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**Wheekie** · #1 10-31-09, 02:14 am

Sometimes in a post, I'll see where someone quotes just part of another post and then comments on that. How do I copy/quote just part of a post? Thanks!

**lissie** · #2 10-31-09, 02:28 am

This is how I do it. Quote the whole post and delete what I don't need.

**Ly&Pigs** · #3 10-31-09, 02:57 am

Lissie said it. Just quote the post and delete the parts you don't need.

It's in the rules to only quote what you need to but it's not one we really enforce. It does get confusing sometimes when someone wants to only respond to a sentence or two in a long post and doesn't take out all the other stuff when quoting because then you have to try and figure out what exactly they may be responding to.

The other way to do it is just to copy/paste the part you want to respond to and put it in quote tags but you have to remember to put their username in the quote tags too. The front tag would look like [quote=Ly&Pigs].

The closing tag would look like [/quote ] without the space between the e and the ].

**princesspoppy** · #4 10-31-09, 04:02 am

That part i figuered out but the multi quote I just can't get. I have read and re read how to do it but I can't get it to work. I'm computer challanged.

**VoodooJoint** · #5 10-31-09, 09:34 am

Choose the "multi quote" in all of the posts you wish to quote but the last one. On the last post in the series you wish to address hot the regular "quote" button. A reply window will open with all of the posts in it. Please do delete all not relevant material from the quotes and/or break up individual points to make the post you create easier to read and understand

**Wheekie** · #6 10-31-09, 12:25 pm

Thanks, Guys!

**Ly&Pigs** · #7 10-31-09, 02:16 pm

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Originally Posted by Wheekie

I'll see where someone quotes just part of another post and then comments on that.

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Originally Posted by lissie

Quote the whole post and delete what I don't need.

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Originally Posted by princesspoppy

That part i figuered out but the multi quote I just can't get. I have read and re read how to do it but I can't get it to work. I'm computer challanged.

Use this thread to practice PP.

**Duffinvt** · #8 10-31-09, 02:28 pm

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Originally Posted by Wheekie

Sometimes in a post

Hello Wheekie.

Quote:

Originally Posted by lissie

This is how I do it. Quote the whole post and delete what I don't need.

Good Idea Lissie

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Originally Posted by princesspoppy

That part i figuered out but the multi quote I just can't get.

Princess, I am practicing as Ly said we could. Try it.

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Originally Posted by VoodooJoint

Choose the "multi quote" in all of the posts you wish to quote but the last one. On the last post in the series you wish to address hot the regular "quote" button.

Amazing ! Thanks. Trying it now.

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Originally Posted by Wheekie

Thanks, Guys!

Me too, you learn something new every day!

**princesspoppy** · #9 10-31-09, 04:48 pm

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Originally Posted by VoodooJoint

Choose the "multi quote" in all of the posts you wish to quote but the last one. On the last post in the series you wish to address hot the regular "quote" button. A reply window will open with all of the posts in it. Please do delete all not relevant material from the quotes and/or break up individual points to make the post you create easier to read and understand

Fingers crossed.

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Originally Posted by Wheekie

Thanks, Guys!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Duffinvt

Hello Wheekie.

Good Idea Lissie

Princess, I am practicing as Ly said we could. Try it.

Amazing ! Thanks. Trying it now.

Me too, you learn something new every day!

yipeeeeeeeee it's worked. Time to click the submit.

Thanks so much

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