Utter Command from Redstart Systems

The Utter Command menu

The Utter Command menu gives you access to the Utter Command documentation, on-screen guides, dialog boxes and utilities. When Utter Command is loaded the Utter Command icon appears in your System Tray.

Right-clicking on the Utter Command icon brings up the Utter Command menu:

Utter Command menu description

Section 1 items help get you started with Utter Command:

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Getting Started pdf

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Whirlwind Tour On-screen Guide.

Section 2 has on-screen versions of all sections of the Utter Command manual (see UC Intro 5.1 for more details about the UC manual.)

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Contents, Intro, Appendices, Index; Contents shows you what to say to get to any section or subsection of the UC manual.

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Lessons take you through every UC command and include examples and self-guided tours

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Task Tours of 36 common tasks include sending email, editing, browsing the Web, making an Excel chart, making a PowerPoint presentation (Task Tours list including videos)

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References include a Full Reference of every command with brief explanantions, Quick Reference of all commands, and Common Commands cheat sheet.

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Visual Cheat Sheets illustrate key Windows, Windows Explorer, dialog box, email, Web, and UC List commands.

Section 3 has on-screen guides open in a thin window on the right side of your screen. Other programs size around the guides so you can see them at the same time

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Top Commands show the top commands for common programs like Word and Excel

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Tour Guides show the UC Whirlwind, Task and Lesson Review tours

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Drill Guides show the Self-guided Drills from Lessons 1, 6 and 7.

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Key, Letter and List Guides show speech names for keyboard keys, letters, and the UC List presets.

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Custom Guides are blank on-screen guides you can type or paste into (say "Custom 1 File" to call up source.)

Section 4 items bring up an Utter Command dialog box or screen element

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UC List allows you to organize your own File, Folder, Web Site, email Nickname, Keyword and Reminder word lists so you can use a single command to get to any file, folder or Web site, set up an email message, find any keyword in any document, and set a reminder with any message (see UC UC List Visual Cheat Sheet and UC Lessons 5.6, 5.7, 8.4, 9.2, 10.1 and 10.13).

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UC Rulers puts rulers around your screen that help you more precisely control the mouse by speech. When the rulers are active you can say "Rulers Menu" to open a menu that allows you to control what the rulers look like (see UC Lesson 2.5).

Sections 5 and 6 items bring up pages from the Utter Command Web site and the About dialog box.

One speech command away

You can use a single speech command to bring up any item on the Utter Command menu:
To call up any Utter Command menu or submenu item directly

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say "UC" plus the first word -- or in cases of ambiguity two words -- of a menu item

Examples: "UC Task" clicks UC Menu/Task Tours, which opens the Task Tours On-screen Guide

"UC Top" clicks the UC Menu/Top Commands/Top General, to open the Top Commands submenu

"UC Top General" clicks the UC Menu/Top Commands/Top General to bring up the Top General Onscreen Guide

"UC Tour" clicks UC Menu/Tour Guides, which brings up the Tour Guides submenu

"UC List" clicks UC Menu/List, which opens the UC List dialog box

Back to UC overview Back to Tour of the UC manual Back to Elements of Utter Command

Videos

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-	Contents, Intro, Appendices, Index; Contents shows you what to say to get to any section or subsection of the UC manual.
-	Lessons take you through every UC command and include examples and self-guided tours
-	Task Tours of 36 common tasks include sending email, editing, browsing the Web, making an Excel chart, making a PowerPoint presentation (Task Tours list including videos)
-	References include a Full Reference of every command with brief explanantions, Quick Reference of all commands, and Common Commands cheat sheet.
-	Visual Cheat Sheets illustrate key Windows, Windows Explorer, dialog box, email, Web, and UC List commands.

-	Top Commands show the top commands for common programs like Word and Excel
-	Tour Guides show the UC Whirlwind, Task and Lesson Review tours
-	Drill Guides show the Self-guided Drills from Lessons 1, 6 and 7.
-	Key, Letter and List Guides show speech names for keyboard keys, letters, and the UC List presets.
-	Custom Guides are blank on-screen guides you can type or paste into (say "Custom 1 File" to call up source.)

-	UC List allows you to organize your own File, Folder, Web Site, email Nickname, Keyword and Reminder word lists so you can use a single command to get to any file, folder or Web site, set up an email message, find any keyword in any document, and set a reminder with any message (see UC UC List Visual Cheat Sheet and UC Lessons 5.6, 5.7, 8.4, 9.2, 10.1 and 10.13).
-	UC Rulers puts rulers around your screen that help you more precisely control the mouse by speech. When the rulers are active you can say "Rulers Menu" to open a menu that allows you to control what the rulers look like (see UC Lesson 2.5).

	Examples:	"UC Task" clicks UC Menu/Task Tours, which opens the Task Tours On-screen Guide

		"UC Top" clicks the UC Menu/Top Commands/Top General, to open the Top Commands submenu
		"UC Top General" clicks the UC Menu/Top Commands/Top General to bring up the Top General Onscreen Guide
		"UC Tour" clicks UC Menu/Tour Guides, which brings up the Tour Guides submenu
		"UC List" clicks UC Menu/List, which opens the UC List dialog box