I change them all to straight quotes. I have Microsoft Word for the Mac,so I don't know if you can do that, but I would expect so. Cindy WISH LIST (CALLED REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO THE BOOKSHARE COLLECTION)IS AVAILABLE AT http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/wish_list/wish_list.htm www.lljfm.net/bookshare/home.htm A LIST OF BOOKS CURRENTLY BEING SCANNED IS AVAILABLE AT http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/ www.lljfm.net/bookshare/home.htm --- On Tue, 11/11/08, siss52 <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: siss52 <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: a K1000/word2000 question > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2008, 11:52 AM > I hope whoever answers your question,, Bob, can explain how > to do it on a > laptop with no numeric keypad, as well as with the numeric > keypad for those > who need that. I have found this same problem in one book, > and just > replaced them one by one. I hope there is an easier way. > (smile) > > Sue S. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob" <rwiley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "bookshare volunteer discussion" > <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 1:40 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] a K1000/word2000 question > > > Ok. I'm validating a Larry McMurtry book "Texas > Village" or something like > that (memory gets bad). > > It appears to be a really good scan. Only one problem. > > All of the apostrophes turn out to be back quotes. > Character 827. In > Kurzweil I tried to mass change them to ' but Kurzy > just deleted them > altogether. I did a replace all left back quote to ' > and poof away they > went. > > I have both ms word 2000 and Kurzweil 1000v9.5. How can I > change those pesky > quotes in either program? > > Thanks. > Bob > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, > committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is > the only thing that ever has."--Margaret Mead > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject > line. To get a list of > available commands, put the word 'help' by itself > in the subject line. > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.1/1781 - Release > Date: 11/11/2008 > 8:59 AM > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject > line. To get a list of available commands, put the word > 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.