Here are some examples of the automatic formatting available; the actual recognition result depends on the components your system uses and how it is configured. The examples below are based on the default settings.
(the) twenty sixth (of) April two thousand (and) two | (the) twenty sixth (of) April twenty oh two | twenty six(th) April two thousand (and) two| twenty six(th) April twenty oh two
April 5, 2015
April (the) fifth two thousand (and) fifteen | April five (comma) two thousand (and) fifteen
01/02/2015
oh one (slash) oh two (slash) two thousand (and) fifteen
01/02/15
oh one slash oh two slash one five | oh one slash oh two slash fifteen
5/5/1997
five (slash) five (slash) nineteen ninety seven
Date ranges
To get
Say
1 April - 5 June 2015
(the) first (of) April to (the) fifth (of) June two thousand (and) fifteen
April 1-5, 1999
April first to fifth nineteen ninety nine | April one to five nineteen ninety nine
April 1 - June 5, 2002
April (the) first to June (the) fifth two thousand two | April one to June five twenty oh two
Times
To get
Say
5:20 PM
five twenty P M
5:04 AM
five oh four A M
2:00
two o’clock
1:05
five past one
1:15
(a) quarter past one | (a) quarter after one
11:45
quarter till noon
07:00 hours
oh seven hundred hours | zero seven hundred hours
Measurements
To get
Say
5%
five percent
50°
fifty degrees
36.9°C
thirty six point nine degrees Celsius
98.4°F
ninety eight point four degrees Fahrenheit
50 IU
fifty international units
1.5 L
one point five litres
1 g
one gram
350 mg
three hundred and fifty milligrams
0.1 mL
point one millilitre | oh point one millilitre
10.3 m/s
ten point three metres per second
3.33 ng/mL
three point thirty three nanograms per millilitre
0.74 mmol/L
point seventy four millimoles per litre | oh point seventy four millimoles per litre
5 cm²
five square centimetres
3 mm³
three cubic millimetres
2 mL/min
two millilitres per minute
BP 125/65
B P hundred and twenty five over sixty five | B P one twenty five over sixty five
BP 125/65 mmHg
B P hundred and twenty five over sixty five millimetres H G | B P one twenty five over sixty five millimetres H G
125/65 mmHg
hundred and twenty five over sixty five millimetres H G | one twenty five over sixty five millimetres H G | hundred and twenty five over sixty five millimetres (of) mercury | one twenty five over sixty five millimetres (of) mercury
blood pressure 131/65
blood pressure one thirty one over sixty five
Dosages
To get
Say
aerosol treatments every 3-4 hours
aerosol treatments every three to four hours | aerosol treatments Q three to four hours | aerosol treatments Q three to four H
Combivent 2 puffs every 6 hours
Combivent two puffs every six hours | Combivent two puffs Q six hours | Combivent two puffs Q six H
insulin 20 units at bedtime
insulin twenty units at bedtime | insulin twenty units H S
Voltaren 50 mg every morning
Voltaren 50 mg every morning | Voltaren fifty milligrams Q A M
aspirin 300 mg daily
aspirin three hundred milligrams daily | aspirin three hundred milligrams Q D | aspirin three hundred milligrams Q day
aspirin 300 mg every day
aspirin three hundred milligrams every day
Anusol suppositories as much as suffices
Anusol suppositories as much as suffices | Anusol suppositories Q S
Mylanta 2 tablespoons every hour
Mylanta two tablespoons every hour | Mylanta two tablespoons Q H | Mylanta two tablespoons Q one hour
Isoproterinol infusions at 1 g/h
Isoproterinol infusions at one gram per hour
metoclopramide 10 mg before every meal
metoclopramide ten milligrams before every meal | metoclopramide ten milligrams Q A C
Punctuation marks
You must say punctuation marks.
To get
Say
a new paragraph (equals pressing Enter twice)
new paragraph | next paragraph | paragraph
a new line (equals pressing Enter once)
new line | next line
“
(begin) (double) quote(s) | begin double inverted commas | open double inverted commas | open double quote(s)
”
end quote(s) | end double inverted commas | close double inverted commas | close (double) quote(s)
'
apostrophe
:
colon
;
semi-colon
,
comma
.
full stop | stop | period
?
question mark
!
exclamation mark | exclamation point
…
dot dot dot | ellipsis
(
open parenthesis | left parenthesis
)
close parenthesis | right parenthesis
[
left (square) bracket | open (square) bracket
]
right (square) bracket | close (square) bracket
{
left brace | left curly bracket | open brace | open curly bracket
}
right brace | right curly bracket | close brace | close curly bracket
-
dash
_
underscore
/
(forward) slash | over | stroke
\
backslash
Blank
space bar
Tab
tab key
Symbols
To get
Say
+
plus sign | add sign | plus symbol
-
minus sign | negative
÷
division sign | division symbol
×
multiplication sign | multiplication symbol
=
equal sign | equals sign
>
greater than sign | greater than symbol
<
less than sign | less than symbol
±
plus or minus sign | plus or minus symbol
#
hash mark | hash sign | number sign | sharp sign
%
percent sign | percent symbol
‰
per mil sign | per mil symbol | per thousand sign | per thousand symbol
&
ampersand | and sign | and symbol
*
asterisk
Numbers
The following table provides examples of how the system formats numbers. This applies to stand-alone numbers; the system writes numbers differently when you say them as part of a phrase that has its own formatting rules (measurements, dosages, dates, times).
To get
Say
5
five
150
one hundred fifty | one hundred and fifty
201,000
two hundred and one thousand
one half
one half
8-1/2
eight and a half
3+
three plus
-11.2
minus eleven point two
0.5
oh point five | zero point five
1.38
one point thirty eight | one point three eight
grade is 2/6
grade is two over six
III
Roman numeral three
ninth
ninth
10th
tenth
Enumerations
Numbers (1 to 20) are formatted as enumerations when they are immediately preceded by new line or new paragraph. Dictating new line equals pressing Enter once; dictating new paragraph equals pressing Enter twice.
To get
Say
2. Medical history
new line number two medical history | new paragraph number two medical history
Example
To get
The patient is a 22-year-old single woman, youngest of 3 children, parents divorced.
History of mental illness: The patient was diagnosed with bipolar disorder 2 years ago (December 2013). She was admitted to the hospital on 3 occasions -- twice for depression and once for mania. The last admission was from 2-14 April 2015.
Treatment: Mood stabilizing medication: Lithium SR 450 mg every 12 hours and quetiapine 300 mg at bedtime.
Say
the patient is a twenty two year old single woman comma youngest of three children comma parents divorced full stop new paragraph history of mental illness colon new line the patient was diagnosed with bipolar disorder two years ago open parenthesis December twenty thirteen close parenthesis full stop she was admitted to the hospital on three occasions dash twice for depression and once for mania full stop the last admission was from the second to the fourteenth of April twenty fifteen full stop new paragraph treatment colon new line mood stabilizing medication colon lithium S R four hundred fifty milligrams every twelve hours and quetiapine three hundred milligrams Q H full stop
Dates
Date ranges
Times
Measurements
Dosages
Punctuation marks
Symbols
Numbers
Enumerations
Example
Dates
Date ranges
Times
Measurements
Dosages
Punctuation marks
Symbols
Numbers
Enumerations
Example