I just installed two MovableType plugins and am testing it out now. MT-Textile allows me to type in simplified formatting like== *this* or _this_ == and it will automatically convert it to the appropriate HTML formatting like *this* and _this_ Pretty nifty. SmartyPants works in conjunction with MT-Textile to automatically convert normal straight quotation marks \' and \" to "smart quotes" and other typographical niceties like em-dashes -- and proper ellipses...