How to Fix Backward Smart Quote after Em Dash

[karmstg]

I've just switched to MS Word 2007 from WordPro. When I end a sentence of
dialogue with an em dash to show interrupted speech (e.g. “We know—â€) the
final quote is the wrong way (i.e an opening quote instead of a closing one).
I've tried inserting a space after the em dash. Same problem. How do I get
Word to realize this should be a closing quote?

 

[Kamran]

Hello karmstg,

I found the same thing. What I would do is just create an Auto Correct
entry that replaces —“ with —â€. I tried it out and it works fine. To enter
the smart quotes in the Replace/With boxes, just use Ctrl+~ then " or the
opening quote and Ctrl+' then " for the closing quotes. Hope that makes
sense.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You can force any kind of quote you want:

Ctrl+', ' = apostrophe or closing single quote
Ctrl+`, ` = opening single quote
Ctrl+', " = closing double quote
Ctrl+`, " = opening double quote

Alternatively, you can type a space before the quote and then delete it.