# How to quote graphs?

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**Created:** [December 25, 2021, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-quote-graphs/956634 "2021-12-25T18:29:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-quote-graphs/956634/1 "2021-12-25T18:29:12Z")

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I know I’ve got this answer before, but I can’t find the thread.

How do you quote a graph that is in an article? It’s similar to quoting text, but you’re quoting a graph.

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**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-quote-graphs/956634/2 "2021-12-25T18:30:39Z")

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I don’t understand. Do you have an example of a graph you’d like to quote?

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**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-quote-graphs/956634/3 "2021-12-25T18:34:03Z")

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Use an image URL:  
[![](https://www.tititudorancea.com/lib/energy/193_29.png) ](https://www.tititudorancea.com/lib/energy/193_29.png)

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-quote-graphs/956634/4 "2021-12-25T18:40:52Z")

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I’m sorry I don’t understand. What does that mean?

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**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-quote-graphs/956634/5 "2021-12-25T18:41:52Z")

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Right-click on the image. There should be an option like “copy link”. Then you can paste that link into your post.

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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-quote-graphs/956634/6 "2021-12-25T19:26:37Z")

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That’s what I’ve always done. Graphs generally are pictures, so you just put in the picture like any other picture.