Press keyboard key press A press capital B press Shift plus A press Ctrl plus A Select next 20 words Select next 10 wordsĬhange the next number of words to uppercaseĬhange the next number of words to lowercaseĭelete the selected or last dictated text Select a number of words after the location of the cursor Select previous 20 words Select previous 10 words Select a number of words before the location of the cursor Select word range Select word through word Select a word range in the current document Insert the numeral form of a number (for examples, insert 3 instead of the word three)ĭon't insert a space before the next word Insert the literal word (for example, insert the word 'comma' instead of the punctuation mark) Move the Speech Recognition microphone bar Update the list of speech commands that are currently available Insert a new paragraph or new line in a document Scroll up Scroll down Scroll left Scroll right Switch to Paint Switch to WordPad Switch to program name Switch application Right-click Press Windows Z press ctrl BĬlick Recycle Bin Click Computer Click file nameĭouble-click Recycle Bin Double-click Computer Double-click file name If Cortana isn't available or is turned off, you can still use search.

Note: Cortana is available only in certain countries/regions, and some Cortana features might not be available everywhere.

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