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IVTP
New Contributor
5 years ago

iPad with Windows command prompt or power shell uses wrong quotes

When I use the iPad to connect to a Windows system and open a command prompt, the key sent for a quote ( " ) is not the same as a Windows quote.  It looks different and Windows does not recognize thi...
  • yetanotherlogin's avatar
    yetanotherlogin
    7 months ago

    Good news, support was able to solve this.  Thought I would post for future users.  Tested and working now in Excel formulas.

     

    Using iOS 11, a punctuation character appears to be sent incorrectly. This could be the result of "smart punctuation" which is an iOS 11 feature that is enabled by default. You can turn this off Settings > General > Keyboards.

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yetanotherlogin
Active Contributor
7 months ago
I still have this problem, did anyone respond with a solution? I could think of was using a macro program on the computer to try to remap the quote key?
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    KateG
    GoTo Moderator
    7 months ago

    Hi yetanotherlogin, nice to see you in the Community. 

     

    This is an older thread and I'm not able to see this reported internally. I've gone ahead and created a support ticket so someone on the team can take a look. They will contact you soon. 

     

    • yetanotherlogin's avatar
      yetanotherlogin
      Active Contributor
      7 months ago

      Good news, support was able to solve this.  Thought I would post for future users.  Tested and working now in Excel formulas.

       

      Using iOS 11, a punctuation character appears to be sent incorrectly. This could be the result of "smart punctuation" which is an iOS 11 feature that is enabled by default. You can turn this off Settings > General > Keyboards.

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        KateG
        GoTo Moderator
        7 months ago

        yetanotherlogin that's great! Thanks for helping the Community by sharing the solution.