Custom commands can be created for inserting sections of text, for example, regularly used text such as a signature or sections of letters, emails etc.
Each Text Snippet command can be up-to 20,000 characters.
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.
Text Snippet commands can be made available in all programs or in a specific application. Leave as All Applications unless you wish to specify an option from the dropdown.
Click the plus icon on the right to add a new custom command and enter the details.
Type: choose Text Snippet
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 ‘email signature’
Each command must have a unique Spoken Phrase
6. Click Edit Snippet and enter the text you wish to appear when you say the Spoken Phrase. Text can be written as a single sentence, a paragraph, or on multiple lines.
Click Submit in the corner of the window.
Click the Tick under Actions to save the command.
Add as many text snippets 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.
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 –
