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[Closed] how do you take a quote from someone else's answer and use it in yours? please!

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always answering forum questions and I see people have taken a quote from someone else's answer and quoted it in there own answer so they can either comment on what they have stated on the thread or answer a question they might someone might have asked... just wondering how you do this as it would be very helpful! thanks alot, alex 🙂

please help!:-)


 
Posted : 23/11/2011 10:52 pm
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always answering forum questions and I see people have taken a quote from someone else's answer and quoted it in there own so they can comment or answer there question...

please help!:-)


 
Posted : 23/11/2011 10:52 pm
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always answering forum questions and I see people have taken a quote from someone else's answer and quoted it in there own so they can comment or answer there question...

please help!:-)

you copy what you want to quote.then you use the quote link above where you are writing.paste the quote then use the quote link again (so your quote has a
either side. 🙂


 
Posted : 23/11/2011 10:55 pm
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lol! how do you do it?:-)


 
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Once you've copied and pasted, select the text with your mouse, then just above the box where you type your post is a button marked 'quote'. Click that, then the selected text should then appear as a quoted piece. Use the Preview funktion to test it.

I dare say some smart arse wil come along and show off.. oh look. 😆


 
Posted : 23/11/2011 10:55 pm
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Copy the bit you want using CTRL+C. Click on the "quote" button, press CTRL+V and then press the quote button again.


 
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thanks alot:-)


 
Posted : 23/11/2011 10:56 pm
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Copy the quote in normal way

Hit "quote" button - 5th from the left in post box

Paste quote in normal way

Hit "quote" button again

...get ready to be drawn into endless debates!!


 
Posted : 23/11/2011 10:57 pm
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Copy the bit you want using CTRL+C. Click on the "quote" button, press CTRL+V and then press the quote button again.
thanks alot mate!


 
Posted : 23/11/2011 10:58 pm
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Copy the quote in normal way

Hit "quote" button - 5th from the left in post box

Paste quote in normal way

Hit "quote" button again

...get ready to be drawn into endless debates!!

im loving it! haha:)


 
Posted : 23/11/2011 10:59 pm
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By jove I think he's got it!


 
Posted : 23/11/2011 11:00 pm
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It's a nice feature, the lack of a proper quote function - like something off usenet from 1996. All part of the STW charm I guess...


 
Posted : 23/11/2011 11:00 pm
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haha! been bugging me for weeks 😆


 
Posted : 23/11/2011 11:01 pm
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And don't forget, you can type

whatever you like
and put it in quotes. Great if you want to mis-quote someone 😀


 
Posted : 23/11/2011 11:01 pm
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And don't forget, you can type

whatever you like
and put it in quotes

i'll remember that also 😀


 
Posted : 23/11/2011 11:03 pm
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great if you are always misquoting people


 
Posted : 23/11/2011 11:04 pm
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And don't forget, you can type

whatere thee likest

and put it in quotes. Great if you want to mis-quote someone


 
Posted : 23/11/2011 11:04 pm
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You can even quote from other places...
[url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15865138 ]

Civil servants from across Whitehall are being lined up to act as border staff at UK ports and airports during next week's public sector strikes.
[/url] and make it a clickable link!


 
Posted : 23/11/2011 11:08 pm
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Good point, druidh, I hadn't actually thought of that aspect of it.


 
Posted : 23/11/2011 11:21 pm
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lol! how do you do it?:-)

Oo, there it is!


 
Posted : 24/11/2011 12:06 am
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Ctrl+a, Ctrl+c, move to your 'answer' then Ctrl+v


 
Posted : 24/11/2011 6:22 am