Random Pink Question marks in text, help!

Hey guys! I'm a student studying in indesign on one of my modules and am a little bit stuck with something and wondered if you could help! I've done my text in word, got rid of spacing etc but when i put it into indesign ive got these little pink question marks where i'm trying to quote a film or place like 'Harry Potter...'. How do i change it so that these little question marks disappear?
Thanks so much in advance

Use a different font, one that has those characters defined, or change the mark.
It sounds like you've used some symbol that doesn't exist in the chosen font. Word will accomodate you by silently using a substitute font, which leads to this kind of probelm when you import the text into ID.
Peter

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I am a competent user and this one has me worried…
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Last night she goes to the computer sends an IM checks her e mail, watch some tv, goes back to the computer to look something up on line and its frozen, I do not recall if the mouse was visible but I don’t think there was a beach ball. She asks me what to do I said just give it a few minutes maybe it will process through what ever it is and be back to normal. We both forget to take a look at it before bed.
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What I have tried
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I tried unplugging it, removing the battery and re setting the pram
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I believe I have computer A backed up from either last week or the week before( I thought about doing it this weekend but did not get to it  ), she is not backed up daily as I am. Though she said there is quite a bit of important work from this past week.
I have no idea what to do next or what the source of the problem could be(software or hardware). I fear the worst, but hope that you can share an idea that will turn out for the best!
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