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Pyxis
Pyxis Posts: 46,077 Forumite
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I'm having a bit of trouble inserting quotes when replying to a post.

I can do it when the whole post is the quote, but am having trouble singling out individual sentences or paragraphs. As I can't see what the quote looks like until I've posted my reply, I can't tell if it's right or not.
Even on the preview, it only comes up as the text with 'quote>' next to it, so I can't tell if it has greened up.

Can you help, please?

(My only computer is an iPad, so I don't have a mouse, just in case that's relevant.)
(I just lurve spiders!)
INFJ(Turbulent).
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  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    edited 23 April 2014 at 10:11AM
    See the example below. To 'single out' a piece of text highlight it and click quote.gif button. For the first quote I moved 
    [/QUOTE]
    from the end of original quotation to the end of the first sentence.
    Pyxis wrote: »
    I'm having a bit of trouble inserting quotes when replying to a post.
    I can do it when the whole post is the quote, but am having trouble singling out individual sentences or paragraphs. As I can't see what the quote looks like until I've posted my reply, I can't tell if it's right or not.
    I am not sure about " 'quote>' " as what I see is only 
    [/QUOTE]
    at the end and 
    [QUOTE]
    at the start when using quote.gif

    The first quotation starts with 
    [QUOTE=Pyxis;discussion/4953721]
  • Pyxis
    Pyxis Posts: 46,077 Forumite
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    edited 23 April 2014 at 10:09AM
    I am not sure about " 'quote>' " as what I see is only



    I did this


    (Sorry, practising!)
    (I just lurve spiders!)
    INFJ(Turbulent).
    Her Greenliness Baroness Pyxis of the Alphabetty, Pinnacle of Peadom and Official Brainbox
    Founder Member: 'WIMPS ANONYMOUS' and 'VICTIMS of the RANDOM HEDGEHOG'
    I'm in a clique! It's a clique of one! It's a unique clique!
    I love :eek:



  • Pyxis
    Pyxis Posts: 46,077 Forumite
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    Pyxis wrote: »
    I am not sure about " 'quote>' " as what I see is only


    I did this, highlighted it, pressed quote, and only got this!
    (I just lurve spiders!)
    INFJ(Turbulent).
    Her Greenliness Baroness Pyxis of the Alphabetty, Pinnacle of Peadom and Official Brainbox
    Founder Member: 'WIMPS ANONYMOUS' and 'VICTIMS of the RANDOM HEDGEHOG'
    I'm in a clique! It's a clique of one! It's a unique clique!
    I love :eek:



  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    Go to User CP
    make sure that "Enhanced Inteface - Full WYSIWYG Editing" is selected in the "Miscellaneous Options" at the bottom of Edit Options

    Make sure that there are no any add-ons blocking scripts in your browser.
  • Pyxis
    Pyxis Posts: 46,077 Forumite
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    May I check the order in which I should do things, as I'm still having problems.

    If I want to reply to a post using a quote, do I click on 'reply' first, or on the quote bubble and then the text to be quoted?
    (I just lurve spiders!)
    INFJ(Turbulent).
    Her Greenliness Baroness Pyxis of the Alphabetty, Pinnacle of Peadom and Official Brainbox
    Founder Member: 'WIMPS ANONYMOUS' and 'VICTIMS of the RANDOM HEDGEHOG'
    I'm in a clique! It's a clique of one! It's a unique clique!
    I love :eek:



  • Pyxis
    Pyxis Posts: 46,077 Forumite
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    Well, it wasn't obvious, as it didn't seem to work when I did that, hence my request for help.
    Anyway, I think I may have worked out what I was doing wrongly, so hopefully I've got the hang of it.
    (I just lurve spiders!)
    INFJ(Turbulent).
    Her Greenliness Baroness Pyxis of the Alphabetty, Pinnacle of Peadom and Official Brainbox
    Founder Member: 'WIMPS ANONYMOUS' and 'VICTIMS of the RANDOM HEDGEHOG'
    I'm in a clique! It's a clique of one! It's a unique clique!
    I love :eek:



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