Original problem ... Pasting my html coding from MSWord 2000 into the GeoCities
editor results in the "wrong" kind of quotes; this is a relatively new problem
(so I just type in the "correct" quote, whatever that is, manually). And when you
think of the number of quote marks on an html page, that can be a lot of typing
(or individual pasting). This quote glitch is a real nuisance. In the editor I'll
see the quotes look like two tiny parallel lines slanted when the editor prefers
to see those curly quote marks; I can't figure that out.

From: "Hugh Vandervoort" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> Harold, this is from the MS Word help file: (My roomate had the same
> question recently) Of course, had you been using 1st Page 2000 as I
> suggested, this would never have occurred. (Old dogs and new tricks?).
> Remember, Word processors add all kinds of formatting marks, so your
> documents should be saved as text before pasting into the editor.
>
> "Change curly quotes to straight quotes and vice versa"
> Microsoft Word automatically changes straight quotation marks ( ' or " ) to
> curly (smart, or typographer's) quotes (  or  ) as you type. You might not
> want curly quotes in some cases, for example, if you're using quotation
> marks to designate feet and inches. To turn this feature on or off: <snip>

I'll fool around with that  Tools menu > AutoCorrect > AutoFormat As You Type,
window (that you suggested, and like I needed another challenge in my life). And
I promise to again try 1st Page 2000. Isn't it strange how I quickly reverted to
some system I always used and which keeps causing one problem or another.

Isn't it that way in life? It's not easy to change direction when you take the
wrong first step. That's right, old habits die hard and what's that you said,
"old dogs and new tricks"? ... Bow Wow, Woof Woof..
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