How do you split quotes?
Jul 11th 2006 | 6:44 pm
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How do you split quotes?
I have tried and cannot master it!
Quite a few of you on this forum, when replying, dissect the questions and reply to each bit in individual "quotes", quotations. How do you do this?
Graham
Quite a few of you on this forum, when replying, dissect the questions and reply to each bit in individual "quotes", quotations. How do you do this?
Graham
Last edited by Gray C; Jul 11th 2006 at 6:49 pm.
Jul 11th 2006 | 6:58 pm
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Re: How do you split quotes?
I've never tried it but here goes (if it works I'll tell you what I did).....
Is it working?
How's this bit?
Ian.
Originally Posted by Gray C
I have tried and cannot master it!
Originally Posted by Gray C
Quite a few of you on this forum, when replying, dissect the questions and
Originally Posted by Gray C
reply to each bit in individual "quotes", quotations. How do you do this?
Graham
Graham
Jul 11th 2006 | 7:00 pm
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Re: How do you split quotes?
Originally Posted by Chops
I've never tried it but here goes (if it works I'll tell you what I did).....
Is it working?
How's this bit?
Ian.
Is it working?
How's this bit?
Ian.
Jul 11th 2006 | 7:04 pm
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Re: How do you split quotes?
Looks like it worked just dandy.
It's basically just using what we computer boffins call "markup". It's what "M" stands for in XML and HTML.
Each bit of text you want to quote you must preceed with {QUOTE=name_of_person} and end the section with {/QUOTE}
Note: use square brackets: [ and ] instead of braces { and }, I used these so to not end up with my information showing as a bit of quoted text.
Give it ago!
Ian.
It's basically just using what we computer boffins call "markup". It's what "M" stands for in XML and HTML.
Each bit of text you want to quote you must preceed with {QUOTE=name_of_person} and end the section with {/QUOTE}
Note: use square brackets: [ and ] instead of braces { and }, I used these so to not end up with my information showing as a bit of quoted text.
Give it ago!
Ian.
Originally Posted by Chops
I've never tried it but here goes (if it works I'll tell you what I did).....
Is it working?
How's this bit?
Ian.
Is it working?
How's this bit?
Ian.
Jul 11th 2006 | 7:06 pm
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Re: How do you split quotes?
Originally Posted by Gray C
Go on then, put me out of my misery!
2. Click the WRAP box - the last icon on the second row of the toolbar. It looks like a printed page. Job done!!
Jul 11th 2006 | 7:12 pm
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Re: How do you split quotes?
Originally Posted by Chops
Looks like it worked just dandy.
I hope this works
And again
Note: use square brackets: [ and ] instead of braces { and }, I used these so to not end up with my information showing as a bit of quoted text.
Give it ago!
Ian.
Originally Posted by Chops
It's basically just using what we computer boffins call "markup". It's what "M" stands for in XML and HTML.
Originally Posted by Chops
Each bit of text you want to quote you must preceed with {QUOTE=name_of_person} and end the section with {/QUOTE}
Note: use square brackets: [ and ] instead of braces { and }, I used these so to not end up with my information showing as a bit of quoted text.
Give it ago!
Ian.
Well here goes.
Originally Posted by Chops
It's basically just using what we computer boffins call "markup". It's what "M" stands for in XML and HTML.
Originally Posted by Chops
Each bit of text you want to quote you must preceed with {QUOTE=name_of_person} and end the section with {/QUOTE}
Jul 11th 2006 | 7:14 pm
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Re: How do you split quotes?
After all that I have descovered the automated way to do it.
Highlight the text with you mouse (or hold shift and use the arrows keys) then click the "Wrap {QUOTE} tags around selected text" button which is the last button on the right just above the box where you type your message (looks like a yellow speech bubble).
Ian.
Highlight the text with you mouse (or hold shift and use the arrows keys) then click the "Wrap {QUOTE} tags around selected text" button which is the last button on the right just above the box where you type your message (looks like a yellow speech bubble).
Ian.
Originally Posted by Chops
Looks like it worked just dandy.
Each bit of text you want to quote you must preceed with {QUOTE=name_of_person} and end the section with {/QUOTE}
Note: use square brackets: [ and ] instead of braces { and }, I used these so to not end up with my information showing as a bit of quoted text.
Give it ago!
Ian.
It's basically just using what we computer boffins call "markup". It's what "M" stands for in XML and HTML.
Note: use square brackets: [ and ] instead of braces { and }, I used these so to not end up with my information showing as a bit of quoted text.
Give it ago!
Ian.
Jul 11th 2006 | 7:15 pm
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Re: How do you split quotes?
Originally Posted by Chops
I've never tried it but here goes (if it works I'll tell you what I did).....
Is it working?
How's this bit?
Ian.
Is it working?
How's this bit?
Ian.
Thanks for that. It has been bugging me for a while how to do that. Not a computer boffin as you have guessed.
Karma sent
Graham
Jul 11th 2006 | 7:20 pm
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Re: How do you split quotes?
Originally Posted by 1066
1. Highlight the text you want to 'quote'
2. Click the WRAP box - the last icon on the second row of the toolbar. It looks like a printed page. Job done!!
2. Click the WRAP box - the last icon on the second row of the toolbar. It looks like a printed page. Job done!!
Where is the WRAP box. What does it look like? Being a bit thick here.
[ ] it is this isn't it?
Last edited by Gray C; Jul 11th 2006 at 7:21 pm. Reason: Addition
Jul 11th 2006 | 7:26 pm
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Re: How do you split quotes?
Originally Posted by Gray C
Les
Where is the WRAP box. What does it look like? Being a bit thick here.
[ ] it is this isn't it?
Where is the WRAP box. What does it look like? Being a bit thick here.
[ ] it is this isn't it?
On the Reply page, it is the last icon on the top of the page, second row -- looks like a printed page/text bubble.
Good luck!!
Jul 11th 2006 | 7:26 pm
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Re: How do you split quotes?
Originally Posted by Chops
After all that I have descovered the automated way to do it.
Highlight the text with you mouse (or hold shift and use the arrows keys) then click the "Wrap {QUOTE} tags around selected text" button which is the last button on the right just above the box where you type your message (looks like a yellow speech bubble).
Ian.
Thanks Ian and 1066
Jul 11th 2006 | 7:27 pm
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Re: How do you split quotes?
You're welcome, to be honest it's something that has crossed my mind a few times but I've never bother investigating. Being a boffin I guessed straight away it was some sort of "markup" thing.
If you are going to use it then I'd recommend you preview your post before sending because you will probably end up with a right old mess if your "tags" get out of sync or you mis-type a "tag" name (see below!)
i.
If you are going to use it then I'd recommend you preview your post before sending because you will probably end up with a right old mess if your "tags" get out of sync or you mis-type a "tag" name (see below!)
i.
Originally Posted by Gray C
Ian
Thanks for
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me for a while how to do that. Not a computer
boffin as you have guessed.
Karma sent
Graham
Thanks for
that. It [QU
been [/QUOT] bugging
Karma sent
Graham
Jul 11th 2006 | 7:30 pm
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Re: How do you split quotes?
Originally Posted by Gray C
Now I can do it both ways.
Jul 11th 2006 | 7:32 pm
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Re: How do you split quotes?
Originally Posted by 1066
On the Reply page, it is the last icon on the top of the page, second row -- looks like a printed page/text bubble.
Good luck!!
Good luck!!
Jul 11th 2006 | 7:33 pm
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Re: How do you split quotes?
Originally Posted by 1066
There is no sensible answer to that, Graham .....
