Apostrophe Before a Number

[Guest]

Is there any way to make PowerPoint 2003 stop changing the apostrophe I
insert before a number, e.g., a three-digit abbreviation for a patent number
should be preceded by an apostrophe (curving away from the number), not a
single quotation mark (curving toward the number). I go through the whole
routine of Insert/symbol/apostrophe, and then PowerPoint changes it right
back to a single quotation mark, facing the wrong way.

JSinger

 

[Kathy Jacobs]

Go to Tools--> Auto Correct and go to the second tab (AutoFormat as you
type). Uncheck the first box, the one that talks about straight quotes. This
should help with your problem.

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[Guest]

I see how that would work, but I want the "smart quotes" for my regular text.
In WordPerfect, there is a box for making the choice that you don't won't
smart quotes with a number. Isn't there anything simple like that for Word
or PowerPoint? (I'm learning way too many shortcomings in these programs in
the last two days.)

JSinger

 

[Shyam Pillai]

You could set a autocorrect entry in the replace text as you text with
Replace '' (two single apostrophes) with ' (closed inverted apostrophe)

In most cases you won't need two apostrophe's adjacent to each other.

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[Michael Koerner]

Holding down the Alt key and pressing 096 on the numeric keypad gives you
this ` character would that work? I realize that it is not the same as '

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|I see how that would work, but I want the "smart quotes" for my regular
text.
| In WordPerfect, there is a box for making the choice that you don't won't
| smart quotes with a number. Isn't there anything simple like that for
Word
| or PowerPoint? (I'm learning way too many shortcomings in these programs
in
| the last two days.)
|
| JSinger
|
| "Kathy Jacobs" wrote:
|
| > Go to Tools--> Auto Correct and go to the second tab (AutoFormat as you
| > type). Uncheck the first box, the one that talks about straight quotes.
This
| > should help with your problem.
| >
| > --
| > Kathryn Jacobs, Microsoft MVP PowerPoint and OneNote
| > Author of Kathy Jacobs on PowerPoint - Available now from Holy Macro!
Books
| > Get PowerPoint and OneNote information at www.onppt.com
| >
| > I believe life is meant to be lived. But:
| > if we live without making a difference, it makes no difference that we
lived
| >
| > | > > Is there any way to make PowerPoint 2003 stop changing the apostrophe
I
| > > insert before a number, e.g., a three-digit abbreviation for a patent
| > > number
| > > should be preceded by an apostrophe (curving away from the number),
not a
| > > single quotation mark (curving toward the number). I go through the
whole
| > > routine of Insert/symbol/apostrophe, and then PowerPoint changes it
right
| > > back to a single quotation mark, facing the wrong way.
| > >
| > > JSinger
| >
| >
| >