Symbols and characters in dictation
Some symbols and characters have special actions associated with them. These
actions are noted in the following table. Joins to digits means that the character
is appended to a preceding or following digit without an intervening space.
Joins right means that the character is appended to the next word without an
intervening space.
To get: Say: Action:
& Ampersand No special action
’s Apostrophe s Joins left
* Asterisk No special action
@ At sign No special action
‘ Back quote No special action
) Close parenthesis Joins left
” Close quote Joins left
] Close bracket Joins left
- Dash No special action
$ Dollar sign No special action
— Double dash No special action
.. Double dot No special action
= Equals Joins left and right
€ Euro sign No special action
! Factorial Joins left; the next word is capitalized
- Hyphen Joins left and right
- Minus Joins left and right
# Number sign Joins right
( Open parenthesis Joins right
“ Open quote Joins right
[ Open bracket Joins right
% Percent sign Joins left
+ Plus sign Joins left and right
s’ S apostrophe Joins left
’ Single quote Joins left and right
/ Slash Joins left and right
* Star No special action
~ Tilde No special action
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