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# TextNorm

The `TextNorm` task converts a raw text transcription file into a standard format, by removing punctuation, rewriting numbers as words, changing the word casing, and so on.

## Parameters

Parameter | Description | Required
--- | --- | ---
Type | The task name. Set to `TextNorm`. | Yes
File | The text file to normalize. | Yes
Lang | The language pack to use. | Yes
Out | The file to write the normalized text to. | Yes

## Example

    http://localhost:15000/action=AddTask&Type=TextNorm&File=C:/myData/Speech.txt&Out=SpeechNorm.ctm&Lang=ENUS

This action normalizes the `Speech.txt` file and writes the normalized text to the `SpeechNorm.ctm` file. The `Speech.txt` file contains U.S. English dialect speech.

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