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I guess you are not quite sure how to use ‘quotes’ in replying to posts???
This may help: –
So a little bit of home study was in order but I found the following confusing.1/. The link doesn’t say how to “Get the quote” in the first place
However I did know how to quote the previous message from “Quick reply”
2/. The link doesn’t say “Quick reply limits one to quoting the last message only, until in the preview window”
and
3/. “Quick reply is the only method where the quoted person name appears as “Kwatt wrote””
This link does say how to do “Multiple quotes” (from the one post) however I cannot do it by the method outlined
i.e. “…then simply edit the text so you end up something like this”
I believe Ken added quote marks in the example by some other method (which I can do but that is not “simply edit the text”)
I also couldn’t pick up how to do “Quotes from multiple posts” from the link above (as I believe my mentor picked up on in the PM to me).
4/. The link doesn’t say:
“To do quotes from multiple posts”;
Once in the preview window scroll down to a post you wish to quote, highlight that post or part thereof, cut (ctrl c), Scroll up to preview window, paste (ctrl v), edit, highlight, hit “Quote” button, repeat for next posts.
(This method does not insert the quoted persons name as “Kwatt wrote” but merely “Quote”)Conclusions:
A/, I can’t do “Multiple posts” from the one quote as outlined above.
B/. I can do “Quotes from multiple posts” but this is not in the link above or anywhere I can find
I coming at this from:
A layman’s point of view
To assist others who visit this sitePedantic? Yes!
Or was I really missing something.Re: Quotes from Multiple Posts
alexa wrote:1/. The link doesn’t say how to “Get the quote” in the first place
Hit the “Quote” button “when posting a reply”
alexa wrote:2/. The link doesn’t say “Quick reply limits one to quoting the last message only, until in the preview window”
Replying to multiple posts requires adopting the “cut & paste” technique. Adding the “quote=” manually.
alexa wrote:3/. “Quick reply is the only method where the quoted person name appears as “Kwatt wrote””
Correct!
alexa wrote:as I believe my mentor picked up on in the PM to me).
I’ve been called many things on this site but this is a first!
alexa wrote:Pedantic? Yes!
Too right cobber!
alexa wrote:Or was I really missing something.
No! but with experience you will realise that any and all of Kens explanations need not only reading carefully, but reading ‘between the lines’ as well, then and only then will the penny drop :martin:
(Other?) appliance engineers (myself included?) aren’t the sharpest tools in the shed and those in the general public looking to do their own repairs aren’t from the top of the Gene Pool either else they’d be paying some other muggins to do the work.
So if I follow Martin’s reply to my letter:Martin wrote:
alexa wrote:
1/. The link doesn’t say how to “Get the quote” in the first placeHit the “Quote” button “when posting a reply”
all I get is “Quote”Martin wrote:
alexa wrote:
2/. The link doesn’t say “Quick reply limits one to quoting the last message only, until in the preview window”Replying to multiple posts requires adopting the “cut & paste” technique. Adding the “quote=” manually.
My point exactly but this is not obviousMartin wrote:
alexa wrote:
3/. “Quick reply is the only method where the quoted person name appears as “Kwatt wrote””Correct!
My point exactly but this is not obviousMartin wrote:
alexa wrote:
as I believe my mentor picked up on in the PM to me).I’ve been called many things on this site but this is a first!
My point exactly but this is not obvious 😉Martin wrote:
alexa wrote:
Pedantic? Yes!Too right cobber!
(Mate grates on me, but cobber?)Martin wrote:
alexa wrote:
Or was I really missing something.No! but with experience you will realise that any and all of Kens explanations need not only reading carefully, but reading ‘between the lines’ as well, then and only then will the penny drop
My point exactly but this is not obviousI thought I’d add this post to point out a major problem I had and possibly others like me had in following the current instructions.
The only problem that “stood out” I might add
Re: Quotes from Multiple Posts
I can see this bloke, my mate, the aussie cobber alexa is going to be a load of trouble I reckon :rotfl:
Whats say you guys? :martin:
That reminds me, must toss a few extra prawns on the barby as its mid summer here in the UK and has been over 30 degrees most days since last Saturday (currently 34.2 C) 😆
Must dash…. my beer is getting warm…!
Oh! Alexa, don’t quote me on that for christs sake, it could take you all night :rotl:
Keep smilin’ :clown:
Re: Quotes from Multiple Posts
And that ladels and gentlespoons is why I still can’t get the hang of the bloody quotes thing. 2k+ posts and I just can’t do it.
🙁
Chris.
Re: Quotes from Multiple Posts
Chris as long as the text you want to quote has
at the beginning and
at the end it will work, you can add the name of someone by changing the prefix to
To check, edit this post and switch BBCode back on 😀
Dave.
Re: Quotes from Multiple Posts
To check, edit this post and switch BBCode back on
How does that look?
Re: Quotes from Multiple Posts
So where did the “P45 said” bit come from? I hit “quote”, then cut and pasted (damn good that, it’s take the Mrs weeks to teach me….), then “unquote”.
Chris.
Re: Quotes from Multiple Posts
Penguin45 wrote:So where did the “P45 said” bit come from?
You don’t need to ‘cut & paste from using a ‘quote’. You simply hit the quote icon on anyones post then remove the bits from that post you don’t want to ensure that the content is retained within the ‘quotes’ (i.e Blah Blah Blah Blah
Not forgetting the all important “Penguin45” after the = in the first set of [ ]
Sorry but if I was to do it any other way other than in red it would not show’ cos of the default….confused?….I bloody hope not after all this friggin’ about 🙄
If you are the least bit confused after all this drivell, then give me a bell anytime before 11pm ‘cos then it my bedtime and I will only be too please to ‘talk you through it 😀
Re: Quotes from Multiple Posts
Martin wrote:
You don’t need to ‘cut & paste from using a ‘quote’.How’s that? We’ll address the issue of colour later…
Thanks Martin and Dave.Chris.
Re: Quotes from Multiple Posts
Success!
http://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/modules.p … pic&t=6170😀
Chris.
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