Font is NOT consistent!

[Robert Macy]

Document was written using Times New Roman 14 point

In one location in this document there is a pair of double quotes with
start double quotes/end double quotes exactly the way I like. But,
there is another location with start double quotes/end double quotes
that are completely different!

The ones I don't like look like 66 at the start and 99 at the end.

The other ones, the ones I prefer, look like 11 at the start and 11 at
the end. And, appear to identical quote marks with no start or end
discernment.

Any idea what's going on here? In the future, I would like to be able
to recreate the preferred set, but cannot seem to do that now.

Can you tell me where to look? I have a hex file editor so I can go
anywhere in the document. If you want to look at it yourself, I can
send you the two line .doc file showing both versions of quote marks.
Clearly shows the difference in Print Preview.

send to robertDOTaDOTmacy
ATgmailDOTcom
and I'll send a copy of the two lines to you for you to look at.

Robert

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If you want "straight quotes," then be sure to disable the "Straight quotes"
with "smart quotes" option on the AutoFormat As You Type tab of Tools |
AutoCorrect Options. After you've done that, you should be able to type
quotes and get the kind you want (including retyping the ones you don't
like).
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

Post by Robert Macy
Document was written using Times New Roman 14 point
In one location in this document there is a pair of double quotes with
start double quotes/end double quotes exactly the way I like. But,
there is another location with start double quotes/end double quotes
that are completely different!
The ones I don't like look like 66 at the start and 99 at the end.
The other ones, the ones I prefer, look like 11 at the start and 11 at
the end. And, appear to identical quote marks with no start or end
discernment.
Any idea what's going on here? In the future, I would like to be able
to recreate the preferred set, but cannot seem to do that now.
Can you tell me where to look? I have a hex file editor so I can go
anywhere in the document. If you want to look at it yourself, I can
send you the two line .doc file showing both versions of quote marks.
Clearly shows the difference in Print Preview.
send to robertDOTaDOTmacy
ATgmailDOTcom
and I'll send a copy of the two lines to you for you to look at.
Robert

[Robert Macy]

Thank you! Didn't know I could get rid of all those other pesky
things there, too.

Found out what happened: The straight quotes were 'lifted' from a
Notepad .txt file, so the quotes were left intact. Autoformat only
affects the new ones as they are typed, changes any quote to smart
quote.

Robert

Post by Suzanne S. Barnhill
If you want "straight quotes," then be sure to disable the "Straight quotes"
with "smart quotes" option on the AutoFormat As You Type tab of Tools |
AutoCorrect Options. After you've done that, you should be able to type
quotes and get the kind you want (including retyping the ones you don't
like).
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org

[Peter T. Daniels]

To change all your smart quotes to straight quotes, do a Find/Replace
All (Ctrl-H). Put " in the upper box and " in the lower box. Then
repeat the operation with ' in the upper box and ' in the lower box.
(You can go the other way by doing the same thing but with the Smart
Quotes option turned on.)

But, if I had to read what you were typing, I would find the straight
quotes very distracting.

Thank you!  Didn't know I could get rid of all those other pesky
things there, too.
Found out what happened:  The straight quotes were 'lifted' from a
Notepad .txt file, so the quotes were left intact.  Autoformat only
affects the new ones as they are typed, changes any quote to smart
quote.
Robert

Post by Suzanne S. Barnhill
If you want "straight quotes," then be sure to disable the "Straight quotes"
with "smart quotes" option on the AutoFormat As You Type tab of Tools |
AutoCorrect Options. After you've done that, you should be able to type
quotes and get the kind you want (including retyping the ones you don't
like).
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org-

[Robert Macy]

Post by Peter T. Daniels
To change all your smart quotes to straight quotes, do a Find/Replace
All (Ctrl-H). Put " in the upper box and " in the lower box. Then
repeat the operation with ' in the upper box and ' in the lower box.
(You can go the other way by doing the same thing but with the Smart
Quotes option turned on.)
But, if I had to read what you were typing, I would find the straight
quotes very distracting.

Thank you for this hint. Didn't know I could bounce back and forth.

The quotes were not for readability, more as a presenatation and for
visual effect

Robert

[Peter T. Daniels]

Post by Peter T. Daniels
To change all your smart quotes to straight quotes, do a Find/Replace
All (Ctrl-H). Put " in the upper box and " in the lower box. Then
repeat the operation with ' in the upper box and ' in the lower box.
(You can go the other way by doing the same thing but with the Smart
Quotes option turned on.)
But, if I had to read what you were typing, I would find the straight
quotes very distracting.

Thank you for this hint.  Didn't know I could bounce back and forth.
The quotes were not for readability, more as a presenatation and for
visual effect

I think your audience will be thinking, Wow, the guy doesn't even know
how to turn on the smart-quotes. (Straight quotes were invented ca.
1870 in order to reduce the number of keys on a typewriter. There is
no historic or esthetic reason for maintaining their use.)