How to Define Punctuation Correctly Cheat Sheet
No.
Punctuation
Correct Definition <space>
means press the spacebar
FBI
Common Steno
1.

Acronyms
2.
3.


{Glue}A
A.
A*
A-FPLT
4.

Alphabet
Middle
Initial
Alphabet
Period
.<space>
-FPLT
5.

?<space>
STPH-
6.
7.


;
:<space>
S-RBGS
-FPLT/-FPLT
8.

Question
Mark
Semi-Colon
Colon
(series)
Colon (time)
:<Delete Space>
T-PL/T-PL
9.

Hyphen
-<Delete Space>
HAOEUF
10. 
Dash
<Sticky Space>--
TK-RB
11. 
Open Paren
(
STPH-FPLT
12. 
Quotation
Mark
“
K-T
13. 
Point-a
P-T
14. 
Point-b
<Sticky Space>.<Delete
Space> OR <Delete
Space><space>.<Delete
Space>
<Delete Space>.<Delete
Space>
15. 
Point-c
point
POEUPBT
16. 
17. 
Apostrophe
Apostrophe
before
number
Apostrophe
before
number
Slash
Single
Possessive
Plural
Possessive
‘
Write AE before number.
AE
AE
{Prefix Number}[']
A*E
/<Delete Space>
‘s
SHRA*RB
AES
<Suffix>s’
AEZ
18.
19. 
20. 
21. 
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TP*/PW*/*EU
P*-T
Your Steno
Notes: (F4) Main Formatting
Key
Remove letter-by-letter
acronyms after glue is in your
alphabet. ALAFBIN would be
ALA FBI N.
Letter-by-letter alphabet.
Simple.
Make sure you add one space
after the period.
Make sure you add one space
after the question mark.
Simple.
Make sure you add one space
after a series colon.
<Delete Space> shortcut key:
F4~.
<Delete Space> shortcut key:
F4~.
No space after; <Sticky Space>
shortcut key: F4k.
No space after. No close paren
necessary. Setting in
Translation Options.
No space after. No close quote
necessary. Setting in
Translation Options.
Not using Automatic Number
Conversion; no number before,
but number after (.5).
Not using Automatic Number
Conversion; numbers before
and after (1.5).
Using Automatic Number
Conversion. Will handle all
point numbers. When see
numbers, with use decimal
point.
Simple.
When CATalyst sees a number
if puts the apostrophe in front
of the number.
Located in Realtime Commands
Dictionary. Puts Apostrophe in
front of last number written.
Apostrophe would
automatically connect
Need <Suffix> because of the
“s”
No.
Punctuation
22. 
Delete
Space
Force a
Space
co-
23. 
24. 
Correct Definition <space>
means press the spacebar
<Delete Space>
Common Steno
TKHR*
Notes: (F4) Main Formatting
Key
Forces elimination of a space.
<space>
SP*
Forces one space.
co<Prefix>
KO*
O*RD
CATalyst will know when to
add a hyphen and when not to.
Within Realtime Commands
Dictionary. No need for
individual defines.
Suffix shortcut key: F4X.
25. 
“st”, “th”,
“rd”, “nd”
Write number, then O*RD
26. 
27. 
28. 
Suffix
Ending
Prefix
At symbol
29. 
.com
Example: {Suffix}ing,
{Suffix}s
Example: re{Prefix}
<Delete Space>@<Delete Sp
ace><Force Next Lower>
.com{Stitch Off}
30. 
http://
31. 
https://
32. 
www.
33. 
“Dot”
34. 
35. 
40. 
Co.
Co. end of
sentence
Don’t
convert a
number
Cap next
word
Define
Colloquy
Define
Byline
Paragraph
41. 
Dr., Mr., Ms.
36. 
37. 
38. 
39. 
Your Steno
TKO*T
Prefix shortcut key: F4x.
Within Realtime Commands
Dictionary.
In Realtime Commands
Dictionary.
In Realtime Commands
Dictionary.
In Realtime Commands
Dictionary.
In Realtime Commands
Dictionary.
Realtime Commands Dictionary
KOEFPLT
KOEFPLT/-FPLT
Same with Inc.
<No Auto Convert>
TPHO*
Also forces a space.
<Cap Next>
KA*P
Forces a cap on the next word.
<Colloquy>THE
WITNESS:<space>
<By-line>BY [!EZ SPEAKER
01]:<Question>
<Continuation Paragraph>
WEUT/WEUT
Correct way to define colloquy.
F4c=colloquy style.
Correct way to define a byline.
F4m=byline style.
F4p=continuation paragraph
style.
Dr.<Sticky Space>
TKR*
A*T
/TKAUPL
{Stitch On}[web]http://<Del
ete Space>
{Stitch On}[web]https://<Del
ete Space>
{Stitch On}[web]www.<Dele
te Space>
.<Delete Space><Force Next
Lower>
Co.<Uncap Next>
Co.<space>
/H*T
/H*TS
/W*T
STPHAO/STKPWHR
PRAF/PRAF
The entries within the Realtime Commands Dictionary inside the System Files briefcase need exploring. The entries you
want to use should be added to your Personal Dictionary.
Frequent trouble codes:
 Cap Next,  Uncap Next, and  Delete Space. Good to filter and check.
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