# How does the multi quote function work?

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**Created:** [March 26, 2018, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-multi-quote-function-work/811185 "2018-03-26T02:37:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2018, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-multi-quote-function-work/811185/1 "2018-03-26T02:37:16Z")

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See title.

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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2018, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-multi-quote-function-work/811185/2 "2018-03-26T03:12:32Z")

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While Multi Quote is underlined, giving the impression that clicking it would invoke it, it doesn’t work like that. Instead, click the icon to its left, and do that with all the other posts you want to quote. When you click Reply the quoted posts will show up in your reply in the order selected.

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**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2018, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-multi-quote-function-work/811185/3 "2018-03-26T04:40:41Z")

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> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#):
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> See title.

> [@dropzone](#):
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> {…} When you click Reply the quoted posts will show up in your reply in the order selected.

Then, if you want to nest them,

> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#):
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> See title.
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> > [@dropzone](#):
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> > {…} When you click Reply the quoted posts will show up in your reply in the order selected.

move all the {/QUOTE} to the end. (This keeps all the “Originally Posted by” with the actual quote text. Also, this is when preview is your bestest friend! 'Cause this is really, really, easy to screw up.)

CMC fnord!