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Ms. Toad

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13. I think I have to set the curly quote conversion in Word.

Reply to usonian (Reply #9)

Fri Aug 1, 2025, 07:03 PM

Aug 1

It's been a while since I set it up - but curly quotes and two spaces after a period are things I use for readability - and I have to set one or both in Word.

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I've stumbled across a strange problem posting a specific block of text. [View all] Ms. Toad Aug 1 OP

Try retyping the offending text by hand. usonian Aug 1 #1

I retyped it multiple times. Ms. Toad Aug 1 #3

Will try on the computer. usonian Aug 1 #5

Correct - Ms. Toad Aug 1 #10

OK - I replaced the double quote with 2 single quotes and it seems to work...wonder why? walkingman Aug 1 #2

"smart" quotes? usonian Aug 1 #4

Cool - never heard the term "smart" quotes - thank you. walkingman Aug 1 #6

They point in different directions, unlike "" usonian Aug 1 #9

I think I have to set the curly quote conversion in Word. Ms. Toad Aug 1 #13

It isn't even the entire quote. Ms. Toad Aug 1 #7

It's really bizarre. Ms. Toad Aug 1 #11

Test usonian Aug 1 #8

It's actually even narrower than what you have highlighted. Ms. Toad Aug 1 #12