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# Capitalization, Spacing, and Numbers

In Dictation mode, you can say commands that apply special rules for capitalization, spacing, and interpretation of numbers. This gives you finer control when Dictation mode’s intelligent automatic behavior needs assistance.

For finest possible control, use Spelling mode.

> Dragon Dictate comes with a large repertory of built-in words with correct capitalization and spacing. So, before using these commands, try saying your word (or look it up in the Vocabulary Editor window) to see what Dragon Dictate does. For example, Dragon Dictate handles correctly such terms as “CD-ROM” and “FreeBSD” without your having to worry about spacing, hyphenation, or capitalization.

### Title Case

To capitalize (title case) the next word:

- Say Cap. (To type the word “cap” you may need to switch to Spelling mode and spell it out!)

In the Status window, the first indicator light will glow yellow and will read “Abc”. When you say the next word, it will be typed capitalized, and the indicator light will go out automatically.

To capitalize (title case) a series of words, you may prefer to turn on title casing, say the series of words, and turn off title casing. To do so:

- Say Caps On.

In the Status window, the first indicator light will glow green and will read “Abc”. Say the series of words, which will be typed capitalized. Finally, say Caps Off. The indicator light will go out.

### Uppercase

To uppercase (all caps) the next word:

- Say All Caps.

In the Status window, the first indicator light will glow yellow and will read “ABC”. When you say the next word, it will be typed uppercased, and the indicator light will go out automatically.

To uppercase (all caps) a series of words, you may prefer to turn on uppercasing, say the series of words, and turn off uppercasing. To do so:

- Say All Caps On.

In the Status window, the first indicator light will glow green and will read “ABC”. Say the series of words, which will be typed uppercased. Finally, say All Caps Off. The indicator light will go out.

### Lowercase

To lowercase (no caps) the next word:

- Say No Caps.

In the Status window, the first indicator light will glow yellow and will read “abc”. When you say the next word, it will be typed lowercased, and the indicator light will go out automatically.

To lowercase (no caps) a series of words, you may prefer to turn on lowercasing, say the series of words, and turn off lowercasing. To do so:

- Say No Caps On.

In the Status window, the first indicator light will glow green and will read “abc”. Say the series of words, which will be typed lowercased. Finally, say No Caps Off. The indicator light will go out.

### Spaces

To prevent automatic insertion of a space before the next word:

- Say No Space.

In the Status window, the second indicator light will glow yellow. When you say the next word, it will be typed without a preceding space and the indicator light will go out automatically.

To prevent automatic insertion of spaces while saying a series of words:

- Say No Space On.

In the Status window, the second indicator light will glow green. Say the series of words, which will be typed without intervening spaces. Finally, say No Space Off. The indicator light will go out.

To insert a space:

- Say Space Bar.

> In general you should not need to suppress or control spacing merely because of punctuation. For example, to hyphenate two words, say the first word, then Hyphen, then the second word. There will be no space on either side of the hyphen, because there is a built-in rule governing how automatic spacing works next to a hyphen.

### Numbers

To force the next word to be interpreted as an Arabic digit (“1”, “2”, etc.):

- Say Numeral.

In the Status window, the third indicator light will glow yellow and will read “123”. Say the digit. The digit will be typed, and the indicator light will go out automatically.

To force the next word to be interpreted as a Roman numeral (“I”, “II”, etc.):

- Say Roman Numeral.

In the Status window, the third indicator light will glow yellow and will read “XIV”. Say the number. The number will be typed, and the indicator light will go out automatically.

You can also say Numbers Mode to switch to numbers dictation.

> Dragon Dictate performs a lot of automatic intelligent formatting with regard to numbers and dates. See the User Manual for details.