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Sat 6-Aug-11
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Shereen
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Hi guys. I've been having trouble quoting posts when I want to reply to something someone else has said. I hit the "post reply" button as always, but my posts look like they run on from the post I'm quoting, appearing in italics even though I haven't put them on.

Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

TIA

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Shereen said:

Hi guys. I've been having trouble quoting posts when I want to reply to something someone else has said. I hit the "post reply" button as always, but my posts look like they run on from the post I'm quoting, appearing in italics even though I haven't put them on.

Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

TIA

 

Try leaving about 3 lines between the quoted text and your reply.  (imaginary lines obviously)

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Sat 6-Aug-11
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Original Redhead said:

Shereen said:

Hi guys. I've been having trouble quoting posts when I want to reply to something someone else has said. I hit the "post reply" button as always, but my posts look like they run on from the post I'm quoting, appearing in italics even though I haven't put them on.

Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

TIA

 

Try leaving about 3 lines between the quoted text and your reply.  (imaginary lines obviously)

 

 

Thanks ORedhead 🙂 Testing 1, 2, 3, testing.

Sat 6-Aug-11
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Hooray! That worked!! Thank-you again.

I'd been leaving 2 lines and thought that looked huge, but it doesn't actually show up as a huge gap in the post.

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Glad to help.   Nice to put something back after all the tips etc I gain from this site.   (But don't let Danny or Fi know I said that    whistle)

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The other thing to look for is the quotation marks which are about 7 squares in from the left and helpfully look like quotation marks

When it is yellow you are writing in a quotation box

When it is blue you are not writing in a quotation boxcheers, which is why I can

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Nice one  Joanna

 

Didn't know about that feature,  just used it over on 5 letters game

 

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You're welcome cheers

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I start typing where the cursor is, and then edit the quote after that if I don't want to quote it all. Joanna, thanks for the information on the quotation marks. I didn't realise they had a use. doh

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