i’ve tried, really i have
i’ve ended up in places i couldn’t get back from and i’ve threatened to do things to the pc that i wouldn’t even do to wild animals but i cant figure it out
so i thought i’d ask
how do u do the ‘quote’ thingie when replying to a thread?
i’ve tried using the quote button (it seemed like a logical route, how wrong was i?!?)
anybody?
Re: HOW DO I…(part II)
use the quote button, and make sure you don’t erase the [ quote ][ /unquote ] 's
Re: HOW DO I…(part II)
To do the above, I just hit the
button (is that redundant?)
ok, so when that lil’ box pops up, i still have to copy/paste the bits i want to quote in there or else type it myself?
Little box?
Just start typing beneath the quote like you do with any other post.
the quote button
Which quote button are you using?
If you click the reply button, there is a “Quote” button above the box where you type the message (the big text box). That’s NOT the right one. There is another quote button at the bottom right of each post. On the page where you READ all the posts, find the post that you wish to “reply to with a quote”, then instead of clicking “reply” click the blue “quote” button which appears in that post.
So…
the grey “Quote” button is of limited value
the blue “quote” button is the one you need.
if you press the “reply” button, then back up and start over
Now, to quote multiple posts… that’s Advanced Magic. Come back after you can do one.
Also, you can chop out some of the quoted text, but be sure to leave all the square bracket stuff.
uni57 (Dave)
There are two “quote” buttons… the one at the bottom right of every post in a thread, and one on the “reply” page. You want the one at the bottom of the post you’re replying to.
Click that, and when the page that lets you type your reply pops up it’ll already have their post contained between two QUOTE tags, and the little bit saying who posted it. Type your response underneath and hey presto.
I’ve never had a need to use the “quote” button on the reply page…
Phil
Oh, Phil, man – you are sooooo slow. You should type in Dvorak. I beat you by this ‘’ much.
uni57 (Dave)
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YES!
plus gray “Quote” button, NO!
Now, you try!
Sorry… I can’t save the world AND reply promptly to posts at the same time. Well, not every time, anyway.
Phil
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Yes, GILD – we are waiting…
Since we are such a witty and clever bunch, there is plenty of quote-worthy material right here in this thread – for your quoting convenience…
uni57 (Dave)
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all this time…
i’ve been messing with the grey button
thanx for the help
am i ready for advanced magic yet? 
Re: Re: Re: Re: HOW DO I…(part II)
Examples of all sorts of Advanced Magic ™ can be seen in the Test forum… go experiment!
Phil
GILD, you pruned out “witty” and “clever” when you quoted me – I almost didn’t notice. Was that a hidden message of some sort?
uni57 (Dave)
Obviously, better-hidden than you realized. He also snipped “quote-worthy” from your original!
at least somebody’s awake around here…
Sorry!
I guess you could say that I was…
are you ready? …
“asleep at the wheel?”
uni57 (Dave)