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Numbers Mode

When you are about to dictate a sequence of numeric data, consider switching to Numbers Mode. When in this

mode, the software tries to recognize everything it hears as number-related (or as a command).

Step 1: Say numbers mode on or choose Numbers Mode from the DragonBar’s Modes menu. (Notice the

status message in the DragonBar.)

Now that Dragon is in Numbers mode, you can:

 dictate numbers and punctuation (hyphen, dollar sign…). For decimal point, say dot or point.

 say new line, new paragraph and space

 say move up|down|left|right <number> to move the focus to another line, cell, or item.

Step 2: To resume regular dictation, you can say a command such as switch to normal mode, or use the Modes

menu.

Spell Mode

The Spell Mode is useful for dictating character sequences which don’t form pronounceable words, as is often the

case for part numbers, license plate numbers, codes, usernames and passwords… It’s also useful for spelling out

terms which you anticipate Dragon won’t know, such as words in a foreign language or unusual product names.

Of course, if you plan to use these words or phrases more than once, you should add them to the Vocabulary,

with spoken form if warranted.

Step 1: Say Spell Mode on or Switch to Spell Mode. The DragonBar will indicate that Spell Mode is on.

You can now dictate characters, including letters, digits, and symbols, as well as spacebar.

 To capitalize a letter, say cap immediately followed by the letter.

 As in Numbers Mode, you can use the move <direction> <number> commands to navigate. You can

also say space. (Dragon will not automatically handle spacing as it usually does.)

 You cannot use new line or new paragraph, but you can say press Enter.

Step 2: You can return to normal dictating by voice (Spell Mode off…) or by hand (Modes menu> Normal Mode).

TIP: The Help topic “Spelling Characters” contains the list of possible pronunciations, including the alpha-

bravo-charlie alphabet and accented characters like “n tilde” and “alpha umlaut”. When spelling out, you can

also say “oh” instead of “zero”.

The Spell Command: characters within Normal Mode

If you need to dictate a sequence of characters in the middle of normal dictation, the Spell command is usually

faster than switching in and out of Spell mode: while in Normal Mode, you can say “spell” immediately followed

by a sequence of characters (digits, letters, symbols, and space or spacebar). See the Help for details.

This can also be useful in cases where you want to put on the screen a word that would normally be interpreted

as a symbol or a command. For instance, if you wanted to be sure that Dragon types the word “comma” instead of

the character comma, you could say “spell space C O M M A”. This is also useful for the word “cap” which is also

a Dictation Command (to trigger capitalization of the following word): say “spell space C A P.”