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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
6
11
16
2
7
12
17
3
8
13
18
4
9
14
19
5
10
15
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
36
100
3,000
287
22
37
200
4,000
3,289
23
38
300
5,000
4,897
24
39
400
6,000
17,281
25
40
500
7,000
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
4.82
1/3
5/8
2.6
3.898
½
3/18
1.5
2.898
1/8
5/25
5.8
12.28
¼
9/16
9.1
25.829
2/5
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, 1949
January 28, 2004
April 15, 2003
October 31, 1999
3/7/49
1/28/04
4/15/03
10/31/99
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:
489-5492
328-4891
899-9635
(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 PM
10:45 AM
1:15 PM
3:29 AM
11:00
2:00
3:00