how do you quote one sentence from a paragraph ?

trying to figure out how to quote someone, but the only thing i want to show up on my post is the specific sentence or words and not the entire post ?

if you click quote box in post it quotes the entire post......i dont want that....


i thought i read somewhere that you use the [ ] and a backslash ? /

Highlight the sentence you want to quote, then type this..

[quote ] Sentence here [ /quote] (Without the spaces)

It show up like this..



Semper

this is what i dont want....the entire post to show up

Just put what you want in between what I showed you...

Here this is a big help as well...

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When you do what I showed you, you get this...



Just the part you put in between [ quote] and [/ quote] (Remember without the spaces)


Easy

Semper

test...hope i t works

To expand on semperfortis' response - do not click 'quote' in the upper right corner. It will quote the entire post. You will have to manually copy the section you'd like to quote and paste it between the quote /quote brackets.

[ quote ] Your quote here [ /quote ] (again, without the spaces)

What I do is use the quote button up on the right of the post I am quoting, then high lite everything I don't want and delete it leaving just what I wanted to quote.

reply to post by Bangin

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thanks for the help and i feel kinda dumb but how can i quote someone if i dont hit the quote button....i dont understand what i should be looking at then....should i be clicking reply then ?

reply to post by Sauron

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does that make the gray box smaller also ?...i tried that one time and it erased everything i wanted but the grey box was still huge

Yes, click reply and paste their quote between the quote brackets. You can also choose to click the gold quote button which appears after clicking reply. It will prompt you to enter the text you'd like to quote.

I usually do what Sauron suggested, but sometimes it's difficult to sift through long posts to find that one sentence you'd like to quote.

Remember, your response will be included in the quote if you type before the /quote. Be sure to make your contribution after the /quote.

[ quote ] Quote [ /quote ]

Enter your response here.

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reply to post by Bangin

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when i click reply it wont let me cut and paste.....works when i click quote but the whole thing shows up

see above




[edit on 28-1-2008 by easynow]

ah ha i think maybe i got it ?


ok thanks for your help everyone !

[edit on 28-1-2008 by easynow]

Testing, I really am dummmb

ah ha i think maybe i got it ?

Arggg, I am the slowest boat in the race (whaaaa) I need some help in abc form , I will get it I will... I have been here for how long? And I got too many warnings for excessive quoting at first so I have had postquotramatic stress... I have to face my fear!