How to replace curved apostrophe with straight apostrophe?

[Stuart Rogers]

On 01/04/2012 9:44 PM, Theresa de Valence wrote:
> On 3/31/2012 3:41 PM, Theresa de Valence wrote:
>> Frame 8.
>>
>> How do I search/replace for curved apostrophe to straight apostrophe?
>> How do I search/replace for curved open and close quotes to straight
>> quotes?
>
> I've received a note off-list complaining about my clarity. Because of
> the length of time it takes my posts to appear on the list, I'm
> clarifying my statement:
> I have a bunch of text which is mixed curved and straight quotes, and
> curved and straight apostrophes. I would like to use search/replace to
> find and replace the quotes. How does one get the quote (either curved
> or straight) into the search FROM or TO box? The character does not have
> an ALT-0000 sequence and the control-q+shift-i doesn't work.
>
>> I have smart quotes turned off (which turns ON curved apostrophe).
> On my system this happens. Any ideas how to change it? (The curved and
> straight apostrophes LOOK different on my screen and print differently).


Theresa,

Check the Help topic, "About Typing in Dialog Boxes" and click the Next 
link to find ways of using backslash sequences to represent characters 
in the Search and other dialog boxes. Also check the topic "Quick 
Reference (Windows)" -- or (Mac) -- and see "Entering Special 
Characters", which applies to text other than in dialog boxes.

You can also type (in dialog boxes) the hex codes, \x22 for double 
straight quotes and \x27 for the straight apostrophe.

You might also consider Shlomo Perets's helpful add-on:
http://www.microtype.com/resources.html

HTH,

-- 
Stuart Rogers
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