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CHAPTER 6 Numbers and Punctuation region to Jamaica, saying "seven dollars" displays as J$7. If you set the region to something other than English (United States) or English (Canada) and you want a dollar sign ($), you have to say "dollar sign." For example, saying "dollar sign 99" displays $99. For more information, see "Dictating special characters" on page 75. Changing the format of a number If Dragon NaturallySpeaking® enters a number in a format you don't want, you can use voice commands to convert it to a numeral or to spell it out. For example, you can change "seven dollars" to "$7" (US/Canada) or "seven pounds" to "£7" (Other Dialects) by saying "Format That Number." And you can change "$7" to "seven dollars" (US/Canada) or "£7" to "seven pounds" (Other Dialects) by saying "Format That Spelled Out." These commands change the last number dictated or a selected number. SAY Format That Number Format That Spelled Out TO C H AN G E one to 1 first to 1st nineteenth to 19th 5 million to 5,000,000 five million to 5,000,000 eight dollars to $8 (US/Canada) seven pounds to £7 (Other Dialects) 4th to fourth 27 to twenty-seven 5,000,000 to five million NOTE The "Format That Number" and "Format That Spelled Out" commands work for numerals and currency, but not for dates, times of day, telephone numbers, and most fractions. Using Numbers Mode Any time you need to dicate a series of numbers and do not want Dragon NaturallySpeaking® to recognize them as words, you can turn on Numbers Mode. This could be useful, for example, if you are dictating in a spreadsheet program, such as Microsoft® Excel®. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 63