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DaiBach
 27 Jan 2012, 07:25 #140575 Reply To Post
I using Microsoft 'Word' for Apple on a pretty recent Apple computer.

Two odd things have happened, one thing seemingly consequent to the other.

I had a lot of work stored in Arial font on an entirely Windows laptop. It had been scanned in from work I had written, lost on disk but still had a hard copy.

At one stage, I did a 'Select All' and changed the font to Times New Roman. I did not notice that some but not all, of the double and single quotation marks had not changed.

Now the book is being edited by Johnny Vee, (AKA Hawkeye) who many of you know, and he has spotted this. So, I did another search and replace and it seems to have worked.

BUT now when I use the single quote mark as in 'it's' or M'sieu it inserts a space so that it reads 'it 's' or 'M 'sieu' which is the wrong side of very annoying.

Is there a computer buff out there who can help me?

Please?
Joe 90
 27 Jan 2012, 09:03 #140583 Reply To Post
Quote: DaiBach, Friday, 27 Jan 2012 07:25
I using Microsoft 'Word' for Apple on a pretty recent Apple computer.

Two odd things have happened, one thing seemingly consequent to the other.

I had a lot of work stored in Arial font on an entirely Windows laptop. It had been scanned in from work I had written, lost on disk but still had a hard copy.

At one stage, I did a 'Select All' and changed the font to Times New Roman. I did not notice that some but not all, of the double and single quotation marks had not changed.

Now the book is being edited by Johnny Vee, (AKA Hawkeye) who many of you know, and he has spotted this. So, I did another search and replace and it seems to have worked.

BUT now when I use the single quote mark as in 'it's' or M'sieu it inserts a space so that it reads 'it 's' or 'M 'sieu' which is the wrong side of very annoying.

Is there a computer buff out there who can help me?

Please?


Only to suggest a search and destroy operation. Gonna be tedious, but in the long run probably quicker than downloading a fix.
This post was last edited by Joe 90, 27 Jan 2012, 09:03
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DaiBach
 27 Jan 2012, 09:09 #140584 Reply To Post
Thank you Joe. Unfortunately I have lost touch with Colin Powell, a relative, and thus with Stormin'Norman.

But your contribution is, as ever, appreciated.

Thank you,

DaiBach
DaiBach
 27 Jan 2012, 09:16 #140585 Reply To Post
Hooray, after Joe's post and a couple of hors fiddling I think I have solved it.


Well. so far anyway.

notleyab
 27 Jan 2012, 09:31 #140588 Reply To Post
Quote: DaiBach, Friday, 27 Jan 2012 09:16
Hooray, after Joe's post and a couple of hors fiddling I think I have solved it.





Amazing what French hors (d'ouevres I presume) can do....
So you are longer hors de combat...
DaiBach
 27 Jan 2012, 10:26 #140593 Reply To Post
Quote: notleyab, Friday, 27 Jan 2012 09:31
Quote: DaiBach, Friday, 27 Jan 2012 09:16
Hooray, after Joe's post and a couple of hors fiddling I think I have solved it.





Amazing what French hors (d'ouevres I presume) can do....
So you are longer hors de combat...


Mmm, yes you've got me there, and I'm kicking.

Incidentally, and trying to reimpose myself, or even recompose myself, did you know that in less polite circle in France 'hors d'oeuvres' are often called 'amuses gueles', or 'gob teasers'.

And when I checked that I had typed 'anuses gueles' which would have started quite a few comments.

Can't be too careful when your dealing with writers can you?
notleyab
 27 Jan 2012, 10:47 #140597 Reply To Post
Quote: DaiBach, Friday, 27 Jan 2012 10:26


... 'amuses gueles', or 'gob teasers'.



I think you'll find that's a different spelling of hors..

Ok, p'raps time to ta guele
DaiBach
 27 Jan 2012, 11:11 #140602 Reply To Post
Ma guele est bien ferme.
PERRY
 28 Jan 2012, 16:00 #140649 Reply To Post
Just an addendum - be careful when using replace: as in Replace (blankspace)' with '. It screws up all mid sentence dialogue and you have to do a review grammar check anyway.
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