Microsoft KB Archive/176447

= How to search for and replace smart quotation marks with straight quotation marks in Word 98 Macintosh Edition =

Article ID: 176447

Article Last Modified on 5/29/2007

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 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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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). This article also describes how to search for straight quotes and replace them with smart quotes.



Replacing existing smart quotes with straight quotes
 Turn off smart quotes. To do this, follow these steps:  On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect, and then click the AutoFormat As You Type tab. Under Replace As You Type, click to 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
 Turn on smart quotes. To do this, follow these steps:  On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect, and then click 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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