How do you quote things in replies?

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You know…how do you make the nice shaded box with a quote in it? I see where it says, “Quote message in reply” but I can’t check the box!

Sorry…I’m an idiot…:slight_smile:

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{quote}copy/paste the quote here{/quote}

except instead of using {}'s, use square brackets, []'s.

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Like this?

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Sweet. Thanks!

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and if you do {quote= the username} {/quote} then it says who wrote it :slight_smile:

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Can I try too? I’ve been wondering how to do that!

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^remove the space in front of and after the = sign.

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grrrrrrrrrr

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Oh!!!

Maybe you can teach an old dog a new trick! Now if I could only find the smileys…

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haha. Thanks everyone!

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:slight_smile: :smiley: :stuck_out_tongue: :frowning:

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I always wondered…

Cool

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wait until you guys figure this out

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["]{quote}copy/paste the quote here{/quote}

except instead of using {}'s, use square brackets, []'s.["]

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Cool, it worked. Thanks. I always wondered,too.

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10char10har

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[“deezmom”]

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[quote=ay8888]
xxxxxxxxxxxx

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ay, you need the final part after the Xs,

[/quote]
.

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I can be kind of dense sometimes…I’ll figure this out!