Anyone who works for Word for professional reasons or as an editor knows that herringbone quotation marks are traditional, and it is their appearance that is appropriate. Also, students are often told to use just such quotation marks in their print jobs.
In this article we will tell you how to put quotes "Christmas tree" in the "Word". We will tell you all the known ways to insert them. We will also tell you where the Christmas tree quotes are located on the keyboard and how to interact with them.
Quick way
We will begin, of course, with the simplest and most easily accessible method of inserting Christmas tree quotes in Word. Almost everyone knows this method, but for the newcomers to conquer such a terrible machine as a computer, this method must be known.
It consists in a simple action. You need to press a combination of two keys - these are SHIFT and 2. It should be remembered that the two must be pressed on the upper numeric keypad.
Just before you are going to print the word in quotation marks, press SHIFT + 2, and after you finish it, also press SHIFT + 2.
However, this method will not always work, and other quotation marks may be printed, it all depends on the program settings. If your quotes are incorrect, then go to the next method.
Using hexadecimal code
Hexadecimal code - it sounds threatening, especially for those who are unfamiliar with it. However, it is he who will help us put the quotation mark in the text as a herringbone.
Its use is quite simple, but it is worth noting that this method works only in the Word program and quotes of this form will not be placed outside it.
To insert quotes, you need to know the code, and it is as follows:
- for opening quotes - "0171";
- for closing quotes - "0187".
Knowing these numbers, feel free to "Word", while holding down the ALT key, enter these numbers on the right numeric keypad. After you release ALT, the quotation marks you need are printed in the specified area.
Using ALT + X
This method is almost identical to the previous one, you also need to know the code, but this time it is slightly different.
- for openers - ab;
- for close - bb.
Remembering is pretty simple, and that's good. Now let's talk how to use the method to put quotes with herringbone.
Everything is pretty simple. This time, first enter this code in the place where the character should be, and then press the key combination ALT + X. After that, the indicated letters will be replaced by the necessary quotation marks.
Using characters
The method that will be presented now is not the fastest, but effective, especially if you forget the above codes.
In Word, you need to open a special character table. To do this, follow the instructions:
- Click the Insert tab.
- In the right part of the panel, click the "Symbols" button.
- Select "Symbol" from the menu.
- In the drop-down menu, click "Other characters ...".
After that, the window we need will open. In the "Set" drop-down list, select "Additional Latin-1" and in the main character field find the required quotation marks. After that, click the "Paste" button.
As you can see, this method of inserting quotes takes a lot of time. For this reason, it is considered the least popular, but still it is, so in our article it can not be bypassed.
Using ALT Code
Well, in the end, let's talk about another method, which involves remembering the code and using the ALT key. It is little known, although it is practically no different from the previous ones.
So, you need to remember the herringbone quote codes.
- 0171 - for openers;
- 0187 - for closing.
To use it, you need to hold down three keys at once. For example, if you want to insert opening quotation marks in the text, then you should hold ALT + "+" + 0171. If closing, enter another code. This method can be used not only in the program, but also outside it.