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101
7
Dictating Numbers, Punctuation,
and Special Characters
his chapter describes how to dictate numbers, punctuation,
Web addresses, and a few other special items. For complete
information on this topic, see the online help.
If Dragon is not formatting a word as you would like, you can
change the formatting properties of the word by using the Word
Properties dialog box. See the online help for more information.
Dictating numbers
In most cases you can dictate numbers, including postal codes,
as you normally say them. Dragon will display either a numeral
(“3”) or the word (“three”), based on the context. To force
recognition of digits as numerals instead of text without using
the Numbers Mode, say “Numeral” before you say the digit, for
example, say “Numeral Three” to get 3. When dictating
numbers:
n You can use or omit the word and as part of a number. For
example, say “one hundred fifty” instead of “one hundred
and fifty” to get the number 150.
n You can use “oh” and “zero” interchangeably to get 0.
n If you want a comma in a four-digit number, you must speak
it explicitly. Numbers with five or more digits automatically
include commas, with the exception of US ZIP codes.
n For a decimal point, say “point.”
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