quotation marks in Microsoft Word

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Hello, how can you change from the
quotation mark " to the quotation mark « ? In one Microsoft Word Document I
get the first kind, in another one I get the other kind...
It really bothers me that I can't change it, because copy-pasting isn't the
ideal solution for me. Thanks.
 
Hello, how can you change from the
quotation mark " to the quotation mark « ? In one Microsoft Word Document I
get the first kind, in another one I get the other kind...
It really bothers me that I can't change it, because copy-pasting isn't the
ideal solution for me. Thanks.
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Select any part where you want these quotes, Go to Tools/Language/Set
language and make the language "French (France)". Make sure that the
following checkbox is checked: Tools/Options/Autocorrect
Options/Autoformat as you type/"Straight quotes" with "smart quotes"

Then do Find " [double quotation mark symbol] Replace with " [double
quotation mark symbol. Your simple double quotes will be replaced with
the fancy version, curly where the text is English, and « » where it
is French.

I hope the last bit is clear. I'm simply telling you to find all
double quotation mark symbols and replace them with the same symbol.
This is equivalent to retyping, and this time you'll get your French
quotes.

Robin
www.clarity-translations.com
 
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