Utter Command Task Tours:
36 practical tours that take you through common tasks

Anatomy of a Task Tour
Common tasks, Number of steps, Sample pages and Videos
Step comparison graph


Anatomy of a Task Tour


Common tasks, number of steps and sample pages

  Number of steps  
Utter Command Task Tours Contents
UC Key/Mouse Sample pages

UC Menu and help    
Contents

Tour 4

Tour 9

Tour 12

Tour 13a

Tour 15

Tour 19

Tour 34
  1. Accessing the UC menu
36
105
  2. Navigating UC on-screen help files
22
62
  3. Making your own on-screen guide
17
42
 
Basic control: Windows menus and dialog boxes, program menus and dialog boxes, and the mouse    
  4. Accessing Windows menus - Video
25
42
  5. Accessing Windows dialog boxes
31
66
  6. Accessing menu functions
33
68
  7. Rulers and mouse commands
28
50
  8. Using mouse commands to play Solitaire
NA
NA
         
Word Processing, email and the Internet
  9. Dictating, editing and bolding - Video
19
37
  10. Moving text around
17
37
  11. Dictating a list
25
45
  12. Sending email - Video
10
28
  13a. The Internet -- with Firefox as your default browser: recommended - Video
30
55
  13b. The Internet -- with Internet Explorer as your default browser
37
59
         
Beyond the keyboard and mouse
  14. Using the UC List dialog box for instant folder, file and reminder access
19
71
  15. Making words and windows dance - Video
18
168
  16. Controlling a window from another window
19
42
  17. Using Keywords to quickly move around a document
22
57
  18. Using Keywords to quickly move around a spreadsheet
12
27
  19. Using Keywords to quickly move around slides
21
38
  20. Cutting and pasting with UC Clipboard “1-20 File” temporary Notepad files
20
77
  21. Using the UC Clipboard “1-20 List File” permanent Notepad files
20
48
  22. Using the UC Clipboard “Alpha-Zulu File” permanent WordPad files
8
25
  23. Using the UC Clipboard “Doc 1-20 File” permanent Word files
13
25
         
Using UC commands to do anything in any program
  24. Finding the right commands
25
48
  25. Using keyboard shortcuts, mouse commands and toolbar buttons
20
34
  26. Formatting in Word
31
69
  27a. Formatting in Word using Word’s Styles utility -- dialog box version
28
50
  27b. Formatting in Word using Word’s Styles utility -- task pane version
34
59
  28. Making an Excel chart and graph
31
69
  29. Making a PowerPoint presentation - Video
30
54
  30. Controlling PowerPoint slides
12
30
  31. Adding a contact in Outlook
15
17
  32. Adding an appointment in Outlook, common method
18
27
  33. Adding an appointment in Outlook, direct-to-dialog-box method
23
33
  34. Controlling Media Player
21
33
  35. Controlling menus in any program including Writer
20
47
  36. Filling out forms
25
51
 
Total -- steps in all 36 tasks

835

1,896

Also see videos page


Step comparison graph

Across the 36 Task Tours (see above), Utter Command averages 1 command to every 2.3 keyboard/mouse commands -- 835 UC steps to 1,896 keyboard/mouse steps.