how to use "quote the last message" on the forum SOLVED!
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how to use "quote the last message" on the forum SOLVED!
Hi folks...I see the usefulness of quoting a previous response. But I can't figure out the logic of how to use the "quote the last message" versus "quote selected". They seem to override one another.
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Re: how to use "quote the last message" on the forum
Moving to MozillaZine Site Discussion as this is not a Thunderbird question.
If you are referring to "Reply with quote" vs "Quote Selected"...
Quote Selected requires that you first highlight text and then it copies only that highlighted text, either from the previous reply or any other post on that page. For example:
If you are referring to "Reply with quote" vs "Quote Selected"...
Quote Selected requires that you first highlight text and then it copies only that highlighted text, either from the previous reply or any other post on that page. For example:
Reply with quote, on the other hand, quotes the entire text of a previous quote, as follows:I can't figure out the logic
The first allows for more specificity, while the other makes it simpler to quote an entire post.terrathunderbird wrote:Hi folks...I see the usefulness of quoting a previous response. But I can't figure out the logic of how to use the "quote the last message" versus "quote selected". They seem to override one another.
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Re: how to use "quote the last message" on the forum
You're welcome.