You can now use your voice to interact with your files in the OneDrive app for Windows 10. Starting with version 17.23, the number of voice commands you can use is limited, but we'll be adding more commands in the coming months.
Turn on voice commands
The voice commands setting is turned on for HoloLens. On other devices, you may have to turn on the setting first.
-
In the OneDrive app, select Menu
-
Under Voice commands, turn the switch On.
-
When OneDrive asks for access to the microphone, select OK.
Supported voice commands
Here are the voice commands that you can use now.
Navigation commands
|
To do this |
Say this |
What happens |
|---|---|---|
|
Open a menu |
menu / open menu / show menu |
Opens the main menu |
|
Close a menu |
close / close menu |
Closes the main menu |
|
Open properties to see more details |
details / show details / open details |
Opens the properties pane |
|
Close properties to hide details |
close details / hide details |
Closes the properties pane |
|
Search |
search |
Opens the search pane or opens the search page on small screens |
|
Enter selection mode |
selection mode / enter selection mode |
Sets the app in selection mode |
|
Exit selection mode |
go back / exit selection mode |
Exits selection mode |
|
See All files |
all files / go to all files / navigate to all files |
Shows the All files view |
|
See Photos |
photos / go to photos / navigate to photos |
Shows the Photos view |
|
See Recent documents |
recent documents / go to recent documents / navigate to recent documents |
Shows the Recent documents view |
|
See Shared files |
shared pivot / go to shared / navigate to shared |
Shows the Shared view |
|
See Offline files |
offline pivot / go to offline / navigate to offline |
Shows the Offline view |
|
See files in the Recycle bin |
recycle bin / go to recycle bin / navigate to recycle bin |
Shows the Recycle bin view |
|
See files on SharePoint sites |
sites / go to sites / navigate to sites |
Shows the Sites view |
|
Go to the Progress page |
progress page / go to progress page |
Goes to the Progress page |
|
Go to Settings page |
settings / go to settings |
Goes to the Settings page |
|
Open Account settings |
account settings / go to account settings |
Opens the Account settings where you can add or remove accounts |
|
Go back in the app |
go back |
Goes back to the previous page, like selecting the Back button |
|
See your albums |
albums / go to albums |
Shows the Albums view |
|
See your photos |
photos / go to photos |
Shows the Photos view |
|
Go to previews photo (in the photos viewer) |
previous |
Goes to the previews photo or video in the photo viewer |
|
Go to next photo (in the photos viewer) |
next |
Goes to the next photo or video in the photo viewer |
|
Play video (in the photos viewer) |
play |
Plays the video in the photo viewer |
Action commands
|
To do this |
Say this |
What happens |
|---|---|---|
|
Create an album |
new album / create album / create new album |
Opens the page where you create a new album |
|
Create a folder |
new folder / create folder / create new folder |
Opens the dialog box that you use to create a new folder |
|
Refresh the page |
Refresh / refresh page |
Refreshes the page |
|
Delete the selected items |
delete |
Deletes the selected items, or permanently deletes the selected items when you're in the recycle bin |
|
Rename the selected items |
rename |
Renames the selected items |
|
Upload a file |
upload |
Opens the dialog box that you use to browse to a file to upload |
|
Download |
download |
Opens the dialog box that you use to browse to file to download |
|
Pin to start |
pin to start |
Pins the selected file to start |
Supported languages for voice commands
Voice commands are supported in the following language locales:
-
Catalan (Català)
-
Dansk (Danmark)
-
Deutsch (Deutschland)
-
English (Australia)
-
English (Canada)
-
English (India)
-
English (United Kingdom)
-
English (United States)
-
Español (España)
-
Español (México)
-
Français (Canada)
-
Français (France)
-
Italiano (Italia)
-
Nederlands (Nederland)
-
Norsk (Norge)
-
Polski (Polska)
-
Português (Brasil)
-
Português (Portugal)
-
Suomi (Suomi)
-
Svenska (Sverige)
-
Русский (Россия)
-
한국어 (대한민국)
-
中文(中国)
-
日本語 (日本)
-
繁體中文 (台灣)
-
繁體中文 (香港特別行政區)
