How does one generate vertical quotes in Word?

Microsoft Word, by default, tries to convert quotes into slanted quotes, such as seen in the following screenshot:

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I would like to force this kind of text to be specifically written with vertical, or "typewriter style", quotes, as this monospaced font is intended to signal "machine generated" output. How does one do that?


In Office 2007 you can change the formatting that Word does automatically through the main button on the ribbon.

If you want this behavior changed permanently: Under Proofing > AutoCorrect Options > Autoformat as you type... You can de-select Straight Quotes as Smart Quotes and that should revert the quotes to being straight.


When typing, right after you type a regular double-quote, if Word turns it into a "smart quote," immediately hit Ctrl+Z. This should undo that automagic change. This distinctly works in Word 2007; I just tried it to be sure.


It depends which version you are running as to where this is, but you can turn off this behaviour. Uncheck the following option:

Tools / AutoCorrect Options / AutoFormat / Replace / "Straight Quotes" with "Smart Quotes"

The key that you are looking for is " character 0022. To get it, go to insert symbol, and then look under basic latin.

Do a find and replace to change all of the quotes that you have to this one.

If you wish, you can create a shortcut or autoreplace to do this for you, but that may be more than what you are looking for.