Quotation Mark vs. Inch Mark
Mac: Hit Option-[ for left quote or Option-Shift-[ for right quote.PC: Alt 0147 for left quote or Alt 0148 for right quote. (Hold Alt as you type the number on keypad, then release Alt)HTML Code: (see note below) For left quote use “ or “ For right quote use ” or ”
How do I type the inch symbol?
Go to the Glyphs palette, change the font to Symbol, and choose prime or double prime. If you’re on Windows, you can just type ALT 0162 (prime) or ALT 0179 (double prime) from the numeric keypad while Symbol is selected. The Glyphs part is the same.
How do you put inches in Word?
Changing the measurement system in Microsoft Word
Click Advanced in the categories on the left. Scroll down to the Display group in the panel on the right. Beside Show measurements in units of, choose inches, centimeters, millimeters, points or pics from the drop-down menu. Click OK.
Foot and inch marks —also known as minute and second marks or prime and double prime marks, depending on what they’re labeling—are not curly. Use straight quotes for these marks.