Call it text editor, a word processor does have text formatting or page layout features.
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>As I transfer it onto my computer / work on the novel on my computer, there’s obviously going to be a difference in these quotation marks.

If you want the dumb quotes - you can turn off "smart quotes" in Word etc.,

If you want "smart quotes" I think you can "autoformat" the document to replace the straight quotes - if not I'm sure you'll find a macro to do this on the Web.

Dumb quote = Prime
Dumb double quotes = Double prime

Thanks for the vocabulary, Solipsism. Sii--do you know what macro I'd use? Sorry, I've never really used macros! Thanks, Alessandro!

-- David

Second or third search hit - http://word.mvps.org/faqs/MacrosVBA/ReplaceQuotes.htm

Tex-EditPlus will do it for you with ease as well.

http://www.tex-edit.com/

ChrisL

And if you're importing it into InDesign, it can transmorgrify them for you automajically.

Linda

Thanks so much guys! I'll tell you which one works the best!

-- David

Even a find & replace can do it for you in Word.

Perhaps that's even more convenient.

Thanks, Action.

Actually, what I did once I read all of these, I decided to find and replace. Originally I figured that the "s would get all screwy. It works perfectly.

Thanks to all!

-- David