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Aug 1, 2010 | 05:21 PM

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Copying from multiple threads: Highlighting help requested.

First, let me admit my ignorance here. I notice when I reply (w/copy) to a post that the previous poster's stuff is highlighted in a light colored box. How do I get additional copied items from other posts highlighted in a similar fashion? When I copy and paste the paragraphs I want, the highlighted box is not there.

Thank you for your help.

Aug 1, 2010 | 05:59 PM

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I believe you are speaking of Quoting, such as I'm doing here.

If so, you can multi-quote posts in a thread by pressing the

button, located inside each post, for each post you wish to quote. Then, hit the Post Reply button and all quotes should then be in your message box where you can then comment above or below each quote.

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Aug 1, 2010 | 10:47 PM

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Hey JT,

Thanks for your help. It's greatly appreciated. However, I'm still having trouble. I tried to follow your instructions, but I can't find any "quote icon" in the thread (I tried to quote yours, but when I scroll down to the thread your post is just a "clean" box with no icons in it). I feel like a dumb_ss asking for more assistance.

Thanks for your help.

Mike

Edit: I see the quote icon in the "original" thread, but not when I'm looking at the "faux" thread when I'm writing a new post.

Last edited by 69427; Aug 1, 2010 at 10:52 PM.

Aug 1, 2010 | 10:59 PM

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Click on all the multi-quote icons you want and the last quote icon you want before you ever click on the "Post Reply" button.

Aug 2, 2010 | 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by 69427

Edit: I think I understand what the issue is. When you first view the thread, you need to click on the

for each post you want to quote, then hit the Post Reply button to take you to the part where you can actually type.

I think you're skipping the above and viewing the thread at the point where you would actually post a response. If that is the case, you won't see any of the icons and you cannot quote at that point - atleast not automatically.

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Click on all the multi-quote icons you want and the last quote icon you want before you ever click on the "Post Reply" button.

Your method, or the method I posted above, are both ways with the same result. You can either multi-quote them all then hit the Post Reply or you can multi-quote all but the last one and use the regular quote for the final one. Same result.

Last edited by J T; Aug 2, 2010 at 01:29 AM.

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