Microsoft KB Archive/197020

= WD97: How to Replace Smart Quotes with Straight Quotes =

Article ID: 197020

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q197020





SUMMARY
This article details how to search for curly quotation marks (smart quotes) so that you can replace them with standard quotation marks (straight quotes) or to search for straight quotes and to replace them with smart quotes.



Replacing Existing Smart Quotes with Straight Quotes
Use the following method to replace existing smart quotes with straight quotes in a document.

 To Turn off smart quotes follow these steps:  On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect, and then click the AutoFormat As You Type tab. Under Replace As You Type, clear the Straight Quotes With Smart Quotes check box and then click OK.  On the Edit menu, click Replace. In the Find What box, type a quotation mark.</li> In the Replace With box, type a quotation mark.</li> Click the Replace All button.</li></ol>

Replacing Existing Straight Quotes with Smart Quotes
Use the following method to replace existing smart quotes with straight quotes in a document.

 To turn on smart quotes, follow these steps:  On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect, and then select the AutoFormat As You Type tab.</li> Under Replace As You Type, click to select the Straight Quotes With Smart Quotes check box, and then click OK.</li></ol> </li> On the Edit menu, click Replace.</li> In the Find What box, type a quotation mark.</li> In the Replace With box, type a quotation mark.</li> Click the Replace All button.</li></ol>

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