Word Properties dialog box

Pronunciation of the word, phrase, or command. Dragon uses this to recognize your spoken words and phrases. Specify a spoken form only if it is different from the written form.

You specify the spoken form to:

• Provide pronunciations for words that Dragon might not understand easily. For example, for the name Hsueh-tze, you could specify spoken form "shoo tsee".
• Expand acronyms that might use in your dictation. For example, for the term Explanation of Benefits, you could specify spoken form "EOB".
• Allow Dragon to recognize abbreviated words in your dictation. For example, if you frequently use the name "Victor Zezgcinskevic", you could provide spoken form "victor zee".
• Allow Dragon to recognize jargon. For example, for the term "interrogations", you could specify spoken form "rogs".

Written form of the word. Use to change the default written form.

Inserts the specified number of spaces before and after the word or phrase.

Select a number of spaces. The options are:

• 0
• 1
• 2

Select the spacing type to insert before and after the word or phrase. The options are:

• (nothing)
• New Line
• New Paragraph
• Tab

Select the capitalization type for the following word. The options are:

• with normal capitalization
• capitalized (initial capitals)
• in all capitals
• without capitals

Select the format for numbers preceding the word. The options are:

• normally—Dragon determines whether to insert Arabic numerals or the written form of the number
• as numerals
• as Roman numerals

When adding a new word with the Add Individual Word dialog box, you can assign a Word category that defines the capitalization of the new word.

You can set capitalization for the following types of words:

• Person name
• Department name
• Drug name

The type of capitalization that is applied to each category is controlled from the Capitalization Tab of the Formatting dialog box.

Displays a preview of how Dragon will apply formatting before and after your word.

Use to indicate that Dragon should use an alternative form of the word when it occurs in dictation in a specific way.

For example, when you dictate the measurement "kilometer" and it occurs in dictation after numbers, you could specify that Dragon insert "km" instead of "kilometer".

If selected, Dragon uses printed form 1, printed form 2, or both when you dictate this word and it occurs in the context you specified. Specify the printed form in the drop-down list.

If deselected, Dragon uses the Written Form of the word as specified in the Vocabulary Editor.

Default value: Deselected

Select the context in which the word appears that determines whether Dragon uses printed form 1 or printed form 2. The options are:

• before numbers
• between numbers
• after numbers

Determines whether Dragon adds a tab, new line, or new paragraph after your word in this context. The options are:

• Tab
• New line
• New paragraph

Specifies the way Dragon formats the word when it appears in this context.

For more information, see Written Form formatting.