# Trick for Dealing with Straight Quotes? **URL:** \ **Category:** Scrivener for Windows\ **Tags:** support\ **Created:** [September 28, 2016, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/trick-for-dealing-with-straight-quotes/35063 "2016-09-28T18:38:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TromboneAl](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/tromboneal/32/94_2.png) [@TromboneAl](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/TromboneAl)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2016, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/trick-for-dealing-with-straight-quotes/35063/1 "2016-09-28T18:38:51Z")
When I type in a scene in Google Keep, then copy it into Scriv, the text has straight quotes. Is there any automatic way to convert them to curved? Any tricks? If I could search for , I could change that to an end quote. Then I could replace all straight quotes with a beginning quote. Perhaps I should do that in OpenOffice and then copy and paste. ---
**Author:** ![Tashe](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b782af/32.png) [@Tashe](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Tashe)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2016, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/trick-for-dealing-with-straight-quotes/35063/2 "2016-09-29T19:09:44Z")
This works in LibreOffice: [bit.ly/2daGOQK](http://bit.ly/2daGOQK) – scroll down to “Set Up Macro” and follow the instructions. ---
**Author:** ![Briar\_Kit](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Briar\_Kit](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Briar_Kit)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2016, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/trick-for-dealing-with-straight-quotes/35063/3 "2016-09-29T20:10:25Z")
> [@TromboneAl](#): > > When I type in a scene in Google Keep, then copy it into Scriv, the text has straight quotes. > > Is there any automatic way to convert them to curved? Any tricks? > > If I could search for , I could change that to an end quote. Then I could replace all straight quotes with a beginning quote. > > Perhaps I should do that in OpenOffice and then copy and paste. Not a Windows user. Does this work? > [@curly quotes for entire manuscript](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/curly-quotes-for-entire-manuscript/23030/5): > > The Compile function can transform smart quotes to straight for you when it creates your output. So, you will never need to actually change this back in your Scriv documents. Compile \> Summary or for more fine grained control: Compile \> All Options \> Transformations It is a wonderful feature of Scrivener that it gives you a great deal of latitude in setting up your work environment, because it is built with the understanding that how you want things to be set up for writing is not the same t… Scrivener manual. Formatting menu… > [@](#): > > Quotes to Smart/Straight Quotes (‘Ctrl-“ & Ctrl-Shift-) Converts between typographic “curly” quotes and straight inch and foot marks, as are necessary for some plain-text formats and scriptwriting. … ---
**Author:** ![jmaxbrodsky](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@jmaxbrodsky](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/jmaxbrodsky)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2016, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/trick-for-dealing-with-straight-quotes/35063/4 "2016-09-29T20:21:41Z")
I have a similar problem when I’m entering in text via voice dictation. Even when my typing gives curly quotes, my dictation always returns straight quotes and apostrophes, which I wind up converting one at a time. Very annoying. ---
**Author:** ![Briar\_Kit](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Briar\_Kit](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Briar_Kit)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2016, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/trick-for-dealing-with-straight-quotes/35063/5 "2016-09-29T20:26:25Z")
> [@jmaxbrodsky](#): > > I have a similar problem when I’m entering in text via voice dictation. Even when my typing gives curly quotes, my dictation always returns straight quotes and apostrophes, which I wind up converting one at a time. Very annoying. On a Mac, the format menu has a command to convert quotes with one click. … ---
**Author:** ![DavidR](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/davidr/32/78_2.png) [@DavidR](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/DavidR)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2016, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/trick-for-dealing-with-straight-quotes/35063/6 "2016-10-03T17:06:27Z")
In the Windows version, either the Format menu, then Convert \> Quotes to Smart Quotes; or just hold Ctrl and press the `key (on my keyboard, it's on the same key as the tilde ~ ). Ctrl + Shift +` goes the other direction. This will work for an entire document, or just on selected text; and it is reversible with Ctrl+Z or Edit \> Undo. I don’t know whether it can be used on multiple documents at once. ---
**Author:** ![TromboneAl](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/tromboneal/32/94_2.png) [@TromboneAl](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/TromboneAl)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/trick-for-dealing-with-straight-quotes/35063/7 "2016-10-05T14:08:44Z")
Thanks!