Works: How to Replace Normal Quotation Marks with Smart Quotes

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To replace existing quotation marks ("straight" quotes) with smart quotes in Works 3.0 or 2.0, follow these steps:

1. Select the text to change (or place the insertion point at the beginning of the document to change the entire document).
2. In Works 3.0, click Replace from the Edit menu. In Works 2.0, click Replace from the Select menu.
3. Enter the following depending upon the type of straight quote you want to replace:

      Type                        Find What     Replace With
      ----                        ---------     ------------
      Opening single quote:
         Beginning of paragraph   ^p'           ^p<ALT+0145>
         Middle of paragraph      <space>'      <space><ALT+0145>
      Closing single quote        '             <ALT+0146>
      Opening double quote:
         Beginning of paragraph   ^p"           ^p<ALT+0147>
         Middle of paragraph      <space>"      <space><ALT+0147>
      Closing double quote        "             <ALT+0148>
   						

   NOTE: Different documents have variable punctuation following the closing quotation mark. For example, sometimes there will be a space after the closing quotation mark, sometimes a carriage return, or sometimes a period, comma, or other punctuation. Therefore, you should replace the opening straight quotes first, then replace the remaining straight quotes with the code for closing smart quotes.
4. Click Replace All to change all occurrences, or click Find Next in version 3.0 (or Replace in version 2.0) and then click Replace to step through one occurrence at a time.

To change possessive or contraction single straight quotes, selectively change the single straight quotes to closing single smart quotes (ALT+0146) or first change all opening single straight quotes as above, and then change the remaining single straight quotes to ALT+0146.

NOTE: Works 4.0, 4.5, or 4.5a has the capability to automatically insert smart quotes. This option can be turned off. To turn off the smart quotes, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Options.
2. Click the Editing tab.
3. Click Use Smart Quotes.