User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Installation and Training
- Starting to Dictate
- Working on your Desktop
- Programs, documents and folders
- Switching between open windows
- Opening and closing menus
- Selecting buttons, tabs, and options
- Selecting icons on the desktop
- Resizing and closing windows
- Scrolling in windows and list boxes
- Opening lists and making selections
- Pressing keyboard keys
- Moving the mouse pointer and clicking the mouse
- Correcting and Editing
- Formatting
- Capitalizing text
- Capitalizing the first letter of the next word you dictate
- Capitalizing consecutive words
- Dictating the next word in all capital letters
- Dictating consecutive words in all capital letters
- Dictating the next word in all lowercase letters
- Dictating consecutive words in all lowercase letters
- Capitalizing (or uncapitalizing) text already in your document
- Formatting text
- Capitalizing text
- Working with Applications
- Dictating Names, Numbers, Punctuation & Special Characters
- Using the Command Browser
- Improving Accuracy
- Managing Users
- Using Portable Recorders (Preferred and higher)
- Automate Your Work (Preferred and higher)
- Customizing Dragon NaturallySpeaking
- Commands List
- Which commands work in which programs?
- Controlling the microphone
- Controlling the DragonBar
- Controlling the DragonPad
- Adding paragraphs, lines, and spaces
- Selecting text
- Correcting text
- Deleting and undoing
- Moving around in a document
- Copying, cutting, and pasting text
- Capitalizing text
- Formatting text
- Entering numbers
- Entering punctuation and special characters
- Playing back and reading text
- Working with your desktop and windows
- E-mail commands
- Using Lotus Notes
- Using Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Working hands-free
- Which commands work in which programs?
- Index
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Dictating Names, Numbers, Punctuation & Special Characters
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If the denominator (bottom number in the fraction) is greater than 10, you can enter
the fraction by saying “slash” or “over” between the two numbers.
A few common fractions can also be displayed on your computer as special characters
(such as ¼, ½, or ¾) instead of two numbers separated by a slash character (such as 1/
4, 1/2, or 3/4). For information about dictating fraction characters, see “Dictating
uncommon special characters” on page 98.
Roman numerals
You can dictate Roman numerals by saying “Roman numeral” and the number. For
large numbers, say the number in small combinations (as in the examples shown
here).
Don’t pause after the word “Roman Numeral” when you’re dictating a Roman numeral. If you
pause, Dragon NaturallySpeaking may enter, for example, “Roman numeral three” instead of “III.”
Postal and ZIP Codes
Dragon NaturallySpeaking can automatically formats postal codes. This feature is
controlled from the Formatting tab of the Options dialog box. For more information,
see “Formatting options” on page 170.
TO ENTER SAY
9/12 nine [slash] twelve or nine over twelve
5 3/56 five [space bar] three [slash] fifty six
130/70 one thirty over seventy
TO ENTER SAY
I Roman Numeral one
IV Roman Numeral four
V Roman Numeral five
X Roman Numeral ten
L Roman Numeral fifty
C Roman Numeral one hundred
D Roman Numeral five hundred
M Roman Numeral one thousand
XXIV Roman Numeral twenty Roman four
XXXI Roman Numeral thirty Roman one
MCMXCVII Roman Numeral one thousand
Roman Numeral nine hundred
Roman Numeral ninety
Roman Numeral seven
TIP