How To Use the Quote Feature

[Storm]

Using quotes will make your conversations much easier to follow. Everyone will know who you're talking to, and you can divide the comments to address specific points. We also have the Multiquote feature, which enables you to quote multiple posts in a single reply to avoid cluttering the thread.

Feel free to use this thread for practice.

 

[Storm]

At the bottom right corner of each post, you'll find the Quote button:

Click that, and it will take you to a reply screen that looks like this:

Leaving the "=Username;#######" will embed a link back to the post you quoted, like this:

Using quotes will make your conversations much easier to follow. Everyone will know who you're talking to, and you can divide the comments to address specific points. We also have the Multiquote feature, which enables you to quote multiple posts in a single reply to avoid cluttering the thread.

Now, you just enter your reply.

If you like, you can hit the Preview Post button to go over your post before submission.

Once you're ready, hit Submit Reply, and your post will be added to the thread.

Easy peasey.

 

[Storm]

Now that you've got the basics of quoting down, we'll go onto dividing quotes. There are two ways to do this, but they start the same.

Quote the post as normal.

Using quotes will make your conversations much easier to follow. Everyone will know who you're talking to, and you can divide the comments to address specific points. We also have the Multiquote feature, which enables you to quote multiple posts in a single reply to avoid cluttering the thread.

Feel free to use this thread for practice.

Highlight the closing quote tag (it looks like this, without the spaces: [ / quote ]) and either copy/ paste, or drag it to where you want the first division. This will close the quote box when you submit your reply, like this.

Using quotes will make your conversations much easier to follow.

Enter your reply, and proceed to the next point.

Now, for your second quote box, you have two options. You can either type in the tags yourself, or use the handy dandy button up top:

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To use the tagging button, highlight the text you want in the quote box, then click the icon. The results will look like this when you submit your reply:

Everyone will know who you're talking to, and you can divide the comments to address specific points. We also have the Multiquote feature, which enables you to quote multiple posts in a single reply to avoid cluttering the thread.

Feel free to use this thread for practice.

You can divide as many times as you want.

If you want the link to the quoted post embedded in each box, just copy/ paste the code from the first one.

 

[Storm]

If you want to quote more than one post in a single response, look for this button right next to the regular Quote link.

Click that on all but the last post you want to quote. On the last post, click the regular Quote button.

Your reply screen will contain all the posts you quoted, in the order you selected, like this (without the spaces):

[ quote=Storm;2065801 ]Using quotes will make your conversations much easier to follow. Everyone will know who you're talking to, and you can divide the comments to address specific points. We also have the Multiquote feature, which enables you to quote multiple posts in a single reply to avoid cluttering the thread.

Feel free to use this thread for practice.[ /quote ]

[ quote=Storm;2065836 ]At the bottom right corner of each post, you'll find the Quote button: [ /quote ]

 

[whataboutmythinking]

How do you get the quote at the bottom of the page?

 

[Wandered Off]

How do you get the quote at the bottom of the page?

Are you asking about the signature area, like where Storm has "Questions about my beliefs?"

 

[LuisDantas]

By moving the whole block of text between [ quote] and [ /quote] to the end of your post, if I understood your question correctly.

Like this

 

[bl184999]

Oh so I can talk above

By moving the whole block of text between [ quote] and [ /quote] to the end of your post, if I understood your question correctly.

and below. Neat.

Oh but I can't quote more than one person?

 

[Father Heathen]

Oh so I can talk above



and below. Neat.

Oh but I can't quote more than one person?

You can. You just have to copy and paste.

 

[Storm]

Oh so I can talk above

and below. Neat.

Oh but I can't quote more than one person?

No, you can. See post # 4:

If you want to quote more than one post in a single response, look for this button right next to the regular Quote link.

Click that on all but the last post you want to quote. On the last post, click the regular Quote button.

Your reply screen will contain all the posts you quoted, in the order you selected, like this (without the spaces):

[ quote=Storm;2065801 ]Using quotes will make your conversations much easier to follow. Everyone will know who you're talking to, and you can divide the comments to address specific points. We also have the Multiquote feature, which enables you to quote multiple posts in a single reply to avoid cluttering the thread.

Feel free to use this thread for practice.[ /quote ]

[ quote=Storm;2065836 ]At the bottom right corner of each post, you'll find the Quote button: [ /quote ]

 

[icebuddy]

If you like, you can hit the Preview Post button to go over your post before submission.

Test test

If you like, you can hit the Preview Post button to go over your post before submission.

Test Test

 

[icebuddy]

Guess What?

Spoiler: Test test

Jesus Loves You !

 

[woodsmamma]

I'm new at this site

 

[droog1]

Whazzup woodmamma?? Good to have you on board. If you'd like, try posting in the introduction center and a few more people will get to see and know you. Hope you have fun opver here and I'll see you 'round the boards!! Take care.....

 

[Starsoul]

Whazzup woodmamma?? Good to have you on board. .....

yeahh right. If you'd like, try posting in the introduction center and a few more people will get to see and know you. Hope you have fun opver here and I'll see you 'round the boards!! Take care.....[/quote] test test

hmmm ,what? WHAT! No? seriously? oh dear!

 

[Starsoul]

Cant do it :s

 

[AmbiguousGuy]

Now that you've got the basics of quoting down, we'll go onto dividing quotes. There are two ways to do this, but they start the same.

Just practicing. Don't mind me.

Now, for your second quote box, you have two options. You can either type in the tags yourself, or use the handy dandy button up top:

I'm falling for the handy dandy button already.

To use the tagging button, highlight the text you want in the quote box, then click the icon.

Yep. Much more better than the fumbling efforts I've endured so far. Thanks.

While I'm here, can you tell me if/how one can download a thread for review offline? (Unless this thread is restricted to quoting issues, I mean, in which case is there another way to communicate that info to me?)

Thanks again.

 

[CynF]

I am trying to learn how to quote and use the forum here in this practice area, but for some reason, I have a lot of boxes with question marks in them in various places, like at the end of (a) quoted sentence(s) within a reply, so I am missing a few things I'm sure! I have a MacBook Pro. Is there a setting I need to change so I can properly see what is in the boxes? HELP anyone, please?!! Much appreciated.

 

[Storm]

I have no idea, thanks for bringing it to our attention.

 

[beenie]

The quote buttons are not showing up for some reason. I have boxes with question marks instead. I have a MacBook Pro. Is there a setting I need to change so I can properly see the link? For some reason I also am not able to select "Quote message in reply?" HELP anyone, please?!! Much appreciated.

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