User Guide

Using Type 329
Using smart quotes
When the Smart Quotes option is turned on, FreeHand uses a curved right or left
quotation mark or marks when you type a single (') or double (") quotation mark.
You can choose from six predefined smart quotation marks in the Define Quotes
pop-up menu.
If the Smart Quotes option is on but you wish to enter straight quotation marks,
you can override the option temporarily. For example, you can use this technique
to include feet and inch marks (as in 5' 6") when Smart Quotes is turned on.
To turn on the Smart Quotes option:
1 Choose Edit > Preferences. Click Text.
2 Select Smart Quotes and choose an option from the Define Quotes
pop-up menu:
• American English standard smart quotes are commonly used in Dutch,
English, Italian, and Spanish.
• This style is commonly used in Danish, Finnish, and Swedish.
• Low-high quotation marks are commonly used in Czech and German.
• This low-high pair is standard in Hungarian and Polish to mark a quotation
within a quotation.
• Chevron quotation marks appear as an alternative to smart quotes in
French, Greek, Italian, Norwegian, Russian, and Spanish.
• Reverse chevrons indicate quotes within a quote in Danish, German,
and Hungarian.
Note: To use more than one style of international smart quotes in a document, you must
change the selection in the Define Quotes menu before typing a new quote.
3 Click OK.
To type straight quotation marks when Smart Quotes is turned on:
Hold down Control and press the single-quote (') or double-quote (") key.
Note: On some international keyboards, pressing the Control key does not override the
Smart Quotes preference.