Global Navigation: Selecting and Deleting Text

Select    All
(All Now)
Last Phrase
Last    1-40    Phrases
Scratch 1-20    
[This delete the last "x" number of phrases you spoke.]

Delete That Now    
[Note: many programs allow you to say "Delete That." Use this command in programs
like Explorer that do not allow the shorter version.]
Delete Right/Left
Delete    1-40    Now (Press Delete 1-40)   
[This and the next macro delete "x" number of spaces forward or backward, respectively.]
Backspace    1-40

Select/Delete    Next/Last    1-20    [This command deletes words. Note: this is a change in version 5.]
Delete/Select    1-10    1-10    [This command deletes words in two directions. Note: this is a change in version 5. The next command deletes characters, words, or lines in two directions. For example "Delete 3,5" delete the last three next five words. "Delete 3,5 Letters" deletes the last three and next five letters.]

Delete/Select    1-10    1-10    Letters/Words/Lines/Clean Lines

Next (This) (Select)/Last/Delete    Word/Line/Paragraph
Next/Last    Clean Line/Page
This (Select)    Document
Select/Delete Last/Next    Word/Line
Select/Delete    Last/Word (Next)    *
[This is an alternate, shorter we to say the above "Word" command. "Delete Last" deletes only the last word even if text is highlighted, making it a useful command in the correction box.]
Delete Line Back (Backspace)
Back (Backspace) Word    
[This is similar to Backspace. It's an alternate way to delete the last word.]
Back (Backspace) Line    [And this is an alternate way to delete the last line.]

Next
(Select)/Last    1-40    Words/Lines/Clean Lines/Paragraphs/Pages    
[The "Clean Lines" commands return the cursor to the beginning of the line it is on before selecting a number of lines.]
Select    Up/Down    1-40    [This is a slightly different way to select lines than the above commands because it does not select full lines, so the last line will be a partial one if the cursor was not initially at the beginning of the line.]
1-10    Words/Lines/Clean Lines

Control    Up/Down     [This and the next four commands allow you to select non-contiguous files. this and the next command allow you to move the cursor while selected files remain selected. The control space commands allow you to select files.]
Control    Up/Down    1-100

Control Space
Control Space    Up/Down    1-100
Control Space    1-100     [This is an alternative way to save the above "Control Down 1-100" command.]

<Direct Grid Command>    1-102    by    1-76   Up/Down/Left/Right   1-100    [This and the next four commands combine positioning the mouse with selecting text. Once you get used to the Direct Grid commands these are very fast ways to select text. SEE the Moving The Mouse section for a more detailed explanation of the Direct Grid commands]
<Direct Grid Command>    1-102    by    1-76   Letter (Character)/Word/Line/Paragraph/Oops (Correct That)/Play (Oops Play) (Correct That Play)     [This combines placing the cursor with selecting a letter, word or paragraph. The Oops and Play commands placing the cursor, then invoke the NatSpeak Correct That box with with the nearest phrase selected. The play command then plays that phrase.]

(<Direct Grid Command>    1-102    by    1-76   Select    Letter (Character)/Word/Line/Paragraph)
<Direct Grid Command>    1-102    by    1-76   1-40    Letter(s) (Character(s))/Word(s)/Line(s)/Paragraph(s)

<Direct Grid Command>    1-102    by    1-76    Drag    Up/Down/Left/Right   1-100   [This is similar to the above command but uses the drag commands instead of the shift plus arrow key commands to select. This is especially useful in programs where the shift, arrow key selection does not work, like Web browsers and original incoming messages in Eudora.]   

Direct Grid Command:
Go (Mouse)/Window (Relative)/Touch/Touch 2/Touch Right/Window Touch/Window Touch 2/Window Right (Window Touch Right)


Delete    1-20    Words/Lines/Clean Lines/Paragraphs
Back (Backspace)    Word/Line    1-20
(Select/Delete    Next/Last    1-20    Words/Lines/Clean Lines/Paragraphs)
Delete    1st-10th/End    Word    
[This and the next three commands very useful in the NatSpeak correction box.]
Skip Delete/Left/Right/Delete Left/Delete Right   ["Skip Delete" skips back one word and deletes the next word back. "Skip Left" skips back one word and moves the cursor one space to the left. "Skip Delete Left" skips back one word, deletes the next word back and moves the cursor one space to the left.]
Skip    1-20    Letters/Words/Lines    Delete    [The "Delete" refers to the same thing as the "Skip." For example, "Skip 5 Lines Delete" will move the cursor back five lines, then delete the line before that.]
Skip    1-20    Delete/Left/Right/Delete Left/Delete Right    [This is a quicker way to use the above macro to skip and delete words.]
Skip    1-20    Letters/Words/Lines    Delete    1-10    [Examples: "Skip 4 Lines, Delete 2" will put the cursor back 4 lines, then delete two lines before that. "Skip 3 Letters, Delete one" will go back three letters, then delete the last letter.]
Skip    1-20    Delete/Left/Right    1-10    [This is a quicker way to use the above macro to skip and delete words.]
Skip    1-20    Letters/Words/Lines    Delete    1-10    Letters/Words/Lines
Delete Last    
[This deletes the last word to the left.]

Letter/Word/Line    1-20    Delete/Left/Right/Delete Left/Delete Right
    [This and the following two commands are similar to the "Skip" commands above, but they go forward rather than backward. For example, "Word 5 Delete" will move the cursor five words forward, then delete the next word.]
Letter/Word/Line    1-20    Delete/Left/Right    1-20
Letter/Word/Line    1-20    Delete    1-20    Letters/Word/Lines

Top of/Rest of    Line/Paragraph/Document
Delete/Select    Top of/Rest of    Line/Paragraph/Document
Delete    Home/End/Top/Bottom
Delete/Next (Select)/Last    Home/End/Top/Bottom    1-40    
[This and the following commands number of characters, words or lines starting from the beginning or end of the line or document. "Last End 4" goes four characters to the left of the end of the line you're on. "Next Home 10" puts the cursor at the beginning of the line and selects the next ten characters to the right. "Delete Home 10" does the same, then deletes the selected characters.]
Home/End/Top/Bottom    1-40    Words/Lines
Delete    Home/End/Top/Bottom    Word
Delete    Home/End/Top/Bottom    1-40    Words/Lines
Home/End/Top/Bottom    Next (Select)/Last 1-40    Words/Lines

Left/Right/Down/Up    Delete/Select    Rest of/Top of    Line/Paragraph/Document    
[This and next two macros combine direction commands with delete or select commands. For instance, "Left Delete Rest of Line" will move the cursor one character to the left, then delete the rest of the line.]
Left/Right/Down/Up    1-10    Delete/Select    Rest of/Top of    Line/Paragraph/Document
Left/Right/Down/Up    Delete/Select    Line/Paragraph

Left/Right/Down/Up    Rest of/Top of    Line/Paragraph/Document    
[This and the next two macros are shorter versions of the "Select" commands above.]
Left/Right/Down/Up    1-10    Rest of/Top of    Line/Paragraph/Document    
Left/Right/Down/Up    Line/Paragraph    

Left/Right/Down/Up    Back (Backspace)/Delete    
["Right Backspace" moves right one, then deletes the last character. This and the next command are good shortcuts for situations -- like in the correction box -- when you want to delete part of a highlighted section.]
Left/Right/Down/Up    Back (Backspace)/Delete    1-20
Left/Right/Down/Up    1-20 Back (Backspace)/Delete
Left/Right/Down/Up 1-20    Back (Backspace)/Delete    1-20

Erase Line    
[This deletes a line and leaves a blank space.]
Erase    1-20    Lines
Erase    Next/Last    1-20    Lines

Quote Delete    [This adds an end quote and deletes the rest of line.]
Home Delete    [This deletes the first character in a line.]
Enter Clean (Clean Line)    [This Combines "Press Enter," and "Backspace" and is useful when splitting up lines.]
Remove    Apostrophe/Ends/Left Space/Right Space/Space    ["Apostrophe" removes the apostrophe from the last word typed. "Ends" removes the first and last character of a word. It's useful if you want get rid of braces, stars or parentheses, etc. The Left and Right Space commands put the space to the right or left of a pair of braces, parentheses etc. and put the cursor back in the middle of them. "Space" removes the space to the right and left of the current word.]
Add (Put)/Backspace    Left/Right    ["Backspace" moves left or right one, deletes the next character to the right or left, then moves back. "Add" moves left or right one, adds a space, then moves back. The following command does the same but adds the number of spaces of your choice. These commands are for repositioning a pair of parentheses, brackets etc. when the cursor is between them.]
Add (Put)    Left/Right    1-10    

Undo    Backspace/Delete    
[This combines "Undo" and "Backspace" or "Delete"]

Delete Space
[This and following command delete spaces between words to the left]
Delete    1-20    Spaces
End Delete    1-20    Spaces    
[This deletes spaces starting from the end of the line.]


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