Sub PunctuationToDoubleQuote()
' Paul Beverley - Version 26.03.23
' Changes next quote mark to double curly

trackIt = True

newChar = """"

searchChars = Chr(34) & Chr(39) & ChrW(8216) & ChrW(8217) _
       & ChrW(8220) & ChrW(8221) & ChrW(8249) & ChrW(8250) _
       & ChrW(8222) & ChrW(8218) & ChrW(171) & ChrW(187) & ChrW(96) _
       & ChrW(8242) & ChrW(8243)

Set rng = Selection.Range.Duplicate

For i = 1 To 1000
  rng.MoveEnd , 1
  If InStr(searchChars, Right(rng, 1)) > 0 Then
    rng.Start = rng.End - 1
    gotChar = True
    Exit For
  End If
  DoEvents
Next i
If gotChar = False Then
  Beep
  Exit Sub
End If

ch = Right(rng, 1)
Selection.Collapse wdCollapseStart

myTrack = ActiveDocument.TrackRevisions
If trackIt = False Then ActiveDocument.TrackRevisions = False
optNow = Options.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceQuotes
Options.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceQuotes = True

With Selection.Find
  .ClearFormatting
  .Replacement.ClearFormatting
  .Text = ch
  .Replacement.Text = """"
  .Execute Replace:=wdReplaceOne
End With
Selection.Collapse wdCollapseEnd

Options.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceQuotes = optNow
ActiveDocument.TrackRevisions = myTrack
End Sub