Appendix A. Frequently Used Commands In Dictation; Formatting And Spacing; Punctuation In Dictation - IBM VIAVOICE 10-STANDARD EDITION User Manual

Appendix A. Frequently used commands in dictation

This appendix describes the commands you can use to place punctuation and
symbols in your text.

Formatting and spacing

If a formatting command is misrecognized during your dictation and you do
not see it among the alternate words, type the command in the Correction
window exactly as shown below.

Punctuation in dictation

When you dictate, each word in your text is followed by a space. Punctuation
marks, however, have special actions so that your text obtains the right
appearance. These actions are noted in the table below. Joins left means that
the character is appended to the preceding word without an intervening
space.
To get: Say:
: Colon
, Comma
Exclamation point (US English)
!
Exclamation mark (UK English)
Period (US English)
.
Full stop (UK English)
? Question mark
; Semicolon
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Say this: To obtain this result:
CAPITAL-LETTER Capitalizes the next word
LOWERCASE Puts the next word in lowercase letters
NEWLINE Starts a new line
NEWPARAGRAPH Inserts one blank line; next word is capitalized
NO-SPACE Prevents a space from being inserted
SPACEBAR Inserts a space
UPPERCASE Puts the next word in capital letters
Action:
Joins left
Joins left
Joins left; the next word is capitalized
Joins left; the next word is capitalized
Joins left; the next word is capitalized
Joins left
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