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Re: Word 2013 - Straight and curly quotes in a DOTX
Subject:Re: Word 2013 - Straight and curly quotes in a DOTX From:Tony Chung <tonyc -at- tonychung -dot- ca> To:Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com> Date:Thu, 24 Apr 2014 10:08:12 -0700
You could set up a macro button to disable curly quote replacement. They
click it before typing a measurement. I use it before typing code.
-T
On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 9:42 AM, Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> Sorry, but this has to be less rigid, as I'm creating a narrative template,
> not a form or numerical table.
>
> The authors (sales and engineering folks with no word processing or
> business writing training whatsoever) have to have the ability to easily
> enter a foot or inches mark at any time, even in the midst of a text
> paragraph, e.g., â....weâre offering three enclosures measuring 8' 9" by 5'
> 4", in a NEMA 3R style.â
>
> Thanks
>
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