How do I get dictation to type numbers?

I am having issues with dictation working at all, but when it works, it will only give me the words for numbers, not the numbers themselves. Is there a way to let it know I want the numbers?

MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.4)

Posted on Mar 6, 2014 9:38 AM

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Posted on Nov 16, 2014 10:46 AM

Dictation seems to spell out words smaller than 10. So if you want numerals for anything zero through nine (I am dictating this, by the way) say the word "numeral" first. This is consistent with the grammatical rule that says you should spell out single-digit numbers. You do get used to it.

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How do I get dictation to type numbers?

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