Apr 13, 2015 How to Replace Some, Not All, Smart Quotes in a Word 2013 Document Lori Kaufman @howtogeek April 13, 2015, 10:24am EDT Word includes a setting that allows you to automatically convert straight quotes to smart quotes, or specially curved quotes, as you type. I don't want to do the normal search and replace of all quotes, which auto-corrects straight quotes to curly quotes, because I have an occasional exception (such as 'cos as an abbreviation for British because), where the initial curly quote is intended as an apostrophe, not an opening quote, and otherwise Word would try to replace it with the.
For some reason, Microsoft doesn't seem to like plain old traditional 'straight' quotes, or quotes without any curves or contours. Instead, it apparently prefers the more stylized, curved 'smart' quotes.
The problem? Smart quotes don't seem all that intelligent when they mess up the formatting in certain files or on web pages. So it can be a good idea to change the default smart-quote setting in Microsoft Office apps to the straight versions. Thankfully, Microsoft makes that fairly simple in Word, Outlook and PowerPoint â€' at least once you learn the proper processes.
Note: These steps are specific to the apps in Microsoft Office 2016 for Windows.
How to change smart or curly quotes to straight quotes in Microsoft Word
Click the File tab in the top-left corner of the Word screen.
Click Options at the very bottom of the vertical list of choices along the left side of the display.
- In the Word Options box that appears, click the Proofing tab.
Click the AutoCorrect Options box.
- Click the AutoFormat tab.
Under the Replace section heading, uncheck the box next to 'Straight quotes' with 'smart quotes'.
- Click the AutoFormat As You Type tab.
Under the Replace as you type section, uncheck the box next to 'Straight quotes' with 'smart quotes'.
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- Click OK.
- Click OK again on the Word Options box to save all changes
Single Quotes With Twist
How to change smart or curly quotes to straight quotes in Microsoft Outlook
Straight Single Quotes Microsoft Word Mac Update
Click the File tab in the top-left corner of the Outlook screen.
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Click Options at the bottom of the vertical list of choices along the left side of the display.
- In the Outlook Options box that appears, click the Mail tab.
Click Spelling and AutoCorrect.
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In the Editor Options box, make sure the Proofing tab is selected (it is by default) and click AutoCorrect Options.
- Click the AutoFormat tab.
Under the Replace heading, uncheck the box next to 'Straight quotes' with 'smart quotes.'
- Click the AutoFormat As You Type tab.
Under the Replace as you type section, uncheck the box next to 'Straight quotes' with 'smart quotes.'
Click OK.
- Finally, click OK one more time on the Editor Options box to confirm your changes.
How to change smart or curly quotes to straight quotes in Microsoft PowerPoint
Click the File tab in the top-left corner of the PowerPoint screen.
Click Options at the bottom of the vertical list of choices along the left side of the display.
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- In the PowerPoint Options box that appears, click the Proofing tab.
Click AutoCorrect Options….
- Select the AutoFormat As You Type tab.
Under the Replace as you type section, uncheck the box next to 'Straight quotes' with 'smart quotes'.
- Click OK.
- Finally, click OK one more time on the PowerPoint Options box to confirm the changes.
If you ever want to re-enable smart quotes in the future, in Word, Outlook or PowerPoint, just repeat these steps and then re-check the appropriate boxes for 'Straight quotes' with 'smart quotes'.
For more Office 365 help, how-tos and tutorials, visit our Office 101 page:
Apr 13, 2015 How to Replace Some, Not All, Smart Quotes in a Word 2013 Document Lori Kaufman @howtogeek April 13, 2015, 10:24am EDT Word includes a setting that allows you to automatically convert straight quotes to smart quotes, or specially curved quotes, as you type. I don't want to do the normal search and replace of all quotes, which auto-corrects straight quotes to curly quotes, because I have an occasional exception (such as 'cos as an abbreviation for British because), where the initial curly quote is intended as an apostrophe, not an opening quote, and otherwise Word would try to replace it with the.
For some reason, Microsoft doesn't seem to like plain old traditional 'straight' quotes, or quotes without any curves or contours. Instead, it apparently prefers the more stylized, curved 'smart' quotes.
The problem? Smart quotes don't seem all that intelligent when they mess up the formatting in certain files or on web pages. So it can be a good idea to change the default smart-quote setting in Microsoft Office apps to the straight versions. Thankfully, Microsoft makes that fairly simple in Word, Outlook and PowerPoint â€' at least once you learn the proper processes.
Note: These steps are specific to the apps in Microsoft Office 2016 for Windows.
How to change smart or curly quotes to straight quotes in Microsoft Word
Click the File tab in the top-left corner of the Word screen.
Click Options at the very bottom of the vertical list of choices along the left side of the display.
- In the Word Options box that appears, click the Proofing tab.
Click the AutoCorrect Options box.
- Click the AutoFormat tab.
Under the Replace section heading, uncheck the box next to 'Straight quotes' with 'smart quotes'.
- Click the AutoFormat As You Type tab.
Under the Replace as you type section, uncheck the box next to 'Straight quotes' with 'smart quotes'.
2019-6-12 Introduce all the fixes on Mac word document recovery, no matter you want to recover unsaved Word document on Mac, or restore lost even retrieve a previous version of Word document on mac in Microsoft Office 2011, 2016 or Office 2019. 2020-4-4 We've put together some helpful tips on how to find unsaved Word documents, how to recover a lost Word document, where autosaved documents can be. 2020-4-2 The good news is, this problem is so common that Microsoft has made it easy to recover unsaved Word documents: 1. In MS Word, click the File Tab in the upper left. Click Manage Document and select Recover Unsaved Documents from the drop-down list. Check for your missing file in the dialog box. If it was a recent loss it should appear. https://shoreyellow.mystrikingly.com/blog/mac-microsoft-word-recover-unsaved-document. 2020-3-31 Word for Office 365, Word 2019, Word 2016, and Word 2013. On the File menu, select Open, and then Browse. If you don't see your document listed, select Recover Unsaved Documents. On the File menu, select Recent. If you don't see your.
- Click OK.
- Click OK again on the Word Options box to save all changes
Single Quotes With Twist
How to change smart or curly quotes to straight quotes in Microsoft Outlook
Straight Single Quotes Microsoft Word Mac Update
Click the File tab in the top-left corner of the Outlook screen.
You want me to fork over for half a dozen pixels? It just feels disrespectful.I remember when Mojang JOKED about this kind of monetization, in that April fools update back in 2011. https://shoreyellow.mystrikingly.com/blog/microsoft-account-minecraft-mac. This is the kind of stuff we used to mod in as a joke, the kind of stuff we made when we first set out modding.
Click Options at the bottom of the vertical list of choices along the left side of the display.
- In the Outlook Options box that appears, click the Mail tab.
Click Spelling and AutoCorrect.
What about Office 2016 for Mac?If you have a one-time purchase of Office 2016 for Mac or you have Office 365 for Mac and are using the Office 2016 for Mac build on macOS versions earlier than 10.13, your will not change. Mac yosemite and microsoft office. This applies for both Office 365 for Mac and Office 2019 for Mac users.
In the Editor Options box, make sure the Proofing tab is selected (it is by default) and click AutoCorrect Options.
- Click the AutoFormat tab.
Under the Replace heading, uncheck the box next to 'Straight quotes' with 'smart quotes.'
- Click the AutoFormat As You Type tab.
Under the Replace as you type section, uncheck the box next to 'Straight quotes' with 'smart quotes.'
Click OK.
- Finally, click OK one more time on the Editor Options box to confirm your changes.
How to change smart or curly quotes to straight quotes in Microsoft PowerPoint
Click the File tab in the top-left corner of the PowerPoint screen.
Click Options at the bottom of the vertical list of choices along the left side of the display.
Microsoft office for mac 2011 30 day trial. Once your payment method is confirmed, you'll be transferred to to install Office.
- In the PowerPoint Options box that appears, click the Proofing tab.
Click AutoCorrect Options….
- Select the AutoFormat As You Type tab.
Under the Replace as you type section, uncheck the box next to 'Straight quotes' with 'smart quotes'.
- Click OK.
- Finally, click OK one more time on the PowerPoint Options box to confirm the changes.
If you ever want to re-enable smart quotes in the future, in Word, Outlook or PowerPoint, just repeat these steps and then re-check the appropriate boxes for 'Straight quotes' with 'smart quotes'.
For more Office 365 help, how-tos and tutorials, visit our Office 101 page:
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