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8 Dictating Names, Numbers, Punctuation & Special Characters
Dragon NaturallySpeaking User’s Guide
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Say the following abbreviations by pronouncing them as words:
“co,” “com,” “gov,” “mil,” “net,” and “org.”
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Say the following abbreviations by saying each letter:
“a c,” “b n, “c a,” “e d u,” “ie” “h k,” “i d,” “i n,” “j p,” “m y,” “p h,” “s g,”
“t h,” and “u k.”
■ Use the “No Caps On” and “No Caps Off” commands to enter an e-mail or Web
address in all lowercase letters. For more information about controlling
capitalization, see “Dictating consecutive words in all lowercase letters” on
page 63.
You can create Text and Graphics custom commands for e-mail and Web addresses you use
often. See “Automate Your Work (Preferred and Professional)” on page 167.
Dictating special characters
Dictating common special characters
The following special characters are in the Dragon NaturallySpeaking vocabulary.
To dictate these characters, just say their names.
TO EN TE R S A Y
& ampersand or and sign
* asterisk
@ at sign
` backquote
© copyright sign
^ caret
° degree sign
$ dollar sign or dollar
euros or euro sign
% percent sign
®
registered sign
§ section sign
™ trademark sign
+ plus sign
- minus sign
« open euro quote
» close euro quote
# All Dialects: hash sign or sharp sign
US/Canada: number sign or pound sign
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