Pages iOS end quotes with dictation

I write a lot of stories on my phone. I use dictation. When I’m writing dialogue, I use the “and“ function. In page, it uses the smart quotes. Whenever I say, “end quote” it places and end quote but as soon as I end the dictation session, it autocorrects back to a start quote. Is there a fix for this or should I turn off smart quotes? Thanks

iPhone 8 Plus, iOS 16

Posted on Jul 2, 2023 8:19 PM

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Jul 4, 2023 10:30 AM in response to Bryan_K1

Hi, thanks for responding. Good suggestion. I’ve tried turning off spell check, auto correct, auto punctuation, predictive and spell checking. The only thing that changed anything was turning off smart punctuation but that’s what I want to avoid.


the weirdest part is, while I’m dictating it is perfect. It’s as soon as I tap the end dictation session that it corrects it to the incorrect quote and it’s only for the end quote. I never have a problem with start quote.


thanks again for you help

im baffled by this



Jul 4, 2023 12:19 PM in response to justipod

Hello justipod,


Thank you for letting us know, and we'll do all we can to help. Try toggling the setting as recommended in this article to see if that resolves the issue: Format dashes and quotation marks in Pages on iPhone - Apple Support


"Tip: To use different formatting for specific text, change the setting, type the text, then change the setting back."


We hope this helps.


Cheers!


Jul 5, 2023 6:43 AM in response to K_Faith

Thanks for the suggestion. I did try and while it was off, of course the quotes worked just fine but they are not smart quotes. unfortunately, after I toggled it back on, it did the same thing as it has always done.


I hate to give up on this. The smart quotes look so good especially in the print versions of my books.

Pages iOS end quotes with dictation

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