[PLUG] stupid circumflex a from M$ Word cut-and-paste into vi

[Webb Sprague]

Hi Portland,

(I am working in Portland today, so you are the LUG list of choice :) )

When I cut and paste text from Word into vi, I get gremlin characters,
especially with quotes; the single quote gives me a "circumflex-a"
like in "regionâs" which should be "region's".

How can I substitute all of these with 's///g'?  I can't figure out
how to ctrl-v it or anything.  Googling "circumflex a vi" just gives
me a bunch of junk.

I am using putty to shell into a Linux machine, if that matters.

Grrr.

Thanks!
-W