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Overview

Altoura Frontline on the HoloLens is fully voice-enabled. While executing a procedure in Operator mode, you can navigate steps, respond to choice steps, and toggle Follow Me — all without touching a control. This lets operators keep both hands on tools, parts, or the machine they are servicing. There are two types of voice interactions in Operator mode:
  1. Universal voice selection — hover a button with the ray or head-gaze cursor, then say “Select” to click it. This works on every interactive control in Procedures, Remote Expert, and Profile.
  2. Global voice commands — a small set of dedicated phrases that trigger actions without any hover required. These are specific to Procedures.
Voice commands are always available alongside standard input. Any button you can activate with voice can also be activated by air-tap or by getting close and touching the control directly.

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Universal Voice Selection: “Select”

Every interactive control on the HoloLens exposes a “Say ‘select’” hint when it is in focus.

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Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Point the ray or move your head-gaze cursor onto the button or icon you want to activate.
  2. Wait for the “Say ‘select’” tooltip to appear beneath the control.
  3. Say “Select”.

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What Happens Next

  • The focused control activates just as it would with an air-tap.
  • The tooltip disappears; the associated action runs.

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Examples

On the Procedures landing page, focus a procedure card and the tooltip appears beneath it — say “Select” to open that procedure:
The Procedures landing page with a procedure card in focus and the 'Say select' tooltip visible beneath it.
Inside a procedure, the same behaviour applies to individual steps in the Task / Step List panel — say “Select” while a step is focused to jump directly to it:
The Task/Step List panel with a step in focus and the 'Say select' tooltip visible beside it.
“Select” works on every interactive control across the app — including the Task/Step List, dialog buttons, the QR scan flow, and controls in Remote Expert and Profile panels — with one exception: the Next and Previous buttons on the main step panel. See below.

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Global Voice Commands (Procedures)

Global voice commands are hands-free phrases that trigger their action without needing to hover the button first. They are specific to Procedures.

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Follow Me / Unfollow Me

You do not need to look at the panel. See Follow Me in Operator Mode for the full behaviour, including auto-disable when a panel is manually moved.

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Next / Previous (Step Navigation)

The main step panel with the Back and Next arrow buttons on either side of the step title and description
The Next and Previous arrows on the main step panel are the only controls that do not respond to hover + “Select”. You must use the voice commands “Next” and “Previous” (or air-tap the arrows directly) to change steps by voice.

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Choice Option Labels

A choice step showing multiple option labels; each label acts as its own voice command
When you reach a Choice Step, each option is labelled with text. That text itself acts as a voice command. Example: if a choice option is labelled “Start with the alternator”, saying “Start with the alternator” activates that option — no hover, no “Select” required.

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Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Position yourself within a comfortable speaking distance of the Choice Step panel.
  2. Read the label of the option you want.
  3. Say the label exactly as written.

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What Happens Next

  • The matching choice option is selected.
  • The procedure branches down that path, just as if you had air-tapped the option.
If a choice label is long or awkward to speak, you can always fall back to hover + “Select” or an air-tap on the option.

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Quick Reference

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Tips

  • Combine with Follow Me. Enable Follow Me on the main step panel by voice, then use “Next” / “Previous” hands-free while working — instructions come to you and advance on command.
  • Speak clearly. In noisy work environments, speak at a slightly slower pace and use the full command phrase.
  • Fall back to “Select”. If a global command isn’t recognised (for example, an ambiguous choice label), you can always fall back to hover + “Select” or an air-tap.