How does one limit quotes in a response?
- Thread starter Mable
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Just type *[*quote*]***[*/*quote*] without the stars and place the paragraph or sentence that you want quoted in between the brackets where there is 3 stars.
OR
You can reply with the quote and just take out the part you don't want included inside that quote.
That's kinda like what I do . I highlight the beginning of the quote including brackets . Copy it and insert where you want the beginning to be . Then highlight [/QUOTE] at the end ( copy it ) and inset that at the end where you wish the quote to end .
Delete anything in between that you don't want to be there .
Your post too long so I truncated it. Yes, just highlight and delete the unwanted stuff.
You're welcome. Some posters sometimes have overly long posts and it makes sense that the unwanted stuff get deleted.
<blushes> Of course you cannot have any specific TERBore in mind </blushes>
I have two brief points to offer: If the post you're replying to is just before yours (and especially, if it is also a lengthy one, as Darts mentions) it isn't helpful or necessary to quote it at all, just a reference to its position above and/or the Poster's handle or the point that inspired you to respond will make all the connection needed to the original. Quote only if a quote is needed
But secondly if you are also moved to edit someone else's post, and only use part of it in your Reply, honesty, simple courtesy and the long-established practices say you owe it to everyone to mark where you edited. Traditionally that's with the three dots called ellipsis … ([Option key] along with the [;] on Macs. Windows seems to use the numberpad , if there is one) which can be done with three periods ... . Of course if you change anything within the quote, honesty again requires you note that in [square brackets]. No invisible, unlabelled edits.
If all you want to do is highlight some relevant bit you are responding to specifically, Bolding and Italic don't work inside a quote, so you'll have to use the Arial Black font, underlining, or change text colour.
OK, so it was three points, but still short. Sorta
Beautiful ellipses! As to the question: The vbb software italicizes everything you put inside the [q u o t e]the vbb software italicizes everything[/ q u o te] brackets, and drops the Boldingare you sure about that?
Hopefully I passed
But the Font thing gets around it
and the Underline and Colour things tend to over-emphasize.
Here's a sometimes useful trick. While you're composing your brilliant post and can see the opening [QUOTE ] bracket, if you add '=' [Equals sign] right after [QUOTE the software will write out 'Originally posted by ' then follow with whatever you put between the =and ahead of the] e.g.
someone who still isn't sure he explained that clearly said:
