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Title: How to highlight a particular post
Post by: David on September 01, 2008, 16:57: Hope I have put this in the correct area......right its a really simple one this.

How do I highlight a particular line (for example) and then be able to post it without having posted the whole issue,if this makes sense.

I note that when members do this correctly it shades blue...The only way I have found to do this is to copy then insert as image..which although sort of works must be incorrect.

Could someone point me in the right direction,its annoying (well for me)

Thanks
Title: Re: How to highlight a particular post
Post by: Rik on September 01, 2008, 18:20: Like this, do you mean, David:

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How do I highlight a particular line (for example) and then be able to post it without having posted the whole issue,if this makes sense.

Highlight the text you want to copy, hit Ctrl-C, then insert into your post between a couple of quote markers, so the above line would look like this:

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[quote]How do I highlight a particular line (for example) and then be able to post it without having posted the whole issue,if this makes sense.[/quote]
Title: Re: How to highlight a particular post
Post by: David on September 01, 2008, 18:23: Thanks Rik..I will have a practice.....all this time and struggled away ??? :cheers:
Title: Re: How to highlight a particular post
Post by: David on September 01, 2008, 18:26: Quote from: David on September 01, 2008, 18:23
Thanks Rik..I will have a practice.....all this time and struggled away ??? :cheers:
Title: Re: How to highlight a particular post
Post by: David on September 01, 2008, 18:29: ..I will have a practice highlighted one,seperated the other just need to highlight waht I have seperated......hope I dont get detention for hijacking my own thread ;D
Title: Re: How to highlight a particular post
Post by: David on September 01, 2008, 18:44: Quote from: Rik on September 01, 2008, 18:20
Like this, do you mean, David:
Title: Re: How to highlight a particular post
Post by: David on September 01, 2008, 18:50: Quote from: David on September 01, 2008, 18:29
..I will have a practice highlighted one,seperated the other just need to highlight waht I have seperated......
Title: Re: How to highlight a particular post
Post by: Rik on September 01, 2008, 18:57: I think you've got it. ;)
Title: Re: How to highlight a particular post
Post by: Baz on September 01, 2008, 18:58: I just quote the post then delete the bits I dont want
Title: Re: How to highlight a particular post
Post by: David on September 01, 2008, 18:59: Not quite but on the right lines Rik :)
Title: Re: How to highlight a particular post
Post by: David on September 01, 2008, 19:01: Quote from: Baz on September 01, 2008, 18:58
I just quote the post then _

Now Im getting the hang of it..........I think
Title: Re: How to highlight a particular post
Post by: David on September 01, 2008, 19:03: Quote from: Rik on September 01, 2008, 18:57
I think you've got it. ;)

Lets see :thumbs: :thumbs: :thanks: I have been trying to do this for so long ;D
Title: Re: How to highlight a particular post
Post by: Clive on September 01, 2008, 19:54: Just click on quote and the forum software does it all for you David. Life's a peach. ;D
Title: Re: How to highlight a particular post
Post by: David on September 01, 2008, 20:07: Quote from: Clive on September 01, 2008, 19:54
Just click on quote and the forum software does it all for you David. Life's a peach. ;D
Title: Re: How to highlight a particular post
Post by: David on September 01, 2008, 20:08: Quote from: Clive on September 01, 2008, 19:54
Just click on quote and the forum software
Title: Re: How to highlight a particular post
Post by: David on September 01, 2008, 20:10: Quote from: David on September 01, 2008, 20:07

Thanks Clive I knew how to quote,but I wanted to know how to highlight certain areas of a sentence as I have done above if this makes sense,and I rarely make that :crazy:
Title: Re: How to highlight a particular post
Post by: David on September 01, 2008, 20:12: Quote from: Clive on September 01, 2008, 19:54
and the forum Life's a peach. ;D
Title: Re: How to highlight a particular post
Post by: Simon on September 01, 2008, 21:07: I think you're there, David. As has been said, you can either highlight and copy the part you want, then click the Quote _{(https://www.pc-pals.com/smf/Themes/default/images/bbc/quote.gif)} button and paste the text between the markers, or you can do a normal _{(https://www.pc-pals.com/smf/Themes/default/images/buttons/quote.gif)}^Quote (http://www.pc-pals.com/smf/index.php?action=post;quote=168207;topic=26222.15;num_replies=16;sesc=628f18f5159b9d2ed245e88b9565b535) and edit the text before you post it. Either works and is correct. :)
Title: Re: How to highlight a particular post
Post by: David on September 01, 2008, 21:45: :cheers:
Title: Re: How to highlight a particular post
Post by: Rik on September 02, 2008, 10:17: Quote from: Clive on September 01, 2008, 19:54
Just click on quote and the forum software does it all for you David. Life's a peach. ;D

Well, if you're going to tell him the easy way... ;D
Title: Re: How to highlight a particular post
Post by: David on September 02, 2008, 11:24: Quote from: Rik on September 02, 2008, 10:17
easy

:devil: Well I have a choice now ;D