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TIP By default, Dragon applies its automatic formatting rules even if you pause within the segment (the

option “Allow pauses in formatted phrases” lets you turn this off.) If you need to dictate sequences of 7, 10

or 11 digits and do NOT want them formatted as phone numbers, one trick is to say “numeral” just before.

Exercise 2: Dictate the following address. For the line containing the zip code, just say Oakland California 9

1 2 3 5; Dragon automatically uses the postal abbreviation for the state, and precedes it with a comma.

127 Evergreen Terrace

Oakland, CA 91235

Exercise 3: Dictate the following dates. Most people naturally say “Wednesday July 16

2009”. By default,

Dragon automatically formats this as below (turning 16

to 16 and adding the commas). You can change this

default to one of the many date formats offered on the Formatting dialog.

Wednesday, July 16, 2009 10/15/09 (say slash)

Exercise 4: Dictate the following sentence, or a similar one containing a price. Read the price as forty dollars

and ninety cents; Dragon will automatically format it with the dollar sign and dot.

Suggested retail price: $40.90

Exercise 5: Dictate the following sentence, or a similar one containing a URL. Pronounce the URL w w w dot

the best business dot com. Dragon will automatically remove the spaces between words.

Please visit www.thebestbusiness.com for more information.

Exercise 6: Dictate the following email addresses. (Remember: for e-mail addresses you frequently dictate,

adding them to your vocabulary will ensure that you can dictate them very quickly and with high accuracy.)

Laura_Miller@aol.com (say “Laura underscore Miller” and “at” or “at sign”)

customerservice@electricalexperts.com (“customer service at sign electrical experts dot com”)

The Restricted Recognition Modes

There may be times when you wish to do a special kind of dictation, giving only commands, or only dictation,

or entering many numbers or characters in a row—when inputting figures or product codes into a database, for

instance. Take a moment to explore Dragon’s restricted recognition modes, which include Numbers Mode, Spell

Mode, Commands Mode and Dictation Mode. (Please see the Help for details beyond the ones below.)

TIP Dictation Mode can be helpful if you want to dictate as quickly as possible, or dictate without looking at

the words Dragon transcribes.

Numbers Mode -- Dictating Numbers Exclusively

If you will be dictating only numbers, you can turn on Dragon’s 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 Nu

mbers Mode from the Words menu. (Notice the status message in

the DragonBar.)