How to capitalize a letter while dictating

Question

I just want the dictate function to do what the instrucations say it will do.

EG: While dictating I want the following sentence: What is wrong with this Program?

I am told to say "What is wrong with this cap program question mark"

When I do say that, I get this "What is wrong with this CAP program?"

This issues expands from there with a variety of outcomes that do anything BUT capitalize a single letter as I am dictating.

Answer 1

It isn't indicated which platform or dictation software you're using but I believe the Windows command to capitalize the first letter is caps word.

On a Mac it would be caps on before the word & caps off following the word.

If using a 3rd party program (such as Dragon Dictate) consult instructions for that program. There should be a Help option in the program or on the developer's web site.

Answer 2

AFAIK, the dictation engine does not treat the word “cap” as a command to capitalize only the next letter. Instead, it interprets “cap” as the word “CAP,” which is why you are getting “CAP program” instead of “Program.”

You can try “Caps on” before the word and “Caps off” after the word. For example, you would say: What is wrong with this caps on program caps off question mark. That should produce: What is wrong with this Program?

If that still produces full uppercase words or inconsistent results, it means Dictate is prioritizing natural language interpretation over command parsing, which unfortunately happens frequently in Word and other 365 apps. In that case, try to pause briefly before saying “caps on,” and speak the capitalized word clearly as a standalone word.

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Marcin