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Normally, you add quote marks to your text as you type. There may be times, however, when you want to add the quote marks at a later time. For instance, while editing your document you may select some text and then want quote marks added around the selected text. You can accomplish this task with the following macro:
Please Note:
This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and Word in Office 365. If you are using an earlier version (Word 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Word, click here: 
Sub AddQuotes()
Dim sBegQ As String
Dim sEndQ As String
If Options.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceQuotes Then
sBegQ = Chr(147)
sEndQ = Chr(148)
Else
sBegQ = Chr(34)
sEndQ = Chr(34)
End If
Selection.InsertBefore sBegQ
Selection.InsertAfter sEndQ
End Sub
The macro determines the proper type of quote marks to use, based on whether you have Word's SmartQuotes turned on or not. The proper quotes are then placed before and after the selection.
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2015-03-11 07:34:16
Jerry
WORD 2013
When I select a line, either by click and drag or triple click, it also selects the paragraph mark at the end of the line. This forces the closing quote to the beginning of the next line.
I can select up to the last character before the period, but that puts the closing quote before the period.
Does anyone know a workaround for the selection problem?
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