One-Step Voice Commands: Cut, Copy and Paste

dns8This is an important set of tips.  Feel free to print it out and make it available to your students. We recommend that this lesson be taught following Nifty 58 and Nifty Medical Exercise 62 Cut and Paste.

Lesson Overview

Because most of us learn to use word processing with a mouse, we are in the habit of selecting first before we cut or copy.  With speech recognition software there is no need to do this. 

Voice-on Tips

Tip 1: Simply move to the paragraph you want to cut or copy and say:

  • CUT (THE) PARAGRAPH, or
  • COPY (THE) PARAGRAPH

Puzzled? Remember that words in parentheses are optional. I say then if you find them helpful, otherwise leave them out.

Tip 2: This same approach works with sentences. Simply maneuver to the sentence you want to cut or copy and say:

  • CUT (THE) SENTENCE, or
  • COPY (THE) SENTENCE

Tip 3: The same works with tables.  For example, if you only have one table in a document, from anywhere you can say:

  • COPY THE FIRST TABLE
    or
  • CUT THE FIRST TABLE

or

  • *COPY (THE) TABLE
    or
  • CUT (THE) TABLE

Tip 4: You can then maneuver to wherever you need to pace the information and say:

  • PASTE THAT (HERE)