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CapitalizingText Capitalizingfirstletterofnextwordyoudictate Dragoncapitalizesmanywordsautomatically,suchasthefirstwordinasentence(followingaperiod,question mark,orexclamationmark).Itcapitalizesthefirstwordafteryousay"NewParagraph"(notwhenyousay"New Line")anditcapitalizespropernames(whenthesewordsarealreadyintheDragonvocabularyincapitalized form). NOTE: YoucanchangethespacingandcapitalizationrulesforawordintheWordPropertiesdialogbox.Seethe onlinehelpformoreinformation. Whenyou'redictating,youcancapitalizewordsthataren'tautomaticallycapitalizedbysaying"Cap"andthenthe word.Forexample,say"Capzelda"togetZelda. TIP: Ifsaying"Cap"doesn'twork,trysay"CapNext." TIP: Todictatetheword"cap,"forexample,inthis sentence:Thecompanyisputtingacaponsalaryincreases,youmustsay"thecompanyisputtinga"thensay "Spellc-a-p,"andthensay"onsalaryincreases."Inthisway,Dragonknowsthatyoudonotwanttocapitalizeany ofthewordswithinthesentence. Capitalizingconsecutivewords Whenyouwanttocapitalizeconsecutivewords(forexample,ifyou'redictatingabooktitle),youcanturncapitals onandthenturnthemoffwhenyou'refinished.Thisisusuallyeasierthansaying"Cap"beforeeachword.Another waytodoconsecutivecapitalizationistodictatethewords,pause,andthensay"CapitalizeThat"or"CapThat." Tocapitalizethefirstlettersofconsecutivewords: 1. Say"CapsOn"toturncapitalson. NOTE: When"CapsOn"isactive,Dragonusestitlecase.Thismeansitcapitalizesthefirstlettersall wordsexceptforarticlesandprepositions(suchas"the"and"to"). 2. Dictatethewordsyouwantcapitalized.Forexample,say:"successisajourney[colon]sevenstepsto achievingsuccessinthebusinessoflife" Dragontypes: SuccessIsaJourney:SevenStepstoAchievingSuccessintheBusinessofLife 3. Say"CapsOff"toturncapitalsoff. Capitalizingnamesofpeople,departments,anddrugsinMedicalEdition IntheDragonMedicaledition,toindicatethatyouwanteitherinitialcapsorallcapsfornamesofpeople, departments,andmedications: 1. OntheDragonBar,selectTools�Formatting. 2. IntheFormattingdialogbox,clicktheCapitalizationtab. 3. Inthedrop-downlistsforPersonnamecapitalization,Departmentnamecapitalization,andDrugname capitalization,indicatethetypeofcapitalizationtousebychoosingStandard,Initialcaps,Allcaps,orTitle caps. 4. ClickOKtosavethesettings. CapitalizingcriticalwordsforemphasisinMedicalEdition IntheDragonMedicaledition,toindicatethatyouwantwordssuchasALLERGYorCODEBLUEorDONOT INTUBATEtobeinallcapsforemphasis: 1. OntheDragonBar,selectTools�Formatting. 2. IntheFormattingdialogbox,clicktheCapitalizationtab. 3. Clicktheappropriatecheckboxestoindicatewhereyouwantcapitalizationapplied. 4. (optional)Toselectallcheckboxesonthetab,clickSelectAllor,todeselectallcheckboxes,click DeselectAll. 5. ClickOKtosavethesettings. Dictatingnextwordinallcapitalletters Whenyou'redictating,youcanenterawordinallcapitallettersbysaying"AllCaps"andthentheword.For example,say"AllCapsplease"togetPLEASE. IntheMedicalEdition,youcanchoosetohaveimportantwordsappearinallcapsautomatically.SeeCapitalizing criticalwordsforemphasisinMedicalEditiononpage87. Dictatingconsecutivewordsinallcapitalletters Whenyouwanttodictateconsecutivewordsinallcapitals,youcanturnallcapitalsonandthenturnthemoff whenyou'vefinished. Todictateconsecutivewordsinallcapitals: 1. Say"AllCapsOn"toturnallcapitalson(likepressingtheCAPSLOCKkey). 2. Dictatethewordsthatyouwanttoappearinallcaps.Forexample,say"theend"andDragontypesTHE END 3. Say"AllCapsOff"toturnallcapitalsoff. Dictatingnextwordinalllowercaseletters Whenyou'redictating,youcanenterawordinalllowercaselettersbysaying"NoCaps"andthentheword. Forexample,say"NoCapsJennifer"togetjennifer.(Dragonnormallycapitalizesthisandotherpropernames.) Dictatingconsecutivewordsinalllowercaseletters Whenyouwanttodictateconsecutivewordsinlowercaseletters(forexample,namesofcomputerfilesore-mail addresses),youcanturnthe"nocapitals"featureonandthenturnitoffwhenyouarefinished.Thisisusually easierthansaying"NoCaps"beforeeachword. Todictateconsecutivewordsinalllowercaseletters: 1. Say"NoCapsOn"toturnnocapitalson. 2. Dictatethewordsyouwanttoappearinalllowercase. 3. Say"NoCapsOff"toturnnocapitalsoff. Capitalizing(oruncapitalizing)textalreadyinyourdocument Youcanchangethecapitalizationoftextalreadyinyourdocumentbyselectingitandthensaying"Capitalize That,""CapThat,"or"AllCapsThat,"or"UncapitalizeThat,""UncapThat,"or"NoCapsThat." Tocapitalizeoruncapitalizetext: 1. Selectthetextyouwanttochange. 2. Say"CapitalizeThat,""CapThat,"or"AllCapsThat,"or"UncapitalizeThat,""UncapThat,"or"NoCaps That."