[users] [moderated]cannot use find & replace function, or auto correct option for quotes and apostrophes

[Clare du Bois]

I sure hope you can help me, I have a manuscript to correct and it would 
take hours to do it manually.  I am using OO3 on a MacBookPro dual 
processor, intel machine.  I have already tried to access some kind of 
find and replace function and when the box opens (edit>find & replace) 
there is no place to type in what I want to find and replace.  All I see 
is a bar that opens a drop down box with fixed options.

Using >tools>auto correct option>custom quotes, when I go into the 
options box the correct rounded quote marks are already highlighted, 
when I press OK nothing happens in the document.  I need the U+201 
options for the quotes and apostrophes throughout the entire manuscript. 

I have been trying to solve this problem for three days even enlisting 
justanswer's staff and no one seems to have a clue.  Can you please tell 
me how to accomplish this?

Thanks so much. 

Clare du Bois

p.s.  I have followed the instructions in the manual to the letter 
several times.