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Text Type Examples
See Dictating Acronyms for more information.
Example 2
Say: "Spelling mode" [pause] "All caps on
M R S A"
Result: MRSA
If you frequently dictate text – such as proper nouns, hyphenated or compound words, abbreviations or
acronyms – that Dragon does not recognize, or does not format correctly, say "Correct <text>" to train
Dragon how to recognize the word, or use the Vocabulary Editor to add it to Dragon's vocabulary. See
Using Correction and Editing Dragon's Vocabulary for more information.
Related topics:
l Getting started with dictation
l Dictating punctuation and symbols
l Dictating letters
l Dictating numbers
Take it back
Sometimes Dragon makes a mistake and does something you didn't want it to do, like entering the text "save the
document" instead of actually saving your document.
Other times, you may accidentally use the wrong command, like saying "Cut the selection" when you wanted to say
"Copy the selection."
No matter what happened, or what application you were using, you can use these global commands to undo the
mistake:
l "Undo last action" works like the keyboard shortcut ⌘ Z. It will undo the last command you dictated, or
remove the last paragraph of text you dictated.
l "Redo last action" works when you said "Undo last action" and then changed your mind: it will restore deleted
text or redo a command.
l "Scratch that" deletes the last utterance you dictated. The amount of text deleted depends on where you
paused while dictating.
l "Scratch word" deletes the word to the left of the cursor.
l "Undo dictation" undoes the last thing you said, whether that was a command (such as "Bold that") or an
utterance.
Example 1
1. Say: "The meeting will be held at 12 PM in the assembly room"
Result: "The meeting will be held at 12 PM in the assembly room"
2. Say: "Scratch word"
Result: "The meeting will be held at 12 PM in the assembly"
Example 2
1. Say: "The meeting will be held at 12 PM in the assembly room"
Result: "The meeting will be held at 12 PM in the assembly room"
2. Say: "Undo last action"
Result: <removes text>
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