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
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Utter Command Task Tours Contents
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UC | Key/Mouse | Sample pages | ||
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| UC Menu and help |
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| 1. | Accessing the UC menu |
36
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105
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| 2. | Navigating UC on-screen help files |
22
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62
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| 3. | Making your own on-screen guide |
17
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42
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| Basic control: Windows menus and dialog boxes, program menus and dialog boxes, and the mouse | |||||
| 4. | Accessing Windows menus - Video |
25
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42
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| 5. | Accessing Windows dialog boxes |
31
|
66
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| 6. | Accessing menu functions |
33
|
68
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| 7. | Rulers and mouse commands |
28
|
50
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| 8. | Using mouse commands to play Solitaire |
NA
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NA
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| Word Processing, email and the Internet | |||||
| 9. | Dictating, editing and bolding - Video |
19
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37
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| 10. | Moving text around |
17
|
37
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| 11. | Dictating a list |
25
|
45
|
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| 12. | Sending email - Video |
10
|
28
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| 13a. | The Internet -- with Firefox as your default browser: recommended - Video |
30
|
55
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| 13b. | The Internet -- with Internet Explorer as your default browser |
37
|
59
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| Beyond the keyboard and mouse | |||||
| 14. | Using the UC List dialog box for instant folder, file and reminder access |
19
|
71
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| 15. | Making words and windows dance - Video |
18
|
168
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| 16. | Controlling a window from another window |
19
|
42
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| 17. | Using Keywords to quickly move around a document |
22
|
57
|
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| 18. | Using Keywords to quickly move around a spreadsheet |
12
|
27
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| 19. | Using Keywords to quickly move around slides |
21
|
38
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| 20. | Cutting and pasting with UC Clipboard “1-20 File” temporary Notepad files |
20
|
77
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| 21. | Using the UC Clipboard “1-20 List File” permanent Notepad files |
20
|
48
|
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| 22. | Using the UC Clipboard “Alpha-Zulu File” permanent WordPad files |
8
|
25
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| 23. | Using the UC Clipboard “Doc 1-20 File” permanent Word files |
13
|
25
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Using UC commands to do anything in any program
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| 24. | Finding the right commands |
25
|
48
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| 25. | Using keyboard shortcuts, mouse commands and toolbar buttons |
20
|
34
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| 26. | Formatting in Word |
31
|
69
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| 27a. | Formatting in Word using Word’s Styles utility -- dialog box version |
28
|
50
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| 27b. | Formatting in Word using Word’s Styles utility -- task pane version |
34
|
59
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| 28. | Making an Excel chart and graph |
31
|
69
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| 29. | Making a PowerPoint presentation - Video |
30
|
54
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| 30. | Controlling PowerPoint slides |
12
|
30
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| 31. | Adding a contact in Outlook |
15
|
17
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| 32. | Adding an appointment in Outlook, common method |
18
|
27
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| 33. | Adding an appointment in Outlook, direct-to-dialog-box method |
23
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33
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| 34. | Controlling Media Player |
21
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33
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| 35. | Controlling menus in any program including Writer |
20
|
47
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| 36. | Filling out forms |
25
|
51
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Total -- steps in all 36 tasks |
835 |
1,896 |
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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.
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