Quoting a Post

[pawpaw]

   Can someone explain to me how to quote a part of a post without quoting the whole thing? I am just learning how to use a computer so please explain the big words.

[Mike Noble]

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   Can someone explain to me how to quote a part of a post without quoting the whole thing? I am just learning how to use a computer so please explain the big words.
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   Can someone explain to me how to quote a part of a post without quoting the whole thing? I am just learning how to use a computer so please explain the big words.

I quoted your post twice.  In the first one, I left off the first [ .  That shows what the entire thing looks like.  In the second quote, it shows like it will in a post when you quote someone.  To only quote part of what is said, all you have to do is highlight the part you want removed and remove it.

Also, to type a response when you quote someone, make sure you have your cursor outside of the brackets that enclose the quote.

Hope this helps...let me know if you need something else.

[Ron Fogelson]

Sure, here I quoted your whole post

   Can someone explain to me how to quote a part of a post without quoting the whole thing? I am just learning how to use a computer so please explain the big words.

Here I quoted just part of it.

   Can someone explain to me how to quote a part of a post without quoting the whole thing?

You can do this by deleting the section you don't need/want. Or if you want you can just type in

Code Select Expand

[quote] at the start of the section you want to quote and then type

Code Select Expand

[/quote] at the end of the section you want.

[Ron Fogelson]

Dang Noble got to it first, sory for the double post but if you need any help just ask.

[pawpaw]

   Thank you Mike and Fogy, I think I've got it now.

[Lipripper]

sory for the double post

Fogy your an Admin and what is the rule for double posts  just kidding. Sometimes it's good to see how it works 

[Nutt]

  Sometimes it's good to see how it works 

So thats how you do it.  Hmmm

[clubber]

I needed that help myself, me and paw paw went to the same computer school. 

[Swede]

I needed that help myself, me and paw paw went to the same computer school. 

I think I know both of you from class - but I think you did better than I did

[coldfront]

   Thank you Mike and Fogy, I think I've got it now.

It's also pretty cool because you can do 'other stuff' to...like

...the sky is falling!...

in the first bracket, you write quote=chicken little ...  and in the following bracket you write /quote

or, more appropriate tonight

...it's cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey...