What is a smart quote in Word?

By Tips

What is a smart quote in Word?

Smart quotes are those fancy quotes that point different directions—you know, you see them all the time in typeset material. Word uses smart quotes automatically as one of the features in AutoFormat.

How do I insert automatic quotes in Word?

You can find the option by following these steps:

  1. Select AutoCorrect or AutoCorrect Options (depending on your version of Word) from the Tools menu. Word displays the AutoCorrect dialog box.
  2. Click on the AutoFormat As You Type tab.
  3. Make sure the Straight Quotes with Smart Quotes option is selected.
  4. Click on OK.

Where under options would you be able to turn off the Smart Quotes feature in Word 2003?

RECOMMENDED FOR YOU

  1. Click the Office button and then click Word Options (bottom right).
  2. Select Proofing in the left pane.
  3. Click AutoCorrect Options.
  4. Click the AutoFormat As You Type tab.
  5. Deselect the Straight Quotes With Smart Quotes option in the Replace As You Type section.
  6. Click OK twice.

How do you fix quotation marks in Word?

Select Proofing. Select AutoCorrect Options to open the AutoCorrect dialog box. Select the AutoFormat As You Type tab. In the Replace As You Type section, select or clear the Straight quotes with smart quotes check box to turn smart quotes on or off.

What do smart quotes look like?

Smart quotes are usually curved in shape and have different opening and closing versions for use at the beginning and end of quoted material, respectively. Dumb (or straight) quotes are usually simple tapered vertical or angled marks.

What are straight quotes and smart quotes?

“Smart quotes” are the ideal form of quotation marks and apostrophes, and are commonly curly or sloped. “Dumb quotes,” or straight quotes, are a vestigial constraint from typewriters when using one key for two different marks helped save space on a keyboard.

What is a dumb quote?

“Dumb quotes,” or straight quotes, are a vestigial constraint from typewriters when using one key for two different marks helped save space on a keyboard. Unfortunately, many unwanted marks make their way onto websites because of bad defaults in apps and CMSs.

How do you do smart quotes?

To manually insert smart quotes, type the following keys simultaneously:

  1. Type Option+] for the left (open) and Shift+Option+] for the right (closed) single quote mark or apostrophe, respectively.
  2. Type Option+[ for the left and Shift+Option+[ for the right curved double quotation marks, respectively.