Using the Quote feature in these forums

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Using the Quote feature in these forums

Brandie Tarvin

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September 7, 2007 at 4:45 am

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Okay, I've just recently figured out how to use the Quote function in threads, but I can't seem to make it quote a specific line. It keeps quoting the very beginning of the post I'm copying from instead of the line I highlight.
Can someone give me a tip on how to use the Quote function to pull a line from the middle or end of someone's post?
Thanks,
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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004638 More actions · Answer 1

Copy a quote from an existing post... paste it to yours... edit the quote using CPR (Copy, Paste, Replace).

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173108 More actions · Answer 2

But that doesn't put the quote into the little Quote window, does it?

At least, I haven't been able to make it work.

Here's what I'm doing. I go to someone's post, highlight the line I want and then hit the "Quote" button atop the post. When the "Your Reply" window opens up, I right click and go to paste. yes, it pastes the line I highlighted, but when I go to preview, the line I highlighted is on the regular screen with the rest of what I'm typing while the first two lines of the quoted post are in the Quote window.

What I want is the line I highlighted to be in the quote window, but it's not working that way.

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004638 More actions · Answer 3

No... not the right way... you have to copy a quote box from some other thread and paste it into your response... then edit what's in that graphic by copying and pasting from some other thread... usually requires that you have more than one window open...

Highlighting text and hitting the "Quote" button will not do it.

See what I mean?

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 738632 More actions · Answer 4

Quotes a little flaky. I prefer to use quotes

Bob said "Steve's opinions are stupid"

I agree.

noeld SSC Guru Points: 96590 More actions · Answer 5

Just ADD the line here if you don't use IE and the code will come out as below

</td></tr></table>

Just ADD the line here if you don't use IE and the code will come out as below

* Noel

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173108 More actions · Answer 6

This is a test of the quote box system...

Aha... " 'I see,' said the blind man to his deaf wife as she handed him his hammer and saw"...

Thanks, All, for the input. It helps. @=)

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