I'm not really sure about this, but if a book is scanned in k1000 or openbook it won't have smart quotes. I think it's software like omnipage that create .rtf files directly that do the dirty deed to these books.
I'm not a scannor but this is my limitted experience. So, if you use k1000 or openbook, then worry not. Bob----- Original Message ----- From: "Maria Kristic" <maria6289@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 9:49 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: I'm trying to understand Smart Quotes
Hi Nancy, Just because an RTF file with straight quotes is opened in Word does not mean that these straight quotes will be automatically converted to smartquotes. Converting from KES to RTF won't change them either. As Cindy said, whether the quotes are smart or straight in your scanned file depends on how the OCR engine recognizes them. The Replace box I talked about earlier means that, if checked, Word would replace a quote that you literally typed on the keyboard with a smart quote; it wouldn't just do it automatically during thefile open/display process. Uncheck the box if you want to. In general, though, don't worry about it so much. Just scan your entire book, then follow your normal editing procedure, and perform the Find/Replaces to check for smart quotes along with whatever else you do. Those two Find/Replaces literally take me about a minute, if not less. HTH, Maria Skype: MariaKristic AIM: MCKristic Email/MSN: maria6289@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Google Talk: Maria.Kristic@xxxxxxxxx Yahoo Messenger: mariakristic@xxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of NANCY M HILL Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 9:20 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] I'm trying to understand Smart Quotes If a submitter scans and proofs in KES, then converts the book to RTFimmediately prior to uploading, will that book be infected with Smart Quotessince it has not come in contact with MSWord? Thanks, Nancy girlyscream@xxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput 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.Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.2/1471 - Release Date: 5/28/2008 5:33 PM
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