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Dragon NaturallySpeaking User’s Guide
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Dictating Names, Numbers,
Punctuation & Special
Characters
his chapter describes how to dictate numbers, punctuation, Web
addresses, and a few other special items. For complete
information on this topic, see the online help.
If Dragon NaturallySpeaking is not formatting a word as you
would like, you can change the formatting properties of the word by using the
Word Properties dialog box. See the online help for more information.
Dictating numbers
In most cases you can dictate numbers, including postal codes, as you
normally say them. Dragon NaturallySpeaking will display either a
number (“3”) or the word (“three”), based on the context. To force
recognition of digits as numerals instead of text without using the
Numbers Mode, say "Numeral" before you say the digit, for example,
say "Numeral Three" to get 3. When dictating numbers:
■ You can use or omit the word "and" as part of a number. For
example, say "one hundred fifty" instead of "one hundred and fifty"
to get the number 150.
■ You can use "oh" and "zero" interchangeably to get 0.
■ If you want a comma in a four-digit number, you must speak it
explicitly. Numbers with five or more digits automatically include
commas, with the exception of US ZIP codes.
■ For a decimal point, say “point.”
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