Open quote marks

[Guest]

When I type in a quote mark, I have to type the quote, then hit the space
bar before it will show on the screen. Is this fixable, or just the way Word
works?
Also, lately, when I type an open quote, it shows as a close quote unless I
put two spaces before the quote. Then I have to go back and delete the extra
space. Is there a tool I can use to fix this problem?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The usual reason for this is that you have enabled an international keyboard
layout, in which the quote key acts as a "dead key" for accented letters. If
you press, say, apostrophe, then e, you get é; in order to get an apostrophe
(or single quote), you have to press the spacebar. The best solution in your
case is to change the keyboard layout to US or UK, as appropriate. See
Windows Control Panel | Keyboard or Control Panel | Regional Options | Input
Locales.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Guest]

I checked the Control Panel and I changed from US-International to US only,
but still have to add a space after typing the quote. It did help the problem
of the backward quote, though. Thanks for your reply! Any other suggestions?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Still something wrong with the keyboard, then. Do you have any other
languages enabled?

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Guest]

No, I have no other languages enabled.

Still something wrong with the keyboard, then. Do you have any other
languages enabled?

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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