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Is there a way to automatically get curly quote marks in on-screen text instead of straight quote marks? This would not be dependent on the font chosen.
Thanks!
Duncan
Mac Pro, macOS 12.3
I believe for most fonts
Option + [ gives you a curly double quote open, and
Shift + Option [ gives you a curly double quote close.
(as an aside - Option + ] gives you a single curly quote open and
Shift + Option + ] gives you a single curly quote close)
On thinking about it, not sure that Find and Replace can distinguish between the open and closing quote marks as when you created the title, a single keys was used to place the straight mark in both locations.
MtD
Right click on the *selected* Text in the Inspector and select in the popup menu, select Substitutions > Replace Quotes:
For a complete explanation of how this feature works... you'll have to look it up. I think the "checked" settings only "stick" on a Title by Title (or text object by text object basis) unless you change global system settings in Keyboard > Text Preferences.) That said, Replace Quotes may only work if the settings are set up in Keyboard Preferences...
I do know that you can apply a Title, right click in the Text inspector, Set Smart Quotes, and all the straight quotes you use from that point on will automatically change. You can go back and unselect Smart Quotes, the curly quotes already applied will remain, but further typing will maintain any straight quotes you use from that point on.
This feature works on ALL selectable text in FCPX, including Renaming Clips.
Meg, thanks so much for answering. Kindly clarify some of the steps here. Am I to type a straight quote into the Find box, then type a curly quote into the Replace box? If so, do you offhand know any FCP fonts that use curly quotes that I could copy to insert?
Meg, Thank you SO much! Your advice worked! You enabled me to change the straight quotes to curly quotes. This has been a source of much frustration for me and a text editor friend, and I am very happy that you have given us a good way forward. Thank you again!
Duncan
Meg, those actions work too. I think years back I learned those prompts work in Word, but I had never tried them in FCP. I just did, and they work fine here. This is very helpful. Once more... thank you!
Duncan
Did you try the menu Edit > Find and Replace Title Text . . . with the "All titles in project" check box checked?
MtD
How change straight quote marks to curly quote marks in Final Cut?
