Steps comparison:  keyboard, mouse, NaturallySpeaking, NaturallySpeaking plus Utter Command

Pointing, clicking and dragging   Editing text   Navigating the file system
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 Navigating to the folder My Documents\Budgets\August 2006 in the Word dialog Open file dialog box

Keyboard Mouse Keyboard + Mouse NatSpeak NS + UC
Win-Key
w
Control-o
Shift-Tab
b
Enter
a
Enter
 
(Assumes that the Word Open dialog box opens to My Documents and target file is the first that starts with "a")
 
8 keystrokes
Click on Word icon
Click File
Click Open
Click Budgets
Click August 2006
 
 
 
 
(Assumes that the Word Open dialog box opens to My Documents)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5 clicks
Click on Word icon
Control-o
Click Budgets
Click August 2006
 
 
 
 
 
(Assumes that the Word Open dialog box opens to My Documents)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 steps
Start Word
File
Open
Budgets
Press Enter
August 2006
Press Enter
 
 
(Assumes that the Word Open dialog box opens to My Documents)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7 NatSpeak commands
Word Open
August 2006 Folder
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 UC commands

Navigating to and opening the file C:\Program Files\Redstart Systems\Utter Command\UC Demo\Demo 1.doc

Keyboard Mouse Keyboard + Mouse NatSpeak NS + UC
Win-Key
w
Control-o
Alternate-I
l
Enter
p
Enter
r
Enter
u
Enter
u
Enter
d
 
(More keystrokes needed if similar filenames)
 
15 keystrokes
Click on Word icon
Click File
Click Open
Click Look In
Click C Drive
Click Program Files
Click Redstart
  Systems
Click Utter Command
Click UC Demo
Click Demo 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10 clicks
Click on Word icon
Control-o
Click Look In
Click C Drive
Click Program Files
Click Redstart
  Systems
Click Utter Command
Click UC Demo
Click Demo 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9 steps
Start Word
File
Open
Look In
Move Up 1
Press Enter
Tab-key
Tab-key
Tab-key
Program Files
Press Enter
Redstart Systems
Press Enter
Utter Command
Press Enter
UC Demo
Press Enter
Demo 1
Press Enter
 
 
 
19 NatSpeak commands
Demo 1 File
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 UC command

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