Choose Your Execute Key

Choose Your Execute Key

Settings allow you to control how many suggestions appear, where your suggestions appear, and your execute key (the key that allows you to select a suggested phrase). Left CTL is the default Confirm Key to avoid interference with other programs.

Find your settings when you click on your dotScribe icon (usually found on your desktop taskbar). 
  • Click on the dotScribe icon to open the taskbar menu
  • Click on Settings
  • Select your preferred Execute Key



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