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Quoting another post?
- Thread starter Double K
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It's not hard to do - see that paper/quill icon on the lower right of any post? Click on that, and then check off the option "Quote message in reply?" and enter your own text in the quick reply window. Don't worry about the post quote not showing up in the window, it will be there when you submit your post.
Aguila Blanca
Staff
Test
Double K -- you didn't check the little box under the lower LEFT corner of the text box in which you wrote your response.
I'm a slow learner, now if I could find the emoticons I'd be set!
Those are also easy, but you have to press the "Go Advanced" button in the Quick Reply window to get to them if you want more than the basic ones. The emoticons are then available using the smiley face menu item at the top of the Message window or the group of them off to the right.
