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CHAPTER 5 Formatting Capitalizing text Types of commands Most of the commands listed in this chapter are global-they are available in virtually every application. In addition to the global commands listed here, Dragon NaturallySpeaking® includes many commands for editing and formatting that work in common applications such as Microsoft® Word® and Corel® WordPerfect®. These extra commands are called Natural Language Commands. For more information on Natural Language Commands and a list of the applications where they are available, see page 95. Capitalizing the first letter of the next word you dictate Dragon NaturallySpeaking® capitalizes many words automatically. It capitalizes the first word in a sentence (following a period, question mark, or exclamation mark). It capitalizes the first word after you say "New Paragraph" (though not when you say "New Line") and it capitalizes proper names (when these words are already in the Dragon NaturallySpeaking® vocabulary in capitalized form). NOTE You can change the spacing and capitalization rules for a word in the Word Properties dialog box. See "Changing word properties" on page 166 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 fluffy" to get "Fluffy." 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-ap," and then say "on salary increases." In this way, Dragon NaturallySpeaking® 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 54 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide