C H A P T E R 3
More About Dictating
Dragon NaturallySpeaking User’s Guide
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Dates
You can dictate most dates the way you would normally say them. Say
“oh” or “zero” to enter 0.
If Dragon NaturallySpeaking types the date in the wrong format, just
correct it (as described in “Correcting recognition mistakes” on page 13).
When the Correction dialog box opens, the format you want may be on
the list of alternatives.
Times of day
Usually, you can dictate the time of day the way you would normally say
it. Say “o’clock” to enter :00. Dragon NaturallySpeaking automatically
types the colon (:) if you say “a m,” “p m,” or “o’clock” when dictating the
time. Otherwise, you must say “colon.”
If you want AM or PM entered in a different format (such as “a.m.”), you
can correct the time after you dictate it (as described in “Correcting
recognition mistakes” on page 13) or change the time symbol specified
in your Windows Settings (see Regional Settings in the Windows
Control Panel).
TO EN TE R
SA Y
January 22, 1999
January twenty two [comma] nineteen ninety nine
April 9, 2001
April nine [comma] two thousand and one
07/14/85
oh seven [slash] fourteen [slash] eighty five
April 1st
April first
March 22nd
March twenty second
The 1980s
The nineteen eighties
TO EN TE R
SA Y
8:30
eight [colon] thirty
4:45 AM
four forty five a m
10:22 PM
ten twenty two p m
3:00
three o’clock
5:00 PM
five o’clock p m
