Enable, disable, and create commands for Voice Control on Mac
When you use Voice Control on your Mac, you can enable or disable commands in the standard set of commands: Basic Navigation, Overlays & Mouse, Dictation, Text Selection, Text Navigation, Text Editing, Text Deletion, and Accessibility (to use when the built-in screen reader VoiceOver is on). You can also see examples of how to speak commands and create your own commands.
Enable or disable standard commands
On your Mac, choose Apple menu
Click Commands, then do any of the following.
Show commands for a language: If you added languages to use with Voice Control, click the “Show commands for” pop-up menu to choose the language whose commands you want to see.
Search for a command: Enter a word or phrase in the search field.
See examples of how to speak a command: Select the command in the list to show examples on the right.
Enable a command: Select its checkbox. Voice Control listens only for selected commands.
Disable a command: Deselect its checkbox.
Create your own commands
On your Mac, choose Apple menu
Click Commands.
If you added languages to use with Voice Control, make sure the language you want to use for the command is selected in the “Show commands for” pop-up menu.
Below the list of commands, click the Add button
.In the “When I say” field, enter a name for your command, following these guidelines:
Use two or more words, and avoid names with a single syllable. For example, use “Make text smaller” rather than “Smaller.”
Avoid proper names, names that sound similar to other words, or names that could be confused with other commands.
Don’t use names that are used for other commands. If you do, a warning icon appears next to the duplicate commands in the list of commands.
Indicate whether the command is to be used in any app or in a specific app.
Choose the action the command performs.
Some actions require additional information. For example, for Paste Text, you must enter the text to be pasted whenever you say your command.
To run Automator workflows, choose Run Workflow, then choose a standard workflow such as “New screen recording.” To run a workflow you created, choose Other.
Click Done.
Your command appears in the Custom section at the top of the commands list.
Tip: You can easily create commands while you’re working. Say “Create command,” then in the window that appears, specify the command, application, and action. You can also select text or an item in a document, menu, or other location, then say “Make this speakable.”
Delete a command you created
On your Mac, choose Apple menu
Click Commands.
Select the command you want to delete in the Custom section at the top of the commands list, then click the Remove button
.Click Done.