Software: Windows XP 2003, Home

Quotation marks (apostrophe)

In Abiword 2.8.1 the quotation marks show up only at the beginning of a word and between letters.  I tried unsuccessfully to correct the problem using the Smart Quotes feature.  
Below are the results:

'signature    (I wanted to enclose the word in quotes)
nature's
He said; "don't go!    (I wanted to enclose the phrase in quotes)

‘signature    (I wanted to enclose the word in quotes)
nature’s
He said; “don’t go!  (I wanted to enclose the phrase in quotes)