Quoting

QUOTE to do this but how do you quote a few lines instead of the whole reply from someone elses post?

Like that? I copy and paste and then use the Quote button above this edit box (I'm in full edit mode) which inserts the start and end quote tags and I then paste what I copied between. I must learn the syntax for adding the original poster's name.

David

Alternatively you can click on the + Quote button so it shows - Quote and then click 'Add Reply'. The whole of the chosen post, including the poster's name, appears between the 'quote' and '/quote' markers. You can then delete the unwanted part(s) of the selected post. David's way is quicker for a short quote, my way is quicker for quoting most of a post.

Regards,
John Webb

I am with dwb - its the easiest way to quote - but you are correct - i dont know how to get the original posters name added to it...

QUOTE (GreenBoy)i dont know how to get the original posters name added to it...

I've had a look at how Quote works and it really is easy for whole post quoting. You can get the effect above by adding the text name='GreenBoy' after quote in the first tag. It doesn't need to be in bold, that's just to identify the text string. Putting it in double quotes would have been too confusing.

David