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# Spelling Mode

In Spelling mode, you can both spell and give commands. Dragon Dictate will type individual letters, numbers, and punctuation that you say, unless it recognizes what you say as a command. If Dragon Dictate doesn’t recognize what you say as a letter, number, punctuation, or command, nothing happens.

To remove the letter last typed or to the left of the cursor:

- Say Scratch Word or Scratch That.

> If you “scratch” and then change your mind, say Undo Dictation.

### What You Can Say

In Spelling mode, you can say:

- The names of letters and numerals. To capitalize a letter:

  - Say Cap followed by the name of the letter.

- Punctuation.

- Commands. All global, key, generated, and application-based commands are available.

- Navigation commands. You can control the insertion point with these Spelling mode commands:

  - Move Backward(s) NN Letter(s) and Move Forward(s) NN Letter(s) (where “NN” is a number up to 99)

In Spelling mode, no automatic spaces are inserted. Contrast Dictation mode, where automatic spaces are inserted before or after punctuation, as appropriate, as well as between words. In Spelling mode, you must insert any desired spaces yourself.

To insert a space:

- Say Space Bar.