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Chapter 4: Configuring groups and user accounts
NMS Server administrators set General formatting options on the Group Details > Dragon
Professional tab. However, users can choose to override Auto-Formatting settings that
apply to the documents that result from their dictation.
For more information on how the Auto-Formatting option settings are stored and whose
setting of them takes precedence, refer to Setting general auto-formatting options in the
client or the Nuance Management Server on page 102.
Setting Auto-Formatting options
On the Group Details > Dragon Professional tab, expand the Auto-Formatting section.
n Abbreviate common English units of measure: Enabled by default.
Automatically inserts abbreviations for units of measure. For example, "mm" for
"millimeter".
n Abbreviate titles: Enabled by default. Inserts abbreviated versions of any title in
the default lexicon. For example, "Mr." instead of "Mister."
n Allow pauses in formatted phrases: Enabled by default. Lets number and
phrase formatting work together if you pause while speaking a number.
n Automatically add commas and periods: Disabled by default. Automatically
adds commas and periods based on pause length and sentence structure.
n Caps Lock key overrides capitalization commands: Disabled by default.
When this option is enabled and the keyboard Caps Lock key is active, several
Dragon Group capitalization commands are not active: "Cap <word>", "Caps
On", "Caps Off" "All-Caps <word>", "All-Caps On", "All-Caps Off", "No-Caps
<word>", "No-Caps On", and "No-Caps Off".
n Expand common English contractions: Disabled by default. Enables
Dragon Group to recognize contractions while transcribing dictation. If you clear
this box, Dragon Group transcribes spoken contractions in a more formal
manner. For example, if you say "Don't go near the water," Dragon Group
transcribes "Do not go near the water."
In some situations, the formal expression of a contraction might be ambiguous.
For example, the phrase "It's always" could either mean "It is always" or "It has
always" depending on the tense of the verb that follows. In this situation, Dragon
Group always expands the contraction, regardless of how this option is set.
n Format ISO currency codes: Disabled by default. Inserts currency codes rather
than currency symbols. For example, "USD10.00" instead of "10 dollars," or
"EUR50,00" instead of "50 euros."
n Format other numbers: Enabled by default. Inserts properly formatted
decimals, negative numbers, and fractions. For example, "-1" instead of "negative
1."
n Format phone numbers: Enabled by default. Turns on automatic formatting of
US telephone numbers when you speak a sequence of seven or ten numbers. For
example, if you say "7815551234", Dragon Group will transcribe "781-555-1234."
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