Quotation marks are a special character used in writing. It allows you to arrange quotes, various references, titles and individual words. The sign is often used when typing on a computer. Therefore, we will further consider all possible ways to print the corresponding characters. There are quite a few of them, but even a child can master the instructions below.
Types of quotes
Quotation marks are a means of highlighting certain words, names or outdated/slang particles. Before you start typing the corresponding characters in a text editor, you should pay attention to the fact that they are different.
Here are some quotation marks in practice:
- "Christmas trees" - "and";
- "paws" - „ and “;
- Polish - " and ";
- English doubles - “and”;
- English singles - ‘and’;
- Swedish - " and ".
Further actions directly depend on which quotes will be used in the letter. There is no fundamental difference in the algorithms, the bulk of the tips proposed below are universal.
Windows to the rescue
Quote marks are a special character. It is used quite often when typing.
To insert quotation marks into a text document, you can use the "Symbol Table". It is available on all Windows. With its help, users can easily insert a variety of quotation marks and other characters into the text.
The algorithm of actions will be as follows:
- Go to "Start" and find "Symbol Table" there. You can do this using the search line or the menu item "Standard" - "Service".
- Scroll through the list of characters and look for certain quotes there.
- Double click on the thumbnail of the selected character.
- Click on "Copy".
Now you can open a text document and then use the RMB + "Paste" command. An alternative to it is the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + M (Russian).
Keyboard and its keys
How to put quotes in this or that case? Fortunately, modern users can type various characters using the keyboard pad. And quotes are no exception.
Here are tips to help you get the job done:
- Press "Shift" + 2. This combination will help to put "Christmas trees" in Word and Polish quotes in other text editors. The combination is pressed with the Russian layout.
- Switch to "English" and then press Shift + E. Thisa quick way to print Polish quotes.
- English single quotes are proposed to be written by switching to "English" and clicking on the "E" button. It is located on the left side of the keyboard, under Esc.
There are faster and more versatile tricks. What is this about? Next, possible methods for printing quotation marks in text editors will be presented. Some of them are actively used in practice.
Word Features
Do I need to put the name in quotation marks? You can do this using the built-in options in Word. This is a special insert. It allows you to type any available characters, even those that are not on the keyboard.
To bring the idea to life, the user needs:
- Open Word and go to the "Insert" tab. This option is located at the top of the dialog box, on the toolbar.
- Select "Symbol" command. In some versions of Word, the corresponding service may be signed as a "Special character".
- Set the "Punctuation" value in the "Set" section. You can skip this step, it just makes things easier.
- Find quotes you want to put.
- Double-click the left mouse button, placing the cursor on the icon with one or another symbol.
It's done. The described actions will print the selected character. Now the user will be able to activate the Paste Special service at any time and create any printable character.
Codes in "Word"
Quotation marks are a common character in writing. Writing it by hand is not difficult, but typing on a computer can be problematic.
Any printable character can be created in "Word" using ASCII codes. They are sometimes called decimals. With their help, users are able to quickly print a variety of symbols.
In our case, we will have to act like this:
- Activate Num Lock mode on your computer. The method will not work without it.
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- Dial the decimal code responsible for printing certain quotes.
- Release held keys.
Immediately after the input of the digital code, the request will be processed and the numbers will be converted into a symbol. Here are the ASCIIs you can enter:
- 0171 - double herringbone opening;
- 8249 - single opening quote;
- 0187 - closing herringbone;
- 8250 - single closing quote;
- 8222 - "legs", opening;
- 8218 - single "legs", opening;
- 8220 - "legs", closing;
- 8223 - double opening;
- 8216 or 8219 - single opening (top);
- 8217 - single closing (top);
- 0034 - double universal.
It's actually easier than it looks. There is another simple technique used in practice. Whichexactly?
Hex codes
It's about using hexadecimal codes. Quotation marks are a common character that can be placed in electronic text in a variety of ways. The main thing is to figure out how to act.
To use "Unicode" you will need:
- Enter one or another combination for printing quotes. The list of possible "words" is shown below.
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Similar to the previously proposed list of quotes, the user can enter the following "Unicodes":
- 00AB;
- 2039;
- 00BB;
- 203A;
- 201E;
- 201A;
- 201C;
- 201F;
- 2018;
- 201B;
- 201D;
- 2019;
- 0022.
The "quote" character can be printed in different ways. Everyone decides how to act in this or that case.
