Typing Characters
Sometimes you need to type individual letters, numbers, or other characters. This might be because you need to spell out a word that isn't getting recognized well, you need to type an abbreviation, or you are entering a password. This page describes the commands you use for this.
Letters 
Use the "upper" command to type a sequence of letters that start with an uppercase letter. The first letter of each utterance argument is typed. The letters are typed in uppercase, but you can say "lower" or "upper" while providing utterance arguments to change the case. By default, the remainder of the utterance words are supplied as arguments, but you can say "stop" to complete the command and continue speaking without pause.
The "lower" command is similar to "upper", except the first letter is lowercase.
Here are some examples:
| Utterance | Result |
|---|---|
| "upper looks good to me" | "LGTM" |
| "upper looks lower good to me" | "Lgtm" |
| "lower athens bristol cuba" | "abc" |
| "lower athens upper bristol cuba" | "aBC" |
Upper and Lower Alphabet
For the "upper" and "lower" commands, you can use any words that come to mind while typing the characters. It can help to use a consistent set of words that are recognized well when spoken in sequence. The following list of place names works well for these commands:
| Letter | Word |
|---|---|
| A | Athens |
| B | Bristol |
| C | Cuba |
| D | Dublin |
| E | Egypt |
| F | Fiji |
| G | Georgia |
| H | Harlem |
| I | Iceland |
| J | Java |
| K | Kenya |
| L | London |
| M | Memphis |
| N | Norway |
| O | Oxford |
| P | Peru |
| Q | Quebec |
| R | Russia |
| S | Sweden |
| T | Turkey |
| U | Ukraine |
| V | Venice |
| W | Windsor |
| X | Xerox (not a place, but gets great recognition) |
| Y | York |
| Z | Zambia |
Numbers
To type numbers, you can use the "number" command in the "basic" mode.
Here are some examples:
| Utterance | Result |
|---|---|
| "number one two three" | "123" |
| "number one point two three" | "1.23" |
| "number ten twenty" | "1020" |
| "number one million three hundred and forty five thousand" | "1345000" |
Punctuation and Other Characters
The "basic" mode contains commands for typing punctuation and many other characters.
Here are some examples:
| Utterance | Result |
|---|---|
| "hello exclamation mark" | "hello!" |
| "hello period" | "hello." |
| "dollar sign number one point two three" | "$1.23" |
| "open parentheses hello close parentheses" | "(hello)" |
Alpha Mode
When typing longer sequences of mixed letters, numbers, and other characters (passwords, email addresses, IDs, etc), you can use the "alpha" exclusive mode. To activate this mode, say "activate alpha". To exit this mode, say "cancel".
This mode combines the utility of the "lower", "upper", and "number" commands, plus punctuation and additional character commands. The mode has a currently active alpha option, which you can change with your utterances while the mode is active, and which is recalled for any future uses of the mode. The alpha option controls whether you are typing lowercase, uppercase, or numbers. Just say "lower", "upper", or "number" while the mode is active to change the alpha option. Lowercase is the default.
The mode also includes commands for punctuation and other characters.
Here are some examples, where the mode has already been activated, and the current alpha option is lowercase:
| Utterances | Result |
|---|---|
| "apples bananas carrots" | "abc" |
| "apples bananas carrots number one two three" | "abc123" |
| "apples" "bananas" "carrots" "number" "one" "two" "three" |
"abc123" |
| "number one two three hyphen" "four five six hyphen" "seven eight nine zero" |
"123-456-7890" |
| "upper xerox lower york zambia exclamation mark number twelve" | "Xyz!12" |
| "java athens xerox number twelve" "at sign" "lower harlem bristol london" "dot cuba oxford memphis" |
"jax12@hbl.com" |