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how does one create a "blocked white" quote box in forum posts?

PosRole posted 2009 May 23 19:13

On the forums I've noticed replies with white boxed quotes from prior posts... I'd like to learn how to do that too... who can tell me how or where to find the instructions?

Number Six posted 2009 May 23 19:20

Just click on the "quote" button on the far right corner of the post that you want to quote.

Noahtuck posted 2009 May 23 19:20

PosRole : On the forums I've noticed replies with white boxed quotes from prior posts... I'd like to learn how to do that too... who can tell me how or where to find the instructions? See those funny little buttons at the top of your post & every post.... See the one that say's "quote" ?? If it was a rattle snake... you'd be dead :roll: 8)

PosRole posted 2009 May 23 19:23

I already tried that in a reply and it just put a "quote notation" not a white box that distinguished my reply from the quoted text.

PosRole posted 2009 May 23 19:26

Noahtuck : PosRole : On the forums I've noticed replies with white boxed quotes from prior posts... I'd like to learn how to do that too... who can tell me how or where to find the instructions? See those funny little buttons at the top of your post & every post.... See the one that say's "quote" ?? If it was a rattle snake... you'd be dead :roll: 8) I just did it again as a test... 1. I clicked quote and this box showed up... and here is my reply. This time it worked differently than when I tried it in Editing Forum. hmmmm... curious

Number Six posted 2009 May 23 19:27

When you click on the quote button, you have to recite this chant quickly: owa tagoo siam :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

M Bruner posted 2009 May 23 19:30

When you click on the "Quote" box, you will get a dialoguse box as you already know. The text between the quotation marks will appear in your post.

DarrellS posted 2009 May 23 22:28

If you don't want to highlite the whole quote, you can hit the reply button, copy the text that you want to highlite and click the Quote button... : owa tagoo siam and hit the preview button to put the text in quotes then hit reply.

AlanHK posted 2009 May 23 22:40

DarrellS : If you don't want to highlite the whole quote, you can hit the reply button, copy the text that you want to highlite. Easier to just do a "quote reply" then delete the parts you don't want to reference, as above. And note that inside the quote tag is the name of the person you're quoting. You can edit that if you want to cite someone else: Some bozo : I did not have sexual relations with that woman Another bozo : Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me, you can't get fooled again These are examples of BBCode, a variation of HTML. Click on the red "BBCode" word in the "Options" to the left of the text entry area for a comprehensive explanation.

lordsmurf posted 2009 May 23 22:52

yado : I am we Todd did.

PosRole posted 2009 May 23 23:34

AlanHK : Easier to just do a "quote reply" then delete the parts you don't want to reference, as above. And note that inside the quote tag is the name of the person you're quoting. You can edit that if you want to cite someone else: Some bozo : I did not have sexual relations with that woman These are examples of BBCode, a variation of HTML. Click on the red "BBCode" word in the "Options" to the left of the text entry area for a comprehensive explanation. Thanks Alan (and everyone) this is exactly the tutoring I requested. If there are any other navigational or neat aspects you like to share - please do... I'm really intrigued by this forum and how the technology works so elegantly. Is this proprietary tech developed by this webhost or is it a software package anyone can purchase and use?

redwudz posted 2009 May 24 03:46

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