# how to take multiple quotes? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 13, 2001, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-take-multiple-quotes/57840 "2001-03-13T20:06:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![frobozz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ed8c4c/32.png) [@frobozz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/frobozz)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2001, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-take-multiple-quotes/57840/1 "2001-03-13T20:06:24Z")
I have a technical question about quoting other posts, namely, how do I include more than one quote in my post? Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2001, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-take-multiple-quotes/57840/2 "2001-03-13T20:37:43Z")
I’m sure there’s a better way, but what I do is click Quote on the first post, then page down until I see the other quote I want to include in my own post, then copy and paste (control-C and control-V on a PC) that quote into my post. I then surround the new quote with the code {quote} and {/quote} (replacing those braces with brackets) and add the person’s name in there, too, usually in italics. There’s gotta be a better way, but that one works for me. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2001, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-take-multiple-quotes/57840/3 "2001-03-13T20:50:28Z")
The Quote button is just to make it easier for you to quote someone’s post; you can hand code the quotes if you wish. Or you can do what I do; If I want to quote two posters in one of my posts, I open up a couple of quoted replies (in new window) and cut and past them into one of the windows for my post. ---
**Author:** ![frobozz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ed8c4c/32.png) [@frobozz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/frobozz)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2001, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-take-multiple-quotes/57840/4 "2001-03-13T21:09:51Z")
Thanks, guys. ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2001, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-take-multiple-quotes/57840/5 "2001-03-14T00:04:18Z")
If you use a macro program (I couldn’t live without Typeit4me, MAC only) you can make it really easy. I have two macros. the one I use most often is this"qqq" - when I type that in I get this (where you see {, it will be a bracket. If i put the bracket, everything will disappear because it will then be code. hope I was clear on that): {QUOTE}i}Originally posted by {/i} {B} {/b} {/quote} then i just fill in the middle. I also have a second one that is the same, it just leaves out the “Originally posted by” for when I keep quoting the same person. I also do the same thing for bold and italic quoting. Macros RULE! ---
**Author:** ![BarnStormer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f8ce5/32.png) [@BarnStormer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnStormer)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2001, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-take-multiple-quotes/57840/6 "2001-03-14T05:14:47Z")
If you have 2 windows open, be sure you post on the correct one. Sometimes people put the strangest posts on a thread when they try to combine quotes and combine them in the wrong window.