Font is NOT consistent!

Robert Macy · External Since: Aug 11, 2009 Posts: 6

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 · External Since: Sep 26, 2003 Posts: 24065

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

"Robert Macy" <macy.DeleteThis@california.com> wrote in message
news:47451c3e-bfaa-495e-ba3f-fa10a72d46e4@13g2000prl.googlegroups.com...
> 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 · External Since: Aug 11, 2009 Posts: 6

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

On Aug 13, 8:47 am, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnh....RemoveThis@mvps.org> wrote:
> 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 · External Since: Jun 24, 2009 Posts: 111

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.

On Aug 14, 10:53 am, Robert Macy <m....RemoveThis@california.com> wrote:
> 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
>
> On Aug 13, 8:47 am, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnh....RemoveThis@mvps.org> wrote:
>
>
>
> > 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 · External Since: Aug 11, 2009 Posts: 6

On Aug 14, 10:09 am, "Peter T. Daniels" <gramma....RemoveThis@verizon.net> wrote:
> 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.
>
> On Aug 14, 10:53 am, Robert Macy <m....RemoveThis@california.com> wrote:
>

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 · External Since: Jun 24, 2009 Posts: 111

On Aug 15, 4:02 pm, Robert Macy <m....TakeThisOut@california.com> wrote:
> On Aug 14, 10:09 am, "Peter T. Daniels" <gramma....TakeThisOut@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
> > On Aug 14, 10:53 am, Robert Macy <m....TakeThisOut@california.com> wrote:
>
> 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.)