You can certainly do this with the replace function as Paul says - i.e. straight quotes to smart quotes (don't forget to set the format as you type option to set smart quotes or the replacement won't achieve anything), but if you might want to change it back again you will need a macro. You will find some basic code at:

http://www.gmayor.com/word_vba_examples_4.htm

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