Dictating Numeric Information

Use tabs or create tables for the following

exercises.

Don’t worry if some of the numbers don’t come out

right

Just get a “feel” of how numbers work from these exercises.

Dictating Numbers 0 - 20

Create numbers 0 – 20 by saying Force Num before saying the number

For Example Force Num 1 <pause> Tab <pause> Force Num 2 <pause> Tab <pause>

(Dragon users can use the Number Mode or say Force Num before the number)

Create a 5 x 6 Table and dictate the following numbers:

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20

Dictating Numbers Above 20

Create numbers above 20 by saying the number

(Dragon users can use the Number Mode)

Create a 5 x 5 Table and dictate the following numbers:

21 22 23 24 25

36 37 38 39 40

100 200 300 400 500

3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000

287 3,289 4,897 17,281 478,297

Dictating Decimals and Fractions

Create decimals by saying 4 Point 8 to generate 4.8, etc.

Create fractions by saying 1 Slash 3 to generate 1/3, etc.

Create a 5 x 4 Table and dictate the following numbers:

4.8 2.6 1.5 5.8 9.1

4.82 3.898 2.898 12.28 25.829

1/3 ½ 1/8 ¼ 2/5

5/8 3/18 5/25 9/16 4/32

Dictating Dates

Create dates by saying them like you normally would say them

April 1 nineteen eighty-six to generate April 1, 1986 or

April first nineteen eighty-six to generate April 1, 1986

Create dates in all numeral format by saying them with slashes

4 slash 1 slash 86 to generate 4/1/86

Dictate the following dates:

March 7, 1949January 28, 2004April 15, 2003October 31, 1999

3/7/491/28/044/15/0310/31/99

Dictating Phone Numbers

Create phone numbers by saying them like you normally would say them and pausing where the hyphens go

five six two <pause> four seven five to generate 562-475

Parentheses are also optional and can be created in two different ways

nine three two <pause> five six two <pause> four seven five to generate (932) 562-475 or

Open paren nine three two Close paren <pause> five six two <pause> four seven five

Dictate the following telephone numbers:

489-5492328-4891899-9635

(389) 489-5492(346) 328-4891(353) 899-9635

Dictating Currency

Create dollar amounts like you normally would say them

three dollars and ninety-eight cents to generate $3.98

Dictate the following dollar amounts:

$3.98$7.15$286.30$128.29$1,986.18$25,467.32

Dictating Times of Day

Create times of the day that include a.m. and p.m. by saying them like you normally would say

them

11:30 pm to generate 11:30 PM• Create times of the day that don’t include a.m. and p.m. by saying o’clock 11 o’clock to generate 11:00

Dictate the times of day:

11:30 PM10:45 AM1:15 PM3:29 AM

11:002:003:00