Custom commands can be created for emulating key presses. This can be used to create shortcuts and to carry out actions within programs.
Log into admin.lexacom.com – You can access this from the menu – under ‘Help’, select ‘Account Administration’.
Ensure you are on your ‘My Account’ page by clicking the icon in the top right and selecting My Account.
Click the Personal Echo Commands button in the left column of the page.
Keyboard shortcuts can be made available in all programs or in a specific application. Specify the application the command applies to from the dropdown – or leave as all applications for common shortcuts.
Click the plus icon on the right to add a new custom command and enter the details.
Type: choose Keyboard Shortcut. This should be selected by default
Description: The name of the snippet – this will be displayed in the ‘What can I say?’ menu. It is purely for your reference
Spoken Phrase: The trigger words – the words or phrase you will say to activate the command, such as ‘Print Document’
Actions: Allows you to Save or Cancel creating the command
Each command must have a unique Spoken Phrase
6. Click Edit Shortcuts to create the sequence of key presses you want Echo to carry out
7. Click Add Row and then Add. Press the first key you want the command to press.
If you want Echo to press multiple keys at the same time, click ‘Add’ and press the next key. In the example below, we have created a command that will first press Ctrl and V simultaneously.
To create a sequence of consecutive key presses, click ‘Add row’ and press the next key in the sequence. In the example below, Echo will press Ctrl and V together, and it will then press Enter.
8.Click Submit in the lower right corner of the window.
9. Click the Tick under Actions to save the command
10. Add as many text commands as you like. You can later edit (with the pencil icon) or delete (with the rubbish bin) should you wish to.
Once you have made all the changes you wish to make click the green ‘submit’ at the bottom of the page to confirm all your changes.
Before you can use new commands, you must switch on the microphone in Echo and say ‘update commands’. Commands will also update when Echo is launched. You can then say the Spoken Phrase you chose, and Echo will execute that command.
The method for creating Team commands is the same as individual commands. If you are the Team Owner, visit the below guide to create commands for your whole Team –
8.Click Submit in the lower right corner of the window.
