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  • esuhl
    esuhl Posts: 9,409 Forumite
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    googler wrote: »
    Pick the posts to be quoted, and in turn click the Multi-quote button, which shows a white tick when this is done. At the last quoted post, click the quote button, and ....


    Ohhhhh!!! Now I get it! :T


    Still... I like to compose my replies with individual posts in individual tabs. So I'll just do it my way. :p



    The problem I find is that quoting someone never includes the quotations they made, so you often have to go back and copy the quote they were replying to so your response makes sense. :-/


    It shouldn't be that hard for the "Quote" button to show embedded quotes... should it...?
  • Sea_Shell
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    I'm sure I've seen it done, quoting with a previous quote, so I think it's possible??

    Just don't ask me how!!!
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  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,644 Forumite
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    esuhl wrote: »
    Ohhhhh!!! Now I get it! :T


    Still... I like to compose my replies with individual posts in individual tabs. So I'll just do it my way. :p



    The problem I find is that quoting someone never includes the quotations they made, so you often have to go back and copy the quote they were replying to so your response makes sense. :-/


    It shouldn't be that hard for the "Quote" button to show embedded quotes... should it...?


    Yes there is that. I'm sure Ive seen it on here before.
  • googler
    googler Posts: 16,103 Forumite
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    Sea_Shell wrote: »
    I'm sure I've seen it done, quoting with a previous quote, so I think it's possible??

    Just don't ask me how!!!

    Go to the previous one, quote that with multi-quote, then quote the one that replied to it.

    Edit either or both if necessary to include only the salient points.
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