Skyrim:Kinect Commands

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Kinect Commands are voice commands only available for Xbox 360 users. Kinect Commands were released on May 1, 2012, for players playing the game in English. They are not available on the Special Edition for Xbox One or Xbox Series X|S.

Voice Commands

Main Gameplay
Only usable during main gameplay
QUICK ITEMS	Opens Inventory Menu
QUICK MAGIC	Opens Magic Menu
QUICK SKILLS	Opens Skills Menu
QUICK MAP	Opens Map Menu
QUICK SAVE	Quick-saves
QUICK LOAD	Quick-loads
NEW SAVE	Saves into a new Save Slot
PAUSE GAME	Pauses the game
Dragon Shouts
See Dragon Shouts for a list of both English and Dragon Language commands. When Kinect is enabled, hold and say any of the commands listed on the Dragon Shout page in order to activate it. To activate the shouts or powers without using Kinect, press +. While Kinect is disabled, use in order to activate the shouts as normal. In order to activate the shouts, they must be unlocked at the level you are trying to use. Shouts can be said in English or Dragon Language. English shouts can be used without holding , while Dragon Language shouts require that be held (If you're having trouble casting the shouts, try to say them in a fluent pace at a fast speed).
Favorites Menu and Hotkeying Equipment
Only usable in the Favorites menu. ASSIGN <hotkey command> sets the selected item to the spoken hotkey. <hotkey command> can be any of the following: HEALTH POTION MAGICKA POTION STAMINA POTION POISON SWORD MACE AXE DAGGER BOW CROSSBOW SHIELD DUAL WIELD LEFT DUAL WIELD RIGHT SOUL TRAP GREATSWORD BATTLEAXE WARHAMMER FIRE SPELL FROST SPELL LIGHTNING SPELL WARD SPELL RITUAL SPELL BOUND WEAPON SUMMON SPELL ARMOR SPELL CALM SPELL FRENZY SPELL HEALING SPELL LIGHT
The following are only usable during main gameplay.
EQUIP <hotkey command>	Equips item in the default hand
EQUIP LEFT <hotkey command>	Equips item in the Left hand, if possible.
EQUIP RIGHT <hotkey command>	Equips item in the Right hand, if possible.
EQUIP DUAL <hotkey command>	Equips item in both hands, if possible.
EQUIP SWORD AND SHIELD EQUIP MACE AND SHIELD EQUIP AXE AND SHIELD EQUIP DAGGER AND SHIELD	Equips the item assigned to the Sword / Mace / Axe / Dagger hotkey in the right hand, and the item assigned to the Shield hotkey in the left hand.
EQUIP DUAL WEAPONS	Equips the item assigned to the DualWieldLeft hotkey in the left hand, and the item assigned to the DualWieldRight hotkey in the right hand.
Follower Commands
Before all of the following, you must say ALLY.
FOLLOW or FOLLOW ME	Ally follows you
WAIT or WAIT HERE	Ally stays where they are
TRADE or ITEMS	Opens the Teammate Menu
OPEN	Ally opens the container/door you're looking at
STAND	Ally stands at the spot you're looking at
RETRIEVE	Ally picks up the item you're looking at
ATTACK	Ally attacks the NPC you're looking at
INTERACT or USE	Does a generic Interact command with the ally. Same as if you entered Command mode and pressed . What the ally does is dependent on what you're looking at.
Items Menu
After opening ITEMS, the following commands open the corresponding categories: FAVORITES ALL WEAPONS APPAREL / ARMOR POTIONS SCROLLS FOOD INGREDIENTS BOOKS KEYS MISCELLANEOUS
After opening any of the above sub-menu categories, you can use the following to sort your items.
SORT BY NAME	Sorts the item list by name, increasing. If the list is already sorted by name increasingly, sorts it decreasingly.
SORT BY WEIGHT	Sorts the item list by weight, decreasing. If the list is already sorted by weight decreasingly, sorts it increasingly.
SORT BY VALUE	Sorts the item list by value, decreasing. If the list is already sorted by value decreasingly, sorts it increasingly.
CLOSE MENU	Closes the menu
Barter Menu & Container Menu
Only usable in the Barter Menu and Container Menu THEIR <category> where <category> can be any of the vendor categories: MY <category> where <category> can be any of the player categories: ITEMS WEAPONS APPAREL / ARMOR POTIONS SCROLLS FOOD INGREDIENTS BOOKS KEYS MISCELLANEOUS After opening any of the above sub-menu categories, you can use the aforementioned SORT BY commands to sort your items.
Container Menu Only
SET LOOT LIMIT <value>	Sets the value that the LOOT ITEMS voice command should use. (Value = 0, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100)
LOOT ITEMS	Takes all items from a container whose value-to-weight ratio is greater than or equal to the loot limit. For example, if the loot limit is 100, an object with a weight of .1 and value of 100, would have a value to weight ratio of 1000, so it would qualify. If the loot limit is 0, only weightless items with value are taken, i.e. gold.
Magic Menu
After opening MAGIC, the following opens the menu to the corresponding category: FAVORITES ALL ALTERATION ILLUSION DESTRUCTION CONJURATION RESTORATION SHOUTS POWERS ACTIVE EFFECTS / EFFECTS
Character Menu
After opening CHARACTER, the following opens the menu to the corresponding category: ITEMS, MAGIC, SKILLS, MAP
Map Menu
After opening MAP, the following centers the camera on the corresponding locations: WINDHELM FALKREATH DAWNSTAR MORTHAL SOLITUDE MARKARTH RIFTEN WHITERUN WINTERHOLD
PLAYER / WHERE AM I	Centers camera on you
WAYPOINT	Centers camera on marker set by you, if applicable.
QUEST MARKER / QUEST	Centers camera on active quest target. Saying it multiple times will cycle through targets.
Skills Menu
After opening SKILLS, use the following commands to center the camera on that skill's perk tree: ONE HANDED TWO HANDED ARCHERY BLOCK SMITHING HEAVY ARMOR LIGHT ARMOR PICKPOCKET LOCKPICKING SNEAK ALCHEMY SPEECH ALTERATION CONJURATION DESTRUCTION ILLUSION RESTORATION ENCHANTING

Notes

• Kinect compatibility was originally developed as part of the Game Jam.

External Links

• Skyrim Kinect Voice Commands — A PDF document containing all available voice commands.