If you can train yourself to do it, it's great to add punctuation with Dragon Professional Individual as you dictate. Here's how to insert common punctuation marks as you speak.
| Punctuation Mark | Spoken Form |
|---|---|
| . | "Period" (or "Dot," or "Point") |
| ! | "Exclamation Mark" (or "Exclamation Point") |
| ? | "Question Mark" |
| , | "Comma" |
| ' | "Apostrophe" |
| 's | "Apostrophe Ess" |
| & | "Ampersand" |
| : | "Colon" |
| ; | "Semicolon" |
| " | "Begin Quote" |
| " | "End Quote" |
| ' | "Open Single Quote" |
| ' | "Close Single Quote" |
| . . . | "Ellipsis" |
| $ | "Dollar Sign" |