go to) Last (field | section) moves the cursor to the last field or section within the note.

Move within a field or section commands

Go back returns the cursor to the previous position.
Start of (field | section) navigates to the beginning of the field or section.
End of (field | section) navigates to the end of the field or section.
Go to end of sentence | paragraph navigates to the end of the sentence or paragraph.
Go | move to start of (field | section) moves the cursor to the beginning of the field or section, based on the current position of the cursor.
Go | move to end of (field | section) moves the cursor to the beginning of the field or section, based on the current position of the cursor.
Go | move to top moves the cursor to the beginning of the section, based on the current position of the cursor.
Go | move to end moves the cursor to the end of the section, based on the current position of the cursor.
Go | move to bottom moves the cursor to the bottom of the section, based on the current position of the cursor.

Open and close settings

go to settings | open settings | show settings opens settings.
close settings closes settings.

Navigate within settings

Move to settings

go to microphone settings | go to mic settings | go to mike settings | open microphone settings | open mic settings | open mike settings | show microphone settings | show mic settings | show mike settings navigates to microphone settings.
go to microphone buttons | go to mic buttons | go to mike buttons | open microphone buttons | open mic buttons | open mike buttons | show microphone buttons | show mic buttons | show mike buttons navigates to microphone buttons.
go to general settings | open general settings | show general settings navigates to general settings.
go to appearance settings | open appearance settings | show appearance settings navigates to appearance settings.
go to keyboard shortcuts | open keyboard shortcuts | show keyboard shortcuts navigates to keyboard shortcut settings.
go to dictation formatting | open dictation formatting | show dictation formatting navigates to dictation formatting settings.
go to templates | open templates | show templates navigates to template settings.
go to profile | open profile | show profile navigates to profile settings.
go to AI apps and agents | go to AI apps | go to agents | open AI apps and agents | open AI apps | open agents | show AI apps and agents | show AI apps | show agents navigates to AI apps and agents.
go to about | open about | show about navigates to about settings.

Close settings

close microphone settings | close mic settings | close mike settings closes microphone settings.
close microphone buttons | close mic buttons | close mike buttons closes microphone buttons.
close general settings closes general settings.
close appearance settings closes appearance settings.
close keyboard shortcuts closes keyboard shortcut settings.
close dictation formatting closes dictation formatting settings.
close templates closes template settings.
close profile closes profile settings.
close AI apps and agents | close AI apps | close agents closes AI apps and agents.
close about closes about settings.

Open and close help and resources

go to help | open help | show help opens help.
close help closes help.
go to resources | open resources | show resources opens resources.
close resources closes resources.

Microsoft commands (Dragon Copilot desktop only)

launch Microsoft Outlook | open Microsoft Outlook | show Microsoft Outlook | start Microsoft Outlook opens Microsoft Outlook.
launch Microsoft Word | open Microsoft Word | show Microsoft Word | start Microsoft Word opens Microsoft Word.

Word commands (Dragon Copilot desktop only)

new document | create new document | open new document opens a new Word document.
print document prints the Word document that has the focus.
save document | save changes | save document changes saves the Word document that has the focus.
save document as opens the Save As window for the Word document that has the focus.

Outlook commands (Dragon Copilot desktop only)

create email | create mail | compose email | compose mail creates a new email in Outlook.
forward email | forward mail forwards the email that has the focus in Outlook.
new appointment | create appointment | schedule appointment | book appointment creates a new appointment in Outlook.
new meeting | create meeting | schedule meeting | book meeting creates a new meeting in Outlook.
open inbox | view inbox | show inbox | display inbox opens the Inbox folder in Outlook.
reply to all replies to the sender and all original recipients of the email that has the focus in Outlook.
reply to email | reply to mail replies to the email that has the focus in Outlook.

Transfer (Dragon Copilot desktop only)

Transfer all transfers the content of all non-blank sections to the current cursor location.
Transfer selected transfers the content of the selected sections to the current cursor location.

Anchoring (Dragon Copilot desktop only)

Anchor (dictation | speech focus) | Send text here anchors the speech focus to an app; the dictation results will be written into this app even if you navigate to another app.
Release (dictation | speech focus) releases the speech focus from an app.
Show (anchored app | the anchored app) brings the app with the speech focus anchored to it to the foreground.

Other (Dragon Copilot desktop only)

Minimize (window | Dragon | Dragon Copilot) minimizes the Dragon Copilot window.
Maximize (window | Dragon | Dragon Copilot) maximizes the Dragon Copilot window.

Other

Provide Dragon Copilot feedback displays the product feedback screen.
Send Dragon Copilot feedback displays the product feedback screen.
Provide Dragon feedback displays the product feedback screen.
Send Dragon feedback displays the product feedback screen.
Open Dragon | show Dragon restores the app to the foreground if it's minimized or in the background.
What can I say opens the list of available voice commands.