PUNCTUATION SWAP GRID

[For best results, copy and paste to Notepad, select All, and change the font to Courier. Save in your Kindle Making Kit folder. Perform these punctuation swaps in this precise order! NEW: See note below.]

Punctuation Swap Grid

Search:              Action  

  "'    look for quote w/i quote, replace with    "‘

  [ ]'  look for quote w/i quote, replace with  [ ]‘

  >"            Replace All with                  >“

  [ ]"          Replace All with                [ ]“

  --            Replace All with             [ ]–[ ]

  ....          Replace All with    . . . .

  ..."          Replace All with     . . ."

  ...           Replace All with     [ ]. . .[ ]

  "             Replace All with                   ”

  '             Replace All with                   ’

Note: [ ] means a regular spacebar space.

Also, for the next-to-last search – " - uncheck "Wrap around" in
the Find/Replace window; Replace All, then put the check back in
"Wrap around." Visit the <meta> section at the top of the html
file to make sure no straight quotes were disturbed there.

Here's the image of this grid:

Note: There may be some unusual constructions in your book that require your attention. Using either single or double quotes following a dash or a left parenthesis will cause the Grid to send you astray. Nothing you wouldn't find during a good proof, though. Just to be sure, add these searches to the top:
     --'
and
     ('
for single quotes (quotes within quotes). Check each case to eliminate words that begin with an apostrophe, which take a right single quote mark. If quote within quote is found, replace with:
     --&lsquo;
or
     (&lsquo;

Also, add to the searches for left double quotes:
     --"
and
     ("
If found, Replace All with:
     --&ldquo;
or
     (&ldquo;

And remember, it's always easier to do a Find search by clicking Count before bothering to fill out the Replace window. Some of these searches may come up empty.