Nuance comm K609A-G00-11.0 Capitalizing text, Capitalizing first letter of next word you dictate

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Capitalizing first letter of next word you dictate

Dragon capitalizes many words automatically, such as the first word in a sentence (following a period, question mark, or exclamation mark). It capitalizes the first word after you say “New Paragraph” (not when you say “New Line”) and it capitalizes proper names (when these words are already in the Dragon vocabulary in capitalized form).

NOTE: You can change the spacing and capitalization rules for a word in the Word Properties dialog box. See the online help for more information.

When you’re dictating, you can capitalize words that aren’t automatically capitalized by saying “Cap” and then the word. For example, say “Cap zelda” to get Zelda.

TIP: If saying “Cap <word>” doesn’t work, try say “Cap Next <word>.”

TIP: To dictate the word “cap,” for example, in this sentence: The company is putting a cap on salary increases, you must say “the company is putting a” then say “Spell c-a-p,” and then say “on salary increases.” In this way, Dragon knows that you do not want to capitalize any of the words within the sentence.

Capitalizing consecutive words

When you want to capitalize consecutive words (for example, if you’re dictating a book title), you can turn capitals on and then turn them off when you’re finished. This is usually easier than saying “Cap” before each word. Another way to do consecutive capitalization is to dictate the words, pause, and then say “Capitalize That” or “Cap That.”

To capitalize the first letters of consecutive words:

1Say “Caps On” to turn capitals on.

NOTE: When “Caps On” is active, Dragon uses title case. This means it capitalizes the first letters all words except for articles and prepositions (such as “the” and “to”).

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