Smart Quotes Lost When Word for DOS Opens File in RTF Format
  
PSS ID Number: Q110241
Article last modified on 11-24-1998
 
5.00 5.50
 
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The information in this article applies to:
 
- Microsoft Word for MS-DOS, versions 5.0, 5.5
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SYMPTOMS
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Smart quotes ("curly" quotation marks) are lost when Word for MS-DOS opens
a rich text format (RTF) file.
 
CAUSE
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This behavior is by design in Word 5.x for MS-DOS. Word's RTF filter does
not convert the smart-quote characters as the filter has no ASCII
equivalents to convert them to.
 
STATUS
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The RTF filter that ships with Word 6.0 for MS-DOS handles smart quotes
better, replacing them with straight quotation marks.
 
RESOLUTION
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To avoid losing smart quotes, do not use the RTF format (also known as
interchange format), to convert files for use in Word 5.x for MS-DOS.
Instead, save the files directly in the Word for MS-DOS format.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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In Word for MS-DOS, the availability of special characters (such as smart
quotes) is dependent on the character set being used in Word. TrueType
fonts containing smart quotes ship with Word 6.0 for MS-DOS.
 
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Information Center at (800) 426-9400. If you are outside the United States,
contact the Microsoft subsidiary for your area. To locate your subsidiary,
see the Microsoft World Wide Offices Web site at:
 
http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/default.htm
 
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Version           : 5.00 5.50
Platform          : MS-DOS
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