Example of a Dictated but Not Read Letter

Dictating messages

In this topic, larn how to:

• Spell words in Dictation fashion and Spelling mode
• Dictate letters
• Dictate acronyms
• Dictate accents and other non-English messages

If you are trying to dictate a very unusual give-and-take, yous may observe you need to spell it out. If you lot utilize the word frequently, you can add it to Dragon's vocabulary. See Calculation a User vocabulary item for more information.

Recognition modes and spelling

You tin say the names of letters in Dictation mode.

Spelling mode, nonetheless, will more often than not produce better results because:

• It only understands messages and numbers, and then it is less probable to misinterpret your speech.
• It will not endeavour to insert spaces if you break betwixt letters.

To switch to spelling manner, just say Switch to Spelling mode. Remember to say Switch to Dictation mode to return to Dictation manner when y'all are done spelling.

Letters

To type a alphabetic character:

• Say the name of the letter of the alphabet, due east.g. A, B, etc.
• If you are in Spelling way, you can apply the International Radio Alphabet name of the letter.

Click to view the International Radio Alphabet messages

Say:	Result:	Say:	Event:
Blastoff	a	Nov	northward
Bravo	b	Oscar	o
Charlie	c	Papa	p
Delta	d	Quebec	q
Echo	e	Romeo	r
Foxtrot	f	Sierra	southward
Golf game	thousand	Tango	t
Hotel	h	Uniform	u
India	i	Victor	v
Juliet	j	Whiskey	w
Kilo	k	10-ray	10
Lima	50	Yankee	y
Mike	m	Zulu	z

When saying a standard English letter proper name, you can precede the name of the letter by Letter, e.thou. Letter A, Letter B. This tin can assistance clarify what you are trying to say if you are in Dictation fashion. For example, "B" and "bee" audio the same, and so Letter B helps Dragon interpret your speech communication correctly.

To repeat a letter (that is, to say a letter that appears twice in succession):

• Say the letter of the alphabet proper name twice, e.g. A A or T T.
• Say the letter name preceded by Double, e.one thousand. Double A or, in Spelling mode simply, Double Alpha.

Since "Double U" sounds the same as "W," say U U or, in Spelling mode, Double Uniform.

Spelling way is designed for spelling out unusual words, and then messages are lowercase by default. To capitalize a letter of the alphabet:

• Say Cap followed by the name of the letter of the alphabet.
• Say Caps on mode to capitalize multiple letters in a row.

Because Dictation mode is not optimal for spelling out words, it assumes dictated letters are initials or acronyms (run across examples below). Letters are capital by default, unless Dragon interprets the alphabetic character as a word (such every bit "a"). To lowercase a letter:

• Say Lowercase followed past the name of a alphabetic character.
• Say No Caps on to lowercase multiple messages in a row.

Meet Capitalization for more than on using upper and lower case in Dictation mode.

Dictating Acronyms

Dragon recognizes many acronyms and will automatically format them correctly. In Dictation mode, yous can pronounce acronyms the way you would normally, whether they are pronounced equally words (e.g. NATO, AIDS) or letters (e.m. HTML, BBC).

You can also utilise Spelling mode to dictate acronyms, just what you say will be slightly dissimilar:

Dictation mode	Spelling fashion	Result
UNICEF No space on U N I C E F	Caps on U N I C E F	UNICEF
A A R P	Caps on A A R P Caps on Double A R P	AARP
Fifty period 1000 menstruation Montgomery	Cap Fifty period Cap K period Cap M O N T G O Thousand E R Y	L.M. Montgomery
H A L nine thousand	Caps on H A L nine nix zero zero	HAL 9000

If you frequently dictate an acronym that Dragon does not recognize, you tin teach it to Dragon using Correction or the Vocabulary Editor.

Accents and other non-English language letters

Diacritical Letters

A diacritical alphabetic character is a letter with a marker above or below it, such as Á or ç. You can add a diacritical letter of the alphabet by saying the proper name of the letter, then the type of emphasis or mark you desire to use (see table below for available diacriticals).

You can employ diacritical messages in both Dictation mode and Spelling mode.

Say:	Effect:
	A	C	E	I	N	O	U	Y
[Accent] Acute	á		é	í		ó	ú	ý
[Accent] Circumflex	â		ê	î		ô	û
[Accent] Grave	à		è	ì		ò	ù
[Accent] Umlaut	ä		ë	ï		ö	ü	ÿ
[Accent] Tilde	ã				ñ	õ
Ring In a higher place	å
[Accent] Cedilla		ç

Ligatures and Non-Latin Letters

You lot tin also say the following ligatures and not-Latin letters:

Say:	Result:	Say:	Result:
A E Diphthong A Eastward Ligature Ligature A E	æ	O E Diphthong O E Ligature Ligature O E	œ
Eszet Sharp S German Sharp High german Sharp S	ß	O Slash O Oblique stroke	ø
Icelandic Eth	ð	Icelandic Thorn	þ
S Wedge	š

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