Smart Quotes Encloses Equal Sign with Two Opening Quotes

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a

SYMPTOMS

If "Change Straight Quotes to Smart Quotes" is turned on and you type an equal sign enclosed in quotation marks ("="), the equal sign will be enclosed by two opening quotation marks, rather than being preceded by opening quotations marks and followed by closing quotation marks.

STATUS

We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

WORKAROUNDS

Method 1:

Type a pair of quotation marks. Position the insertion point between the pair and insert the equal sign.

Type the opening quotation mark followed by the equal sign. Turn on Num Lock. Hold down the ALT key and type 0148 on the numeric keypad. Type the closing quotation mark.

Use the AutoFormat method:

1. Turn off "Change Straight Quotes to Smart Quotes."



2. Turn on Smart Quotes in AutoFormat. (To do this, choose Options from the Tools menu. Select the AutoFormat tab. Under Replace, select "Straight Quotes with Smart Quotes.")



3. Type the opening quotation mark, the equal sign, and the closing quotation mark.



4. From the Format menu, choose AutoFormat.

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Version : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a
Platform : WINDOWS
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