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Quoting only part of a post...
Has anyone yet figured out a way to be able to quote only part of a post? Sometimes a post is long and you want to address only a small part of it. I have yet to be able to figure out how to choose only that part.
I figured out that you can delete the parts of the quoted post you don't want, but when you do that, then write your reply, your reply is then part of the quote, as you can see the light blue line to the left, indicating the quote, extending down through your own reply. When deleting part of the quote you don't want, there is no way to then field out of the quote to type your reply so it's not a part of it.
I've taken to just copying and pasting the part I want to reply to and putting quotes around it. Too bad there isn't an option to insert quotations to make it show up as a quote like an actual quote does.
Any ideas?
Edit: Evidently this was "fixed" within the last couple of days. So the problem isn't a problem anymore.
GabeU wrote:I figured out that you can delete the parts of the quoted post you don't want, but when you do that, then write your reply, your reply ........
I've taken to just copying and pasting the part I want to reply to and putting quotes around it. Too bad there isn't an option to insert quotations to make it show up as a quote like an actual quote does.
Any ideas?
I did this by first altering the quote and then using the keyboards down-arrow key to exit the quote box.
EDIT:
And it ignored the alteration.
EDIT II:
here is an attempt to alter the quote as an edit
Gwalk900 wrote:
GabeU wrote:Has anyone yet figured out a way to be able to quote only part of a post? Sometimes a post is long and you want to address only a small part of it. I have yet to be able to figure out how to choose only that part.
I did this by first altering the quote and then using the keyboards down-arrow key to exit the quote box.
EDIT:
And it ignored the alteration.
Gwalk, this wouldn't work like this the other day. They must have changed something. I should have checked before starting this thread. Oh well, such is life.
Perhaps this will help others who are trying to figure out how to do so.
I figured out that you can delete the parts of the quoted post you don't want, but when you do that, then write your reply, your reply is then part of the quote, as you can see the light blue line to the left, indicating the quote, extending down through your own reply. When deleting part of the quote you don't want, there is no way to then field out of the quote to type your reply so it's not a part of it.
Wait, I think I figured it out. I was able to click on a space down and ouside of the quote area. This wouldn't work the other day, but it is today. Either they changed something, or I did something different. Interesting.
GabeU wrote:I figured out that you can delete the parts of the quoted post you don't want, but when you do that, then write your reply, your reply is then part of the quote, as you can see the light blue line to the left, indicating the quote, extending down through your own reply. When deleting part of the quote you don't want, there is no way to then field out of the quote to type your reply so it's not a part of it.
Wait, I think I figured it out. Either they changed something, or I did something different. Interesting.
OK I'll try that.
Gabe, you are correct, it wouldn't work the other day but it does now.
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