How to quote a thread

Shimpy · February 26, 2016, 06:25 PM

How do I quote a thread that I want to respond to?

turkeestalker · February 26, 2016, 06:51 PM

Simply highlight and right click to copy the text that you would like to quote.

Click the icon on the top of the message window that you are typing in when typing a response, fourth from the right in the second row, looks like a cartoon balloon that would contain text in a cartoon.

Right click and paste what you had copied in what comes up being certain it is in the center of the two items. Looks like this....

[ quote ] insert your text here [ quote ]

Preview post to make sure it works before submitting.

Easy peasy.
Hope this helps

FrankenMauser · February 26, 2016, 07:49 PM

There's a tutorial in the Tech Support forum.

cjwils · February 26, 2016, 07:52 PM

Just testing...

Quote:

Preview post to make sure it works before submitting.

I had trouble quoting before. I hope this works.

fleeterhousen · February 26, 2016, 08:36 PM

Cool, good to know

Shimpy · February 29, 2016, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Simply highlight and right click to copy the text that you would like to quote.

Click the icon on the top of the message window that you are typing in when typing a response, fourth from the right in the second row, looks like a cartoon balloon that would contain text in a cartoon.

Right click and paste what you had copied in what comes up being certain it is in the center of the two items. Looks like this....

[ quote ] insert your text here [ quote ]
Preview post to make sure it works before submitting.

Thanks very much. As you can see I can now do it. I had a problem because other sites I use has a place to click on that says "quote and reply"

**JohnKSa** · February 29, 2016, 11:14 PM

That feature is disabled at TFL in an attempt to keep people from quoting an entire post rather than just quoting the portion of the post that they're responding to.

February 26, 2016, 06:25 PM	#1
Shimpy Senior Member Join Date: August 27, 2015 Posts: 153	How to quote a thread How do I quote a thread that I want to respond to? __________________ The Villages, Florida.

February 26, 2016, 06:51 PM	#2
turkeestalker Senior Member Join Date: February 2, 2015 Location: Cottleville, Missouri Posts: 1,115	Simply highlight and right click to copy the text that you would like to quote. Click the icon on the top of the message window that you are typing in when typing a response, fourth from the right in the second row, looks like a cartoon balloon that would contain text in a cartoon. Right click and paste what you had copied in what comes up being certain it is in the center of the two items. Looks like this.... [ quote ] insert your text here [ quote ] Preview post to make sure it works before submitting. Easy peasy. Hope this helps __________________ Vegetarian... primitive word for lousy hunter!

February 26, 2016, 07:49 PM	#3
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,424	There's a tutorial in the Tech Support forum. __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

February 29, 2016, 11:14 PM	#7
JohnKSa Staff Join Date: February 12, 2001 Location: DFW Area Posts: 24,986	That feature is disabled at TFL in an attempt to keep people from quoting an entire post rather than just quoting the portion of the post that they're responding to. __________________ Do you know about the TEXAS State Rifle Association?

February 26, 2016, 08:36 PM	#5
fleeterhousen Member Join Date: June 21, 2009 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 26	Cool, good to know