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Old 02-07-2006, 10:42 AM
Eleanor of Aquitaine Eleanor of Aquitaine is online now
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Bolding mine

I've noticed several occasions when a poster will quote someone and then say "bolding mine" afterwards, but I never see any bolding inside the quote.

I wonder if you can't bold something inside a quote? Let's see:

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sam
This word has been bolded.
Nope, it doesn't seem to work.
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Old 02-07-2006, 10:51 AM
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It may be the browser you're using. In the quote in your post, I can see the word "bolded" in bold type.
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Old 02-07-2006, 10:52 AM
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But you can change the color to emphasize a word. I've done it. It works.
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Old 02-07-2006, 11:01 AM
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Firefox tells me that bolded is bolded in your quote. So does Netscape and IE.
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Old 02-07-2006, 11:03 AM
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It's probably due to the choice of font in your browser. Take a read through this thread, which deals with exactly this issue.
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Old 02-07-2006, 01:15 PM
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If I change my font size, I do see the bolding. Thanks!
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