User guide

Chapter 6: Revising Text

Spaces between words are replaced with hyphens. Any tabs or line breaks are also replaced.

Note

You can hyphenate words as you dictate by saying "hyphen" between words. For more infor-

mation, see Dictating hyphenated and compound words in the Dragon Help.

Joining words

Dragon automatically joins words based on standard usage, but you can also join words man-

ually.

To join words

Say "Compound That" to join the last words you said. Or, select specific words and say

"Compound That."

Spaces between words are removed. Any tabs or line breaks are also removed. The word is

added to your Vocabulary.

Note

You can join words as you dictate by saying "no space." When you use this technique, the

new word is not added to your Vocabulary, but you can add it as a new compound word if

necessary. For more information, click Adding words and phrases to your Vocabulary.

Setting Auto-Formatting Options

You can configure how Dragon formats commonly used words and phrases.

Using Smart Format Rules

You can also use the Smart Format Rules feature to have Dragon recognize when you cor-

rect dictated text that corresponds to an Auto-formatting option or supported by this fea-

ture. Dragon then displays a Smart Format Rules dialog box, offering one or more setting

adjustments relevant to the change you just made. If you don’t wish to change any setting,

you can just ignore the Smart Format Rules box and continue dictating, or say "Cancel" and

the box will close.

The Smart Format Rules box may appear when you make a correction using

n the Correction menu

n the Spelling window

n the keyboard.

For details, see Using Smart Format Rules, the Auto-formatting dialog box and Creating

Word Properties.

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