# quoting a poster

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-a-poster/142938>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [December 15, 2002, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-a-poster/142938 "2002-12-15T21:12:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-a-poster/142938/1 "2002-12-15T21:12:46Z")

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How can I quote part of someone’s post, instead of the entire thing?

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**Author:** ![roadrunner70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-a-poster/142938/2 "2002-12-15T21:24:21Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by vanilla \*  
> \*\*the entire thing? \*\*

I usually just quote the whole post, and then delete the parts that aren’t relevant. Like that.

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**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-a-poster/142938/3 "2002-12-15T21:27:19Z")

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Left click on your mouse. Holding it down, run the arrow over what you want to quote. This should highlight that part. Then right click on your mouse. Then click on “Copy.” Go to exactly where you want to post that part of the quotation. Then left click. Then right click and click on “Paste.” That should do it.

Do you know how to set off what you are quoting from what you want to say about the quote?

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**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-a-poster/142938/4 "2002-12-16T14:16:46Z")

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I am at a library terminal and it will not highlight it for me. But I will do the delete thing. Let me try now…

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**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-a-poster/142938/5 "2002-12-16T14:17:53Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by vanilla \*  
> \*\* Let me try now… \*\*

Okay, this should work.  
And thank you.