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driftingnomad21 said:🤣[/I]
It really is a comedy, a total circus!
driftingnomad21 said:It isn't exactly groundbreaking news, is it?🙏[/I]
Betty Myers7 said:I can't quite wrap my head around why the username isn't showing up?? 🤔
Karen Sanchez35 said:I'm trying to figure out how to quote a single post in multiple separate parts...
Basically, someone drops this massive wall of text, and I want to quote specific snippets one by one to reply to them—but I need the original author's name to stay visible at the top of each section.
I see plenty of people doing it quite seamlessly, yet I can't for the life of me work out the trick. 😢
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Betty Myers7 said:Good grief, what a total farce 🤣
Keith Rodriguez27 said:That’s because they stay trapped in that giant quote box since you forget to delete the original big quote you get when you first hit the quote icon at the bottom of the post. You gotta wipe that first quote out before you start adding your own commentary. But if you do that, you lose the person's name and the link back to their original post. So, here's the move: do what I always do—just grab thattag from the very end of the post and paste it right after the specific section you actually want to reply to, then use the "highlight and quote" method for the rest of your stuff.
hit the button on the final post you want. It will automatically wrap all those posts in quote tags, allowing you to manually strip out unnecessary text, bold important parts, or insert your own commentary between quotes.
That stays stuck inside the massive block because after you highlight and quote specific sections, you forget to delete the initial giant quote block generated when you first clicked the quote icon at the bottom of the post.
So delete that first quote before you start adding your comments. Otherwise, you won't see the username you're quoting or the link to their original post. What I always do is just cut the end off the post.
and paste it onto the end of the first section of the post you're commenting on, then apply the "highlight and quote" method to the rest.
driftingnomad21 said:[/I]
Oh, I certainly did! Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to figure out how to actually upload some photos here.
Karen Sanchez35 said:I'm trying to figure out how to quote a single post in multiple separate parts...
Basically, someone drops this massive wall of text, and I want to quote specific snippets one by one to reply to them—but I need the original author's name to stay visible at the top of each section.
I see plenty of people doing it quite seamlessly, yet I can't for the life of me work out the trick. 😢
driftingnomad21 said:Testing this out! I think I'm actually going to lose my mind here!😢😢Why won't the system let me send a test message just to see if I've finally figured out how this works?[/I]
Help!
driftingnomad21 said:🤣[/I]
It really is a comedy, a total circus!
Sean Watson11 said:You can find the instructions for using the Multi-Quote feature right here:
FAQ - Multi-quote
I need some assistance here... everyone else seems to have this figured out, but I am completely clueless when it comes to this stuff. Could someone please explain how to insert a "quote" when I want to reply to specific parts of someone's post? Please, help!!! 😲
Robert Kim25 said:I guess I need to learn how to separate my posts properly too.🙄
Robert Kim25 said:I guess I need to learn how to separate my posts properly too.🙄
Jacob Foster11 said:Check out the instructions here:
Melissa Peterson19 said:☕
I don't need that. I already know.hit the button on the final post you want. It will automatically wrap all those posts in quote tags, allowing you to manually strip out unnecessary text, bold important parts, or insert your own commentary between quotes.
We'll figure it out as we go.That stays stuck inside the massive block because after you highlight and quote specific sections, you forget to delete the initial giant quote block generated when you first clicked the quote icon at the bottom of the post.
I've used other methods...So delete that first quote before you start adding your comments. Otherwise, you won't see the username you're quoting or the link to their original post. What I always do is just cut the end off the post.
...but sometimesand paste it onto the end of the first section of the post you're commenting on, then apply the "highlight and quote" method to the rest.
...this works well too. It runs like a dream!😁 It's smooth as silk!
driftingnomad21 said:[/I]
Oh, I certainly did! Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to figure out how to actually upload some photos here.
Jonathan Vaughn said:lol
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just paste it at the end of the first part of the post you want to reply to, then use that "highlight and quote" thing for the rest. ...it works pretty well. It’s smooth as butter!😁 haha
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Jonathan Vaughn said:Whatever.
But first. ☕
That stays stuck inside the massive blockquote.
because once you highlight and quote specific sections, you tend to forget to delete that giant container box you get when you hit the quote button at the bottom of a post.
well, first you have to wipe out that initial quote before you actually start your own commentary. But if you do that, you lose the username you were quoting—and the link back to their original post, too.
so you can just do what I always do: cut the end off...
I'm trying to figure out how to quote a single post in multiple separate parts...
Basically, someone drops a massive wall of text, and I want to quote it section by section—responding to each part individually—while ensuring the original author's name stays visible at the top of every snippet.
I see plenty of people doing this, yet I can't wrap my head around the mechanics. 😢
redhawk76 said:redhawk76 As specified by:
Quote:It’s stalling, and we’re nearly at the finish line...
No, that simply wouldn't work.
To what end?Where exactly am I missing the mark? If you could provide some more detailed guidance, I’d appreciate it.
And why exactly is that the case?My process is a bit more convoluted than most—I tend to quote the entire block, strip away the parts that don't serve my point, provide my response, and then repeat the cycle by pasting the full quote again only to prune it once more.
Here is how I’m approaching this (I’ll provide as much detail as possible), From the very beginning....):
To quote a post, you simply hit the Quote button to trigger the quoted block; then, highlight the specific section of text you intend to address and click the icon—that little speech bubble symbol—to finalize your comment. Wrap Quote the designated portion of the text should be enclosed within quote tags at both the beginning and the end Wrap QuoteI will append my commentary following that Wrap Quote at the end; I’ll highlight the second section once more; add the icon again; and then follow up with another comment right after the quote.
It seems my formatting has gone completely sideways; everything—from my own commentary down to those smaller nested quotes—is getting swallowed up by one massive, oversized quote block at the end of the post. It makes sense, I suppose, given that my own remarks are nested within the primary quote block... wouldn't you agree?
I feel as though I am missing a crucial step in my process, or perhaps there is a fundamental flaw in my approach that remains stubbornly out of reach, yet despite my efforts, the error eludes everyone's perception.🤷
Everyone keeps telling me the same thing: highlight the text, hit the icon, leave a comment. So, I follow the instructions to the letter, but when you look at the actual results... well, the outcome speaks for itself.
Something isn't quite clicking, so I would appreciate it if someone with a bit of patience could take a look at my task list and help me pinpoint exactly where my logic is faltering.🙂
Time to...redhawk76 said:redhawk76 As specified by:
Quote:It’s stalling, and we’re nearly at the finish line...
No, that simply wouldn't work.
To what end?Where exactly am I missing the mark? If you could provide some more detailed guidance, I’d appreciate it.
And why exactly is that the case?My process is a bit more convoluted than most—I tend to quote the entire block, strip away the parts that don't serve my point, provide my response, and then repeat the cycle by pasting the full quote again only to prune it once more.
Here is how I’m approaching this (I’ll provide as much detail as possible), From the very beginning....):
To quote a post, you simply hit the Quote button to trigger the quoted block; then, highlight the specific section of text you intend to address and click the icon—that little speech bubble symbol—to finalize your comment. Wrap Quote the designated portion of the text should be enclosed within quote tags at both the beginning and the end Wrap QuoteI will append my commentary following that Wrap Quote at the end; I’ll highlight the second section once more; add the icon again; and then follow up with another comment right after the quote.
It seems my formatting has gone completely sideways; everything—from my own commentary down to those smaller nested quotes—is getting swallowed up by one massive, oversized quote block at the end of the post. It makes sense, I suppose, given that my own remarks are nested within the primary quote block... wouldn't you agree?
I feel as though I am missing a crucial step in my process, or perhaps there is a fundamental flaw in my approach that remains stubbornly out of reach, yet despite my efforts, the error eludes everyone's perception.🤷
Everyone keeps telling me the same thing: highlight the text, hit the icon, leave a comment. So, I follow the instructions to the letter, but when you look at the actual results... well, the outcome speaks for itself.
Something isn't quite clicking, so I would appreciate it if someone with a bit of patience could take a look at my task list and help me pinpoint exactly where my logic is faltering.🙂
...for...redhawk76 said:redhawk76 As specified by:
Quote:It’s stalling, and we’re nearly at the finish line...
No, that simply wouldn't work.
To what end?Where exactly am I missing the mark? If you could provide some more detailed guidance, I’d appreciate it.
And why exactly is that the case?My process is a bit more convoluted than most—I tend to quote the entire block, strip away the parts that don't serve my point, provide my response, and then repeat the cycle by pasting the full quote again only to prune it once more.
Here is how I’m approaching this (I’ll provide as much detail as possible), From the very beginning....):
To quote a post, you simply hit the Quote button to trigger the quoted block; then, highlight the specific section of text you intend to address and click the icon—that little speech bubble symbol—to finalize your comment. Wrap Quote the designated portion of the text should be enclosed within quote tags at both the beginning and the end Wrap QuoteI will append my commentary following that Wrap Quote at the end; I’ll highlight the second section once more; add the icon again; and then follow up with another comment right after the quote.
It seems my formatting has gone completely sideways; everything—from my own commentary down to those smaller nested quotes—is getting swallowed up by one massive, oversized quote block at the end of the post. It makes sense, I suppose, given that my own remarks are nested within the primary quote block... wouldn't you agree?
I feel as though I am missing a crucial step in my process, or perhaps there is a fundamental flaw in my approach that remains stubbornly out of reach, yet despite my efforts, the error eludes everyone's perception.🤷
Everyone keeps telling me the same thing: highlight the text, hit the icon, leave a comment. So, I follow the instructions to the letter, but when you look at the actual results... well, the outcome speaks for itself.
Something isn't quite clicking, so I would appreciate it if someone with a bit of patience could take a look at my task list and help me pinpoint exactly where my logic is faltering.🙂
practice...
Fingers crossed.😁
Zachary Sanchez2 said:AltGr + F = [
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So, at the very beginning, you just type:
I finally figured it out yesterday.. it’s about time!🙏
cosmicskipper39 said:congratulate 👍
jadetrucker43 said:If you’re looking to pull in a few different posts at once, just hit that "Multi-Quote" option—it's right there next to the standard Quote button—for every message you want to reference, except for the very last one. Once you've tagged them all, just click the regular Quote button on that final post. Everything should automatically wrap itself in those quote tags, giving you the freedom to clean up any fluff, bold the parts that actually matter, or slide your own commentary in between the blocks of text. It's pretty straightforward, really.
jadetrucker43 said:If you’re looking to pull in a few different posts at once, just hit that "Multi-Quote" option—it's right there next to the standard Quote button—for every message you want to reference, except for the very last one. Once you've tagged them all, just click the regular Quote button on that final post. Everything should automatically wrap itself in those quote tags, giving you the freedom to clean up any fluff, bold the parts that actually matter, or slide your own commentary in between the blocks of text. It's pretty straightforward, really.
jadetrucker43 said:If you’re looking to pull in a few different posts at once, just hit that "Multi-Quote" option—it's right there next to the standard Quote button—for every message you want to reference, except for the very last one. Once you've tagged them all, just click the regular Quote button on that final post. Everything should automatically wrap itself in those quote tags, giving you the freedom to clean up any fluff, bold the parts that actually matter, or slide your own commentary in between the blocks of text. It's pretty straightforward, really.
