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Using "quote" in a reply
« on: September 11, 2006, 19:31:05 pm »
Is anyone else having trouble quoting, or am I perhaps doing something wrong?
I tried to quote as usual, but it boxed my whole reply in blue.
Just curious.

Oh, BTW, love the quick reply feature, and the viewing box when you scroll your mouse over a topic title!
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Re: Using "quote" in a reply
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2006, 19:34:27 pm »
Is anyone else having trouble quoting, or am I perhaps doing something wrong?
I tried to quote as usual, but it boxed my whole reply in blue.
Just curious.

Oh, BTW, love the quick reply feature, and the viewing box when you scroll your mouse over a topic title!

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Is anyone else having trouble quoting, or am I perhaps doing something wrong?
I tried to quote as usual, but it boxed my whole reply in blue.
Just curious.

Just quoted both ways... just testing...

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Re: Using "quote" in a reply
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2006, 19:35:15 pm »
Seems ok to me xxx

Maybe the quote commends got into the wrong places and included your reply too!

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Re: Using "quote" in a reply
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2006, 19:38:09 pm »
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Seems ok to me xxx


Maybe the quote commends got into the wrong places and included your reply too!

Helen xx

worked o.k for me too
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Re: Using "quote" in a reply
« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2006, 19:45:51 pm »
That always happens to me, I thought that it was just my non technical brain again.

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Re: Using "quote" in a reply
« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2006, 19:48:30 pm »
Seems ok to me xxx

Maybe the quote commends got into the wrong places and included your reply too!

Helen xx

testing
thanks!
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Re: Using "quote" in a reply
« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2006, 19:51:42 pm »
Well, then I'm crazy!  I did notice that the [/quote] that's supposed to go at the end of what you're quoting looked like /quote] instead at first.  So I back out and started again.  Maybe just a freak thing.

What are your 2 ways to quote?  I think I only know to hit "quote" above the poster's reply or to hit "insert quote" above their reply if you're already in the reply window.

That always happens to me, I thought that it was just my non technical brain again.
testing again.
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Re: Using "quote" in a reply
« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2006, 20:56:49 pm »
What I do is, hit the quote button, then highlight all that I don't want to quote and rub it out then insert my quotes around what's left, the words I wanted to quote.  I know that there is probably an easier way, but there, that's my non tehnical brain.  Don't laugh everyone reading this please.  Oh and I still don't know how to do pictures, Helen (ennypenn) has always sent photos for me in the 'what do you all look like' topic and as for the Avatar, see how bad I am!

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Re: Using "quote" in a reply
« Reply #8 on: September 11, 2006, 21:11:47 pm »
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Re: Using "quote" in a reply
« Reply #9 on: September 11, 2006, 21:12:45 pm »
I can never ever bloomin' do it at all!!! as the above reply will testify!
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Re: Using "quote" in a reply
« Reply #10 on: September 11, 2006, 21:13:43 pm »
What I do is, hit the quote button, then highlight all that I don't want to quote and rub it out then insert my quotes around what's left, the words I wanted to quote.  I know that there is probably an easier way, but there, that's my non tehnical brain.  Don't laugh everyone reading this please.  Oh and I still don't know how to do pictures, Helen (ennypenn) has always sent photos for me in the 'what do you all look like' topic and as for the Avatar, see how bad I am!
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Re: Using "quote" in a reply
« Reply #11 on: September 11, 2006, 21:14:58 pm »
hhmmmm....now to work out how to have my own text in there too....sorry about this folks ::)
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Re: Using "quote" in a reply
« Reply #12 on: September 11, 2006, 21:16:46 pm »
hhmmmm....now to work out how to have my own text in there too....sorry about this folks ::)
                   ok its that easy...thanks for bearing with me :-[
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Re: Using "quote" in a reply
« Reply #13 on: September 11, 2006, 21:51:48 pm »
Well done Evelyn  ;)
I will work it out one day  ???

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Re: Using "quote" in a reply
« Reply #14 on: September 12, 2006, 01:26:16 am »
Mari... that's how I do it also  :-\ 


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Re: Using "quote" in a reply
« Reply #15 on: September 12, 2006, 18:40:59 pm »
Oh good, so am I doing something right then?  It makes a change for me.lol

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Re: Using "quote" in a reply
« Reply #16 on: September 12, 2006, 19:06:03 pm »

When I do a quote I do one of two things...

One way I do it is to use the quote intstead of the reply button.. but I tend to do this if I want to quote all of what someone has said...

If I just want a bit of what they have said I highlight what I want to quote in the posters post.. and then paste it into my reply box...

I then highlight it again and press the button above that has a speech bubble on it.. it will then position the quote commands in the right place.. when I then submit the post it'll be in the quote box.

Helen xx

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Oh good, so am I doing something right then?  It makes a change for me.lol

Give over Mari - I keep telling you to have confidence lol xxxx


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Re: Using "quote" in a reply
« Reply #17 on: September 12, 2006, 19:07:24 pm »

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I then highlight it again and press the button above that has a speech bubble on it.. it will then position the quote commands in the right place.. when I then submit the post it'll be in the quote box.

AHA.  Thanks Helen  :-*


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Re: Using "quote" in a reply
« Reply #18 on: September 12, 2006, 19:23:18 pm »
Easy when you know how lol xxxx

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Re: Using "quote" in a reply
« Reply #19 on: September 12, 2006, 19:25:50 pm »
 
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then highlight it again and press the button above that has a speech bubble on it.. it will then position the quote commands in the right place.. when I then submit the post it'll be in the quote box.
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Is that right?

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Re: Using "quote" in a reply
« Reply #20 on: September 12, 2006, 19:28:52 pm »
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Easy when you know how lol xxxx

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Re: Using "quote" in a reply
« Reply #21 on: September 12, 2006, 19:50:56 pm »
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I then highlight it again and press the button above that has a speech bubble on it.. it will then position the quote commands in the right place.. when I then submit the post it'll be in the quote box.


Oh, cut and paste, and then highlight again.  There is a button in the reply box that looks like a bubble above the colors.  Sorry, Helen, I didn't quite understand at first.
Love this way much better especially to quote different parts at different times in my reply!
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Re: Using "quote" in a reply
« Reply #22 on: September 12, 2006, 20:12:24 pm »
xxx  :-*

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Re: Using "quote" in a reply
« Reply #23 on: October 01, 2006, 16:11:41 pm »
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Oh, cut and paste, and then highlight again.


sorry, just learning to quote
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Re: Using "quote" in a reply
« Reply #24 on: October 01, 2006, 16:13:57 pm »
sorry, just learning to quote

Yay!  No apologies needed  :-*


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Re: Using "quote" in a reply
« Reply #25 on: October 01, 2006, 16:18:40 pm »
Mari... that's how I do it also  :-\ 

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« Reply #26 on: October 01, 2006, 16:36:31 pm »
Mari... that's how I do it also  :-\ 

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Re: Using "quote" in a reply
« Reply #27 on: October 01, 2006, 17:01:36 pm »
You all got it!!

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Re: Using "quote" in a reply
« Reply #28 on: November 03, 2006, 16:04:50 pm »
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If I just want a bit of what they have said I highlight what I want to quote in the posters post.. and then paste it into my reply box...

I then highlight it again and press the button above that has a speech bubble on it.. it will then position the quote commands in the right place.. when I then submit the post it'll be in the quote box.

just testing- am new at this too!
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