Mouse
The Mouse action allows you to designate specific mouse clicks or movements that are then run as a voice command. For example; you could create a "New Message" command using mouse clicks in Outlook that would create a new message to send.
Tip
We recommend using Mouse actions when keyboard shortcuts are not available. If a keyboard shortcut is available, that is the more reliable method to use.
To begin, select the type of click that you want to use. Left, Right, Double, or Move Pointer. Relative To Position
Then select the Relative To position, which is your anchoring point. This position is based on the application window (NOT the screen). The drop down menu allows you to select the relative position. For example, the Top Left Corner would be the top left corner of the window you have selected. At this point, the X and Y coordinates are set to 0.
Selecting the anchoring point is an important step because it will determine where your X and Y coordinates meet up. These coordinates can change based on your window size and screen resolution so it's important to set the correct anchoring points.
Examples:
When selecting a mouse click for a Save button located in the bottom right corner of the window, you will want to use a Relative To position of Bottom Right Corner. This will allow the coordinates to retain their relative position when the window is resized.
When using the New Email button in Outlook which is located towards the upper left of the window. In this case, you'll want to use the Relative To position of Top Left Corner.
NOTE: The Relative To position provides for an accurate X Y coordinate IF the exact screen size and resolution is the same. If a user has different content in their browser window (additional menu bars, etc) the coordinates may not work exactly as expected. This can sometimes be achieved by maximizing your window.
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X & Y Coordinates
Next, you will select your X and Y coordinates by clicking on the Change link. When you click Change, a blue dot will appear in the relative position over the application that you are in. Hover your mouse over the application window that you wish to perform the mouse click in and it will become highlighted in blue. Press the Spacebar to confirm the area and the X and Y coordinates will now change to numbers other than zero. You can perform tasks involving multiple mouse clicks by adding additional Mouse actions in the Command.
Note
When performing this command, you MUST be in the application that the command was created in. For example, if you register Mouse Steps for creating a new document in Word, you must have Word open and active to use the command.
See Mouse Steps for more information.