
APPENDIX B:
outSPOKEN FOR WINDOWS
COMMAND LISTS

This appendix contains two complete listings of the 
outSPOKEN commands. The first list is organized 
alphabetically, and the second list is arranged by key. 
All outSPOKEN commands, unless otherwise stated, are 
located on the numeric keypad. The modifiers SHIFT and 
CTRL are located on the main keyboard.


Alphabetical Listing
BOTTOM: KPD 3	
Located on this key are the commands BOTTOM OF 
WINDOW and READ REST OF WINDOW (CTRL).
BOTTOM EDGE: CTRL-KPD 2
The pointer is moved to the bottom edge of the 
current window without changing its horizontal 
position.
BOTTOM OF WINDOW: KPD 3
The pointer is moved to the bottom right corner of 
the current window.
CONTROL MENU - CHILD WINDOW: CTRL-KPD 7
The pointer is placed on the Control menu of the 
current child window.
CONTROL MENU - PARENT WINDOW: CTRL-SHIFT-KPD 7
The pointer is placed on the Control menu of the 
current parent window.
DOWN: KPD 2	
Located on this key are the commands NEXT LINE, 
BOTTOM EDGE (CTRL), and POINTER DOWN (CTRL-SHIFT).
DRAG: KPD 9	
Located on this key is the command MOUSE BUTTON 
DOWN/UP.
FIND: KPD 1
Located on this key are the commands FIND 
TEXT/GRAPHIC, FIND CARET (SHIFT), and FIND HIGHLIGHT 
(CTRL).
FIND CARET: SHIFT-1
The pointer is moved to the text insertion point. If 
there is no caret, the pointer is not moved.
FIND HIGHLIGHT: CTRL-KPD 1
The pointer is moved to the next occurrence of 
highlighted text in the current window, and the 
highlighted text is spoken.
FIND TEXT/GRAPHIC: KPD 1
Finds a text string, attribute, or graphic within 
the current window. Press FIND, followed by a text 
string, followed by oENTER to search the entire 
window for that string. If FIND and oENTER are 
pressed, and no text is entered, outSPOKEN searches 
for the string that was last entered. When an item 
is found, the pointer is placed on that item, and it 
is spoken.
FONT/GRAPHIC INFO: KPD PERIOD
Reports font and style information of the text or 
graphic under the pointer. Also speaks current 
character name.
INFO: KPD PERIOD
Located on this key are the commands FONT/GRAPHIC 
INFO, WHERE IN WINDOW (CTRL), and WHERE ON SCREEN 
(CTRL-SHIFT).
LEFT: KPD 4
Located on this key are the commands PREVIOUS WORD, 
PREVIOUS CHARACTER (SHIFT), LEFT EDGE (CTRL), and 
POINTER LEFT (CTRL-SHIFT).
LEFT EDGE: CTRL-KPD 4
The pointer is moved to the left edge of the current 
window without changing its vertical position.
MENU BAR: SHIFT-KPD 7
The pointer is placed on the first item in the 
active menu bar.
MOUSE BUTTON DOWN/UP: KPD 9
The mouse button is held down and the pointer can 
then be moved, to drag items or to highlight text. 
Toggles on and off.
MOUSE CLICK: KPD 5
The mouse button is clicked. This is for placing the 
caret at the current pointer location in editable 
text, highlighting items, pressing buttons, checking 
check boxes, bringing up menus, and any other 
actions which are normally performed by clicking the 
mouse button.
NEXT CHARACTER: SHIFT-KPD 6
The pointer is moved to the end of the next 
character and that character is read. If the next 
item is a graphic, the pointer is placed on the 
graphic and its name is spoken.
NEXT LINE: KPD 2
The pointer is moved to the end of the next line and 
the text is read. If the pointer is not already at 
the end of a line, the pointer is moved to the end 
of the current line and the intervening text is 
read.
NEXT WORD: KPD 6
The pointer is moved to the end of the next word or 
graphic and that word or graphic is read. If the 
pointer is not already at the end of a word, it is 
moved to the end of the current word and that word 
is spoken. If the next word is a graphic, the 
pointer is placed on that graphic and its name is 
spoken.
outSPOKEN: KPD PLUS
Located on this key are the commands outSPOKEN 
PREFERENCES DIALOG (SHIFT), RENAME GRAPHIC DIALOG 
(CTRL), and VOICE RATE FASTER (CTRL-SHIFT).
outSPOKEN OFF: CTRL-SHIFT-O
[Note: This is the letter O, typed from the main 
keyboard. This is the only outSPOKEN command not 
issued from the numeric keypad.]
Turns outSPOKEN off.
outSPOKEN PREFERENCES DIALOG: SHIFT-KPD PLUS
Brings up the dialog for changing outSPOKEN's 
settings.
POINTER DOWN: SHIFT-CTRL-KPD 2
The pointer is moved down by seven pixels without 
changing its horizontal position.
POINTER LEFT: CTRL-SHIFT-KPD 4
The pointer is moved left by seven pixels without 
changing its vertical position.
POINTER RIGHT: CTRL-SHIFT-KPD 6
The pointer is moved right by seven pixels without 
changing its vertical position.
POINTER UP: CTRL-SHIFT-KPD 8
The pointer is moved up by seven pixels without 
changing its horizontal location.
PREVIOUS CHARACTER: SHIFT-KPD 4
The pointer is moved to the beginning of the 
previous character and that character is read. If 
the previous character is a graphic, the pointer is 
placed on that graphic and the graphic's name is 
spoken.
PREVIOUS LINE: KPD 8
The pointer is moved to the beginning of the 
previous line and it is read. If the pointer is not 
already at the beginning of a line, the pointer is 
moved to the beginning of the current line and the 
intervening text is read.
PREVIOUS WORD: KPD 4
The pointer is moved to the beginning of the 
previous word or graphic and that word or graphic is 
read. If the pointer is not already at the beginning 
of a word, the pointer is moved to the beginning of 
the current word and it is spoken. If the pointer is 
moved to a graphic, the name of the graphic is 
spoken and the pointer is placed on that graphic.
READ: KPD 0	
Located on this key are the commands READ LINE, READ 
WORD (SHIFT), SPELL WORD (CTRL), and SPELL MILITARY 
(CTRL-SHIFT).
READ LINE: KPD 0
The current line is read without moving the pointer.
READ REST OF WINDOW: CTRL-KPD 3
The current window is read from the pointer location 
to the bottom of the window. This command moves the 
pointer to the bottom of the current window. 
READ WORD: SHIFT-KPD 0
The current word is read without moving the pointer. 
RENAME GRAPHIC DIALOG: CTRL-KPD PLUS
If the pointer is on a graphic, a dialog for 
changing that graphic's name appears.
RIGHT: KPD 6
Located on this key are the commands NEXT WORD, NEXT 
CHARACTER (SHIFT), RIGHT EDGE (CTRL), and POINTER 
RIGHT (CTRL-SHIFT).
RIGHT EDGE: CTRL-KPD 6
The pointer is moved to the right edge of the 
current window without changing its vertical 
position.
SAY-ON: CTRL-KPD ENTER
All text that gets written to the screen is spoken 
as it is drawn. This feature is useful with terminal 
emulators and other command-line interfaces. Toggles 
on and off.
SELECT: KPD 5
Located on this key is the command MOUSE CLICK.
SILENCE SPEECH: KPD ENTER
Speech is silenced until any other key is pressed.
SPELL MILITARY: CTRL-SHIFT-KPD 0
The current word is spelled with military phonetics 
(e.g., the word "cab" would be read as "Charlie, 
Alpha, Bravo").
SPELL WORD: CTRL-KPD 0
The current word is spelled without moving the 
pointer.
STOP: KPD ENTER
Located on this key are the commands SILENCE SPEECH, 
SAY-ON (CTRL), and VOICE RATE SLOWER (CTRL-SHIFT).
TOP: KPD 7
Located on this key are the commands TOP OF WINDOW, 
MENU BAR (SHIFT), CONTROL MENU - CHILD WINDOW (CTRL), 
and CONTROL MENU - PARENT WINDOW (CTRL-SHIFT).
TOP EDGE: CTRL-KPD 8
The pointer is moved to the top edge of the current 
window without changing its horizontal location.
TOP OF WINDOW: KPD 7
The pointer is moved to the top left corner of the 
current window, below the menu bar.
TOP WINDOW: KPD SLASH
The pointer is moved to the top of the active 
window.
UP: KPD 8
Located on this key are the commands PREVIOUS LINE, 
TOP EDGE (CTRL), and POINTER UP (CTRL-SHIFT).
VOICE RATE FASTER: CTRL-SHIFT-KPD PLUS
The baseline voice rate is increased by one.
VOICE RATE SLOWER: CTRL-SHIFT-KPD ENTER
The baseline voice rate is decreased by one.
WHERE IN WINDOW: CTRL-KPD PERIOD
outSPOKEN reports the pointer position within the 
current window with respect to the upper left 
corner. Location is given as "percent over by 
percent down."
WHERE ON SCREEN: CTRL-SHIFT-KPD PERIOD
outSPOKEN reports the pointer position on the entire 
screen with respect to the upper left corner. 
Location is given as "percent over by percent down."
WINDOW: KPD SLASH
Located on this key are the commands TOP WINDOW, 
WINDOW MENU (SHIFT), and WINDOW NAME (CTRL).
WINDOW MENU: SHIFT-KPD SLASH
Brings up a window menu for use in switching between 
visible windows. Clicking on a window title in the 
menu places the pointer in that window, and a 
subsequent click in that window activates it.
WINDOW NAME: CTRL-KPD SLASH
The current window name is spoken.
Key Listing
In the following list, keys will be 
identified in parentheses by column and row 
(C# R#), and listed by numeric keypad name 
(e.g., 0, 1, 2, _ 9, ASTERISK, SLASH, ENTER, 
etc.). 

(Main Keyboard)
CTRL-SHIFT-O	outSPOKEN OFF
[Note: This is the letter O, typed from the main 
keyboard. This is the only outSPOKEN command not 
issued from the numeric keypad.]
Turns outSPOKEN off.
KPD 0: READ (C1-2 R5)
KPD 0	READ LINE
The current line is read without moving the pointer.
SHIFT-KPD 0	READ WORD
The current word is read without moving the pointer. 
CTRL-KPD 0	SPELL WORD
The current word is spelled without moving the 
pointer.
CTRL-SHIFT-KPD 0	SPELL MILITARY
The current word is spelled with military phonetics 
(e.g., the word "cab" would be read as "Charlie, 
Alpha, Bravo").
KPD 1: FIND (C1 R4)
KPD 1	FIND TEXT/GRAPHIC
Finds a text string, attribute, or graphic within 
the current window. Press FIND, followed by a text 
string, followed by oENTER to search the entire 
window for that string. If FIND and oENTER are 
pressed, and no text is entered, outSPOKEN searches 
for the string that was last entered. When an item 
is found, the pointer is placed on that item, and it 
is spoken.
SHIFT-KPD 1	FIND CARET
The pointer is moved to the text insertion point. If 
there is no caret, the pointer is not moved.
CTRL-KPD 1	FIND HIGHLIGHT
The pointer is moved to the next occurrence of 
highlighted text in the current window, and the 
highlighted text is spoken.
KPD 2: DOWN (C2 R4) 
KPD 2	NEXT LINE
The pointer is moved to the end of the next line and 
the text is read. If the pointer is not already at 
the end of a line, the pointer is moved to the end 
of the current line and the intervening text is 
read.
CTRL-KPD 2 	BOTTOM EDGE
The pointer is moved to the bottom edge of the 
current window without changing its horizontal 
position.
SHIFT-CTRL-KPD 2	POINTER DOWN
The pointer is moved down by seven pixels without 
changing its horizontal position.
KPD 3: BOTTOM (C3 R4) 
KPD 3	BOTTOM OF WINDOW
The pointer is moved to the bottom right corner of 
the current window.
CTRL-KPD 3	READ REST OF WINDOW
The current window is read from the pointer location 
to the bottom of the window. This command moves the 
pointer to the bottom of the current window.
KPD 4: LEFT (C1 R3) 
KPD 4	PREVIOUS WORD
The pointer is moved to the beginning of the 
previous word or graphic and that word or graphic is 
read. If the pointer is not already at the beginning 
of a word, the pointer is moved to the beginning of 
the current word and it is spoken. If the pointer is 
moved to a graphic, the name of the graphic is 
spoken and the pointer is placed on that graphic.
SHIFT-KPD 4	PREVIOUS CHARACTER
The pointer is moved to the beginning of the 
previous character and that character is read. If 
the previous character is a graphic, the pointer is 
placed on that graphic and the graphic's name is 
spoken.
CTRL-KPD 4	LEFT EDGE
The pointer is moved to the left edge of the current 
window without changing its vertical position.
CTRL-SHIFT-KPD 4	POINTER LEFT
The pointer is moved left by seven pixels without 
changing its vertical position.
KPD 5: SELECT (C2 R3) 
KPD 5	MOUSE CLICK
The mouse button is clicked. This is for placing the 
caret at the current pointer location in editable 
text, highlighting items, pressing buttons, checking 
check boxes, bringing up menus, and any other 
actions which are normally performed by clicking the 
mouse button.
KPD 6: RIGHT (C3 R3)
KPD 6	NEXT WORD
The pointer is moved to the end of the next word or 
graphic and that word or graphic is read. If the 
pointer is not already at the end of a word, it is 
moved to the end of the current word and that word 
is spoken. If the next word is a graphic, the 
pointer is placed on that graphic and its name is 
spoken.
SHIFT-KPD 6	NEXT CHARACTER
The pointer is moved to the end of the next 
character and that character is read. If the next 
item is a graphic, the pointer is placed on the 
graphic and its name is spoken.
CTRL-KPD 6	RIGHT EDGE
The pointer is moved to the right edge of the 
current window without changing its vertical 
position.
CTRL-SHIFT-KPD 6	POINTER RIGHT
The pointer is moved right by seven pixels without 
changing its vertical position.
KPD 7: TOP (C1 R2)
KPD 7	TOP OF WINDOW
The pointer is moved to the top left corner of the 
current window, below the menu bar.
SHIFT-KPD 7	MENU BAR
The pointer is placed on the first item in the 
active menu bar.
CTRL-KPD 7	CONTROL MENU - CHILD WINDOW
The pointer is placed on the Control menu of the 
current child window.
CTRL-SHIFT-KPD 7	CONTROL MENU - PARENT WINDOW
The pointer is placed on the Control menu of the 
current parent window.
KPD 8: UP (C2 R2) 
KPD 8	PREVIOUS LINE
The pointer is moved to the beginning of the 
previous line and it is read. If the pointer is not 
already at the beginning of a line, the pointer is 
moved to the beginning of the current line and the 
intervening text is read.
CTRL-KPD 8	TOP EDGE
The pointer is moved to the top edge of the current 
window without changing its horizontal location.
CTRL-SHIFT-KPD 8	POINTER UP
The pointer is moved up by seven pixels without 
changing its horizontal location.
KPD 9: DRAG (C3 R2)
KPD 9	MOUSE BUTTON DOWN/UP
The mouse button is held down and the pointer can 
then be moved, to drag items or to highlight text. 
Toggles on and off.
KPD ENTER: STOP (C4 R4-5)
KPD ENTER	SILENCE SPEECH
Speech is silenced until any other key is pressed.
CTRL-KPD ENTER	SAY-ON
All text that gets written to the screen is spoken 
as it is drawn. This feature is useful with terminal 
emulators and other command-line interfaces. Toggles 
on and off.
CTRL-SHIFT-KPD ENTER	VOICE RATE SLOWER
The baseline voice rate is decreased by one.
KPD PERIOD: INFO (C3 R5) 
KPD PERIOD	FONT/GRAPHIC INFO
Reports font and style information of the text or 
graphic under the pointer. Also speaks current 
character name.
CTRL-KPD PERIOD	WHERE IN WINDOW
outSPOKEN reports the pointer position within the 
current window with respect to the upper left 
corner. Location is given as "percent over by 
percent down."
CTRL-SHIFT-KPD PERIOD	WHERE ON SCREEN
outSPOKEN reports the pointer position on the entire 
screen with respect to the upper left corner. 
Location is given as "percent over by percent down."
KPD PLUS: outSPOKEN (C4 R2-3)
SHIFT-KPD PLUS	PREFERENCES DIALOG
Brings up the dialog for changing outSPOKEN's 
settings.
CTRL-KPD PLUS	RENAME GRAPHIC DIALOG
If the pointer is on a graphic, a dialog for 
changing that graphic's name is produced.
CTRL-SHIFT-KPD PLUS	VOICE RATE FASTER
The baseline voice rate is increased by one.
KPD SLASH: WINDOW (C2 R1)
KPD SLASH	TOP WINDOW
The pointer is moved to the top of the active 
window.
SHIFT-KPD SLASH	WINDOW MENU
Brings up a window menu for use in switching between 
visible windows. Clicking on a window title in the 
menu places the pointer in that window, and a 
subsequent click in that window activates it.
CTRL-KPD SLASH	WINDOW NAME
The current window name is spoken.

