Sony ICD-BP150VTP Dragon Naturally Speaking 7 Users Guide - Page 93

8 Fractions Dictating Names, Numbers, Punctuation & Special Characters You don't need to dictate hyphens for most phone numbers (numbers that are 7, 10, or 11 digits long). Dragon NaturallySpeaking will add them automatically. TO ENTE R 965-5200 617-965-5200 1-800-555-1212 (617) 965-5200 1-212-555-1212 SAY nine six five fifty two hundred six one seven nine six five fifty two oh oh one eight hundred five five five one two one two [open parenthesis] six one seven [close parenthesis] nine six five five two zero zero one two one two five five five one two one two Telephone numbers outside North America To dictate other phone numbers, including European phone numbers, you must say all the punctuation, including the hyphens, spaces, and parentheses. TO ENTE R (01628) 894150 027 629 8944 61-7-4695-2055 (65) 2778590 SAY [open parenthesis] oh one six two eight [close parenthesis] eight nine four one five oh oh two seven [space bar] six two nine [space bar] eight nine four four six one [hyphen] seven [hyphen] four six nine five [hyphen] two zero five five [open parenthesis] six five [close parenthesis] two seven seven eight five nine zero TIP In dialects other than US/Canada, you can say "bracket" instead of "parenthesis." You can dictate most common fractions the way you would normally say them. To dictate 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/7, 1/8, 1/9, 1/10, and 1/16 or a multiple of these fractions, just say the fraction normally. TO ENTE R 1/2 1/4 15/16 3 7/8 SAY one half one fourth or one quarter fifteen sixteenths or fifteen over sixteen three and seven eighths or three and seven over eight Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 87