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  Create numbers 0 – 20 by saying Force Num before saying the number For Example Force Num 1 Tab Force Num 2 Tab (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:

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: ,0004,0005,0006,0007, ,2894,89717,281478,297

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: /3½1/8¼2/5 5/83/185/259/164/32

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, /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 four seven five to generate  Parentheses are also optional and can be created in two different ways nine three two five six two four seven five to generate (932) or Open paren nine three two Close paren five six two four seven five Dictate the following telephone numbers: (389) (346) (353)

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 $ $ $1, $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