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Creating Echo Commands

 
Echo comes with a number of global commands that are available to all users. Additionally, users can create new commands to suit their needs.
 
Users may view, add, edit, and remove Echo commands from the Commands table.
 
Commands created in the Team's Echo Commands table are available to all members of the team. Team owners and users with the Admin role may add Team commands.
 
Commands created in the a user's Personal Echo Commands table are available only to that user.
 
Creating Echo Commands
1

Application Dropdown

1. Application Dropdown
Commands may be set to apply to only certain applications. If a command is set under Defaults, it may be used in any application. If a command is set under a specific application, it will only attempt to execute if the chosen application is currently in focus. The available specific applications are given in the dropdown list.
2

Command Type column

2. Command Type column
The Command Type column displays the command type. Echo supports two types of commands:
  • Keyboard Shortcut commands emulate a sequence of keystrokes, such as a keyboard shortcut in an application
  • Text Snippet commands insert a block of text, such as an email signature or other boilerplate text
3

Description column

3. Description column
The Description column shows the description given to the command.
4

Spoken Phrase column

4. Spoken Phrase column
The Spoken Phrase column shows the spoken command phrase that triggers the command effect.
5

Search box

5. Search box
The Search Box allows the user to search for a command.
6

Add Command button

6. Add Command button
The Add Command button allows the user to add an Echo command.
7

Edit Command button

7. Edit Command button
The Edit Command button allows the user to edit an existing command.
8

Delete Command button

8. Delete Command button
The Delete Command button allows the user to delete a command.
9

View Snippet button

9. View Snippet button
The View Snippet button allows the user to view the snippet of a Text Snippet command.
10

View Shortcuts button

10. View Shortcuts button
The View Shortcuts button allows the user to view the keyboard shortcut of a Keyboard Shortcut command.
11

Submit button

11. Submit button
The Submit button saves any unsaved changes to the commands, including adding, editing, or deleting commands.

The contents of Creating Echo Commands

Adding a Command