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Post by martincymru » Sat, 28 Jul 2018 10:16 am

How to reply with quote only a portion/section of the text?

e.g. Mr A wrote: "bla bla bla xxx"

I only want quote the "xxx" section of text.

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Re: "REPLY WITH QUOTE" - THIS FORUM

Post by Strong Eagle » Sat, 28 Jul 2018 11:27 am

martincymru wrote:How to reply with quote only a portion/section of the text?

e.g. Mr A wrote: "bla bla bla xxx"

I only want quote the "xxx" section of text.
Click on the quotes to get the entire post quoted as above. Then delete out the parts (and add what you want as below.
martincymru wrote:How to reply with quote only a portion/section of the text?

Mod: I deleted the rest, added this and made it red.

{quote="martincymru"]How to reply with quote only a portion/section of the text?

{color=#FF0000]Mod: I deleted the rest, added this and made it red.[/color][/quote]

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Post by martincymru » Mon, 30 Jul 2018 9:48 am

Noted. But very tiring if the post contains voluminous text and you only wish to cite a small section.

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Post by sundaymorningstaple » Mon, 30 Jul 2018 1:19 pm

Just highlight the portion of the text that you want, copy it and then paste it in your message box. Highlight it and click the quote button in the menu above the message box. Done. (It will not put the attention to the OP you are quoting though). If you are typing in the quick reply box at the bottom of the page, you will need to high the link below the message box 'Full Editor & preview' to go to the reply page with the menu bar for editing.
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Post by martincymru » Mon, 30 Jul 2018 6:15 pm

sundaymorningstaple wrote:If you are typing in the quick reply box at the bottom of the page, you will need to high the link below the message box 'Full Editor & preview' to go to the reply page with the menu bar for editing.
got it !

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