Microsoft KB Archive/112431

Replacing Smart Quotes with Straight Quotes (and Vice-Versa)

PSS ID Number: Q112431 Article last modified on 10-24-1994

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WINDOWS

= SUMMARY =

Using the Replace command on the Edit menu in Word 6.0 for Windows, you can replace “smart quotes” (curly quotation marks) with straight quotation marks and smart apostrophes (’) with straight apostrophes. Use the following techniques to change straight quotation marks to smart quotes or vice versa.

= Changing Smart Quotes to Straight Quotation Marks =


 * 1) From the Tools menu, choose AutoCorrect.
 * 2) Clear the “Change Straight Quotes to Smart Quotes” check box and choose OK.
 * 3) From the Edit menu, choose Replace.
 * 4) In the Find What and Replace With boxes, type a quotation mark or apostrophe character (&quot; or ’).
 * 5) Choose the Find Next or Replace All button.

Word locates quotation mark characters (smart and straight) and replaces them with straight quotation marks.

= Changing Straight Quotation Marks to Curly Quotes =


 * 1) From the Tools menu, choose AutoCorrect.
 * 2) Select the “Change Straight Quotes to Smart Quotes” check box and choose OK.
 * 3) From the Edit menu, choose Replace.
 * 4) In the Find What and Replace With edit boxes type a quotation mark or apostrophe character (&quot; or ’).
 * 5) Choose the Find Next or Replace All button.

Word locates quotation mark characters (smart or straight) and replaces them with smart quotes.

= REFERENCES =

“Microsoft Word User’s Guide,” page 59

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