Microsoft KB Archive/110241

Smart Quotes Lost When Word for DOS Opens File in RTF Format

PSS ID Number: Q110241 Article last modified on 11-24-1998

5.00 5.50

MS-DOS

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= SYMPTOMS =

Smart quotes (“curly” quotation marks) are lost when Word for MS-DOS opens a rich text format (RTF) file.

= CAUSE =

This behavior is by design in Word 5.x for MS-DOS. Word’s RTF filter does not convert the smart-quote characters as the filter has no ASCII equivalents to convert them to.

= STATUS =

The RTF filter that ships with Word 6.0 for MS-DOS handles smart quotes better, replacing them with straight quotation marks.

= RESOLUTION =

To avoid losing smart quotes, do not use the RTF format (also known as interchange format), to convert files for use in Word 5.x for MS-DOS. Instead, save the files directly in the Word for MS-DOS format.

= MORE INFORMATION =

In Word for MS-DOS, the availability of special characters (such as smart quotes) is dependent on the character set being used in Word. TrueType fonts containing smart quotes ship with Word 6.0 for MS-DOS.

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KBCategory: kbinterop KBSubCategory: Additional reference words: 5.00 5.50 6.00 rich text format smart macword word6 winword winword ====================================================================== Version : 5.00 5.50 Platform : MS-DOS ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.