diff --git a/PROMS/XYPlots/XYPlots.cs b/PROMS/XYPlots/XYPlots.cs
index aa05b592..cee1681b 100644
--- a/PROMS/XYPlots/XYPlots.cs
+++ b/PROMS/XYPlots/XYPlots.cs
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ namespace XYPlots
 			StringBuilder Lbuff = new StringBuilder();
 			retval = NextChar();
 			if (retval != '"' && retval != '\x1C') // open double quote
-				MessageBox.Show("Double Quote not found", "String value syntax problem");
+				MessageBox.Show("Double Quote not found", "Syntax problem in XY Plot");
 			retval = NextChar();
 			while (retval != 0 && retval != '\n')
 			{
@@ -1873,7 +1873,10 @@ namespace XYPlots
 		/// <param name="PlotCommands">Plot Commands</param>
 		public XYPlot(string PlotCommands)
 		{
-				LoadBuffFromString(PlotCommands);
+			// MSWord enters left and right double-quotes when you press the double-quote key
+			//B2017 - Replace left and right double-quotes with normal double-quotes
+			PlotCommands = PlotCommands.Replace('\u201C', '"').Replace('\u201D', '"');
+			LoadBuffFromString(PlotCommands);
 				Setup();
 //#if DEBUG
 			//VG.VG_Arc.iColor = 0;