Say this … … to do this

new line move to the next line (like pressing “Return” on a keyboard)

new paragraph to start a new paragraph

cap to capitalize the next word For example, saying:

I named my pet pig cap bacon produces the text:

I named my pet pig Bacon (interestingly, if you say “Kevin Bacon”, Bacon is automatically capitalized for you)

caps on … caps off to capitalize a section of text For example, saying:

caps on twenty five ways to eat bacon caps off produces the text:

25 Ways to Eat Bacon

all caps to make the next word all uppercase For example, saying:

I am hungry feed me all caps now please produces the text:

I am hungry feed me NOW please

all caps on … all caps off to make part of what you say uppercase For example, saying:

I am hungry all caps on feed me now all caps off please produces the text:

I am hungry FEED ME NOW please

no caps to make the next word lowercase For example, saying:

I like no caps Mike produces the text:

I like mike

no caps on … no caps off to make sure part of what you say is all lowercase For example, saying:

Our friends no caps on Steve and Tina no caps off live in California produces the text:

Our friends steve and tina live in California

space bar to prevent a hyphen from appearing in a normally hyphenated word For example, saying:

This restaurant is first space bar class prevents first-class from being hyphenated, and produces the text:

This restaurant is first class

no space to prevent a space between words For example, saying:

This is the best no space tasting bacon ever produces the text:

This is the besttasting bacon ever

no space on … no space off to prevent a section of text from having spaces between words For example, saying:

This is no space on the best tasting bacon no space off ever produces the text:

This is thebesttastingbacon ever

“period” or “full stop” to place a “.” at the end of a sentence

dot . For example, saying:

The dot number pi is three dot one four produces the text:

The.number pi is 3.14 (note the subtle difference between saying point and dot… dot works between words)

point . For example, saying:

The point number pi is three point one four produces the text:

The point number pi 3.14 (note the subtle difference between saying point and dot… dot works between words)

“ellipsis” or “dot dot dot” …

comma ,

double comma ,,

“quote” or “quotation mark” ” (although, if you need to place some text within quotation marks, using the “quote … end quote” commands may be more accurate)

“open single quote…close single quote” to place single quotes around a section of text For example, saying:

Open single quote this is the best ice cream ever close single quote comma said Sally produces the text:

‘this is the best ice cream ever’, said Sally

apostrophe ‘ (although in many cases, apostrophes are automatically inserted, like when saying Sam’s new iPhone)

exclamation point !

inverted exclamation point ¡

question mark ?

inverted question mark ¿

ampersand &

asterisk *

open parenthesis (

close parenthesis )

open bracket [

close bracket ]

open brace {

close brace }

dash – For example, saying:

This dash is dash my dash cheese produces the text:

This – is – my – cheese (note the difference in spacing between this and when saying hyphen)

hyphen – For example, saying:

This hyphen is hyphen my hyphen cheese produces the text:

This-is-my-cheese (note the difference in spacing between this and when saying dash)

em dash —

underscore _

plus sign +

minus sign –

equals sign =

percent sign %

copyright sign ©

registered sign ®

section sign §

dollar sign $

cent sign ¢

euro sign €

yen sign ¥

degree sign °

caret ^

at sign @

pound sterling sign £

pound sign #

greater than sign >

less than sign <

forward slash /

back slash

vertical bar |

“smiley” or “smiley face” or “smile face” 🙂

“frowny” or “frowny face” or “frown face” 🙁

“winky” or “winky face” or “wink face” 😉

e.g. (pronounced as “e g”) e.g. For example, saying:

e g when you learn to ride a bike produces the text:

E.g. when you learn to ride a bike