Important: Please keep in mind that Dragon’s capabilities differ significantly among Web browsers, both in terms of commands and in terms of text control.
SeeWorking with a Web browser.
Text in italics represents words or numbers that can change. For
demonstrations of how to use these commands, see the Dragon tutorial.
Starting your browser
To Say
Start Internet Explorer "Start Internet Explorer"
"Start Microsoft Internet Explorer"
Start Mozilla Firefox "Start Firefox"
"Start Mozilla Firefox"
Start Google Chrome "Start Google Chrome"
"Start Chrome"
Instead of "start," you can also say "open," "launch" or "show.
Navigating the Web
Please note that not all of these commands work in all browsers.
To Say
Move the insertion point to the Address Bar
"Go to Address Bar"
See alsoNew commands for Internet Explorer 9 Go to the Web address
in the Address Bar
"Click Go" or "Go There"
To Say Refresh the current
page from the Web
"Refresh page" or "Reload page"
Click a button The button name or part of the button name. You can also say "Click" followed by all or part of the button name.
or
"Click <button>," where button represents the text shown on a button on an HTML window. If there are multiple buttons with similar names on a page, Dragon displays a number next to each link that appears. For example, "2." Next, you say the number of the button you want to click. A vertical red arrow points to your choice and then Dragon opens the link to open the associated Web page.
Follow a link that is a word or phrase
"Click" plus the link text or part of the text.
or
"Click <link text>," where link text represents the text shown on a button on an HTML window.If there are multiple text links on the page, say the number of the link you want to click, or say the text for the link. A vertical red arrow highlights your choice and then
Dragon opens the link to open the associated Web page.
Click on an image that is a link
Say "Click" and the text that appears when the mouse pointer moves over the image, for example, "Click Dragon" when "Dragon" is the text that appears.
Stop loading a Web page
"Stop Loading"
Load the previous page in the history list
"Go Back"
Load the next page in the history list
"Go Forward"
Load your home page "Go Home"
Open a browser tab in a new browser window
"Open this in a new window"
Open a currently displayed Web page in another browser tab that stays in the background
"Open this in a background tab"
Entering text and data
The following commands work only in Internet Explorer:
To Say
Show all places on the page where you can enter text
"Click Type Text"
or
"Click Edit Box"
Show all check boxes on the page and go to the first one
"Click Check Box"
Show all images on the page with links
"Click Image"
Show all option (radio) buttons on the page
"Click Radio Button"
Show all boxes on the page with lists of choice
"Click List Box
Show all boxes on the page with lists of choices where you can also type in text.
"Click Combo Box"
Open a list of choices "Show Choices"
Close a list of choices "Hide Choices Choose an entry from a
list of choices
"Choose <text>," for example, "Choose Hardware Compatibility Guide." Saying "Choose" is optional.
Click the selected link, edit box, or other object.
"Click That
Notes
n If you're using Dragon with Gmail or Hotmail, make sure your browser'sRich Internet Application supportis enabled. A component of Dragon, this feature gives you important
commands as well as Full Text Control in those Web applications.
For more information, seeUsing Rich Internet Application extensions.
n You can use most text selection commands when you work with text that you enter in a Web form.
n Use the "Choose <n>," "Next Match, "Previous Match," and "Click That"
commands listed underNavigating the Webto select among multiple choices.
Moving around a Web page
To Say
Move the page down by a screen "Page Down"
Move the page up by a screen "Page Up"
Move down to the bottom of the page
"Scroll Down"
Move up to the top of the page "Scroll Up"
Move the page down by a few lines of text
"Line Down"
Move the page up by a few lines of text
"Line Up"
Go to the next frame in a multiframe page
"Next Frame"
Go to the previous frame in a multiframe page
"Previous Frame"
Go to the next pane in a multipane page
"Next Pane"
Go to the previous pane in a multipane page
"Previous Pane
Display the top of the current page "Go To Top"
Display the bottom of the current page
"Go To Bottom"
Start automatic downward scrolling "Start Scrolling Down"
Start automatic upward scrolling "Start Scrolling Up"
Stop automatic scrolling "Stop Scrolling"
Increase the rate of automatic scrolling
"Scroll Faster"
Decrease the rate of automatic scrolling
"Scroll Slower"