[duxuser] Re: An apostrophe s in Microsoft Word
- From: "Susan Stageberg" <stageberg.susan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:36:54 -0600
The smart quotes are an option in Word. They're either under AutoCorrect as you
Type, or AutoFormat--I confess I cannot remember which. It may vary with the
version of Word.
Susie
Susie Stageberg
Reader Advisor
Iowa Library for the Blind and physically Handicapped
(515) 281-1325
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-----Original Message-----
From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Barbara Mandelbaum
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 3:25 PM
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Re: An apostrophe s in Microsoft Word
Where do you find the smart quotes to set them up as default? In DBTW or in
regular word?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <s.dresser@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 3:23 PM
Subject: [duxuser] Re: An apostrophe s in Microsoft Word
Susan,
If smart quotes are on, does DBTW handle the apostrophe correctly in
the phrase "John's book"?
Steve
On Tuesday 3/28/06 15:00 Susan wrote:
>Actually, you are better off having smart quotes turned ON. We don't use
>the single quotes in the US very often, but if they do appear, the only
>way DBT translates it correctly is if the smart quotes are used
>(otherwise the single quotes are recognized as apostrophes). For
>example, try the following two lines, with and without smart quotes. The
>second line translates incorrectly when straight quotes are used.
>
>"I don't like milk."
>'I don't like milk.'
>
>That said, I don't know how quotes are used on the other side of the
>pond, and if George gets the same results when using BAUK rules.
>
>Susan
>
>
>George Bell wrote on 3/28/2006, 12:39 PM:
>
>Hi Catherine,
>
>The version very often is the issue. I cannot find a problem with the
>current DBT, even with SmartQuotes turned on in Word.
>
>George.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Catherine
>Thomas
>Sent: 28 March 2006 18:35
>To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [duxuser] Re: An apostrophe s in Microsoft Word
>
>George, I've encountered the mis-translation of the apostrophe by MSWORd
>in many different circumstances. I've found it in documents prepared by
>others which I have been asked to transcribe and I have also encountered
>it in hard copy braille. The problem in the case is NOT with Duxbury. It
>is with MSWORd. The question again is what would cause ordinary literary
>text prepared by the average person to translate the apostrophe in these
>various alternative ways? Can the apostrophe be produced in various ways
>on the keyboard? Do various typefaces under MSWORD show the apostrophe
>differntly? Duxbury is doing its job--it's translating what it sees.
>Since not all MSWORD documents have this problem the version sn't the
>issue (I don't think). Catherine
>
>
>
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