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CHAPTER 6
Numbers and Punctuation
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region to Jamaica, saying “seven dollars” displays as J$7. If you set the region to
something other than English (United States) or English (Canada) and you want a dollar
sign ($), you have to say “dollar sign.” For example, saying “dollar sign 99” displays
$99. For more information, see “Dictating special characters” on page 77.
Changing the format of a number
If Dragon NaturallySpeaking
®
enters a number in a format you don’t
want, you can use voice commands to convert it to a numeral or to spell it
out.
For example, you can change “seven dollars” to “$7”
(US/Canada) or
“seven pounds” to “£7” (Other Dialects) by saying “Format That
Number.”
And you can change “$7” to “seven dollars”
(US/Canada) or “£7” to
“seven pounds” (Other Dialects) by saying “Format That Spelled Out.”
These commands change the last number dictated or a selected number.
The “Format That Number” and “Format That Spelled Out” commands work
for numerals and currency, but not for dates, times of day, telephone numbers, and most
fractions.
Using Numbers Mode
Any time you need to dicate a series of numbers and do not want Dragon
NaturallySpeaking® to recognize them as words, you can turn on
Numbers Mode. This could be useful, for example, if you are dictating
in a spreadsheet program, such as Microsoft
®
Excel
®
.
SAY TO CH AN G E
Format That Number one to 1
first to 1st
nineteenth to 19th
5 million to 5,000,000
five million to 5,000,000
eight dollars to $8 (US/Canada)
seven pounds to £7 (Other Dialects)
Format That Spelled Out 4th to fourth
27 to twenty-seven
5,000,000 to five million
NOTE