Fact · Dictation on Windows
Microsoft says the Voice Access grid overlay can move the mouse pointer to any location on the screen.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Use the grid overlay to accurately move the mouse pointer to any location on the screen.”
Use the mouse with voice access, Microsoft Support, 2026, Move the mouse pointer with the grid overlay, opening paragraph.
Open the original- What it measures
- Microsoft's mouse page describes the grid as the way to place the pointer when a control has no name or number. Each step narrows the pointer to one of nine tiles, so reaching a small target takes several steps.
- What it does not show
- The claim is Microsoft's own. Each grid step moves the pointer to a tile's center, so a small target can take several steps, and the page does not give a limit on how many.