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format that 20 point, format that 12 point, etc. –- gives the selection to the point size specified

format that bold italics

format that caps bold

format that bulleted and plain

Exercise: Dictate the following to experiment with giving format commands as you dictate and afterwards.

I finally read The Grapes of Wrath. It was TERRIFIC! Although it is long, I read it surprisingly quickly.

TIP

To undo the last action, say undo that. This is equivalent to Undo in the Edit menu, or the keyboard

shortcut Ctrl z.

Key points about formatting documents

The “X that” commands apply to the current selection, or if there is no selection, to the last utterance 

(what was dictated since the speaker last paused.)

As with all Dragon commands, you must pause briefly before and after saying these formatting 

commands.

You can repeat delete that or scratch that up to 10 times to delete the last things you said—you can 

also say scratch that 3 times, scratch that 7 times… For deleting the end of your dictation up to a

particular word, the command “resume with…” can be very efficient.

To undo the last action, you can say undo that (which is equivalent to “press control z”). 