# Working in plate mode

Note: This feature is only available with specific server configurations and if you've selected the Law Enforcement specialty during logon. For more information, contact your administrator.

In plate mode, you can dictate license plates or vehicle identification numbers (VINs) using the NATO alphabet (Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, etc.) or the police phonetic alphabet (Adam, Boy/Baker, Charles, David, Edward, etc.). You can also dictate the following:

Dictated text | Resulting text
--- | ---
zero/oh, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine | 0-9
ampersand | &
plus sign | +
space |
dash | -
comma | ,

To work with plate mode, proceed as follows:

1. Say enter plate.

2. Say the license plate or VIN, for example: alfa bravo charlie king oh five space two four. The resulting text will be ABCK05 24.

3. Say exit plate.

## Tips

- To enter plate mode, you can also say enter vin or enter tag.
- To exit plate mode, you can also say exit vin or exit tag. Pressing any microphone button other than the Record button or switching to another app or dialog box will also exit plate mode.
- Plate mode can also be used in step-by-step commands (Switch to Plate Mode).

## Supported phonetic alphabets

Letter | NATO alphabet | Police alphabet
--- | --- | ---
A | Alfa | Adam
B | Bravo | Boy/Baker
C | Charlie | Charles
D | Delta | David
E | Echo | Edward
F | Foxtrot | Frank
G | Golf | George
H | Hotel | Henry
I | India | Ida
J | Juliet | John
K | Kilo | King
L | Lima | Lincoln
M | Mike | Mary
N | November | Nora/Nancy
O | Oscar | Ocean
P | Papa | Paul
Q | Quebec | Queen
R | Romeo | Robert/Ranger
S | Sierra | Sam
T | Tango | Tom
U | Uniform | Union
V | Victor | Victor
W | Whiskey | William
X | X-ray | X-Ray
Y | Yankee | Young/Yellow
Z | Zulu | Zebra