FICTATE™
Verbal Commands — Quick Reference
Say these words aloud while fictating. No need to pause — Fictate™ picks them up and converts them automatically.
Ending a Sentence
| “period” | . |
| “full stop” | . |
| “question mark” | ? |
| “exclamation mark” | ! |
| “exclamation point” | ! |
Within a Sentence
| “comma” | , |
| “semicolon” | ; |
| “colon” | : |
| “em dash” | — |
| “dash” | – |
| “hyphen” | - |
| “ellipsis” | … |
Quotes
| “open quote” | “ |
| “close quote” | ” |
Parentheses
| “open paren” | ( |
| “open parenthesis” | ( |
| “close paren” | ) |
| “close parenthesis” | ) |
Brackets
| “open bracket” | [ |
| “close bracket” | ] |
New Paragraph
| “new paragraph” | ¶ |
| “new line” | ¶ |
Emphasis
| “open italics … close italics” | _…_ |
Corrections
| “delete that” | removes the sentence you just spoke |
| “delete last word” | removes just the last word |
Format Modes
| “poem mode” | keeps every line break, no periods added |
| “screenplay mode” | script formatting via the Cleanup Tool |
| “outline mode” | every line becomes a “- ” bullet point |
Tip: say “open italics” then “close italics” to wrap words in _underscores_ — the manuscript convention editors read as italic text. (“italics … end italics” works too.) And “new paragraph” or “new line” both insert a paragraph break.
Your own Custom Commands (Account → Custom Commands) work alongside everything here — add this sheet to the fridge, and your custom list lives in the app.
Write with VoiceOver, TalkBack, or another screen reader? Download the Fictate™ Accessibility Guide (PDF) — every control's spoken label, screen by screen.