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[on the bay]

@MorningLover

You're so welcome! I know isn't it great? We probably have unleashed our coloring mania! ( I never was a good colorer? in elementary school-it took so much effort lol.) But clicking on these colors! Thats a whole different box of crayons!!

[dooBdoo]

         I have a problem with multiple quotes-within-quotes-within-quotes, too.   It becomes difficult to see who said what.  But in defense of some of them:  Sometimes, if the person is using a mobile device it's difficult to edit out some of the quoted material while keeping part of it.   Also, at times, all the quoted posts are helpful in keeping a reply in context.

        It's very easy for the cursor to show up at the bottom of the quoted text and within the other person's text, as others noted, and I do the same thing @scotnovel mentioned -- I click "cancel" and start over.   I don't think anyone does it on purpose, but I wish everyone would notice it and correct it before submitting a response.   It's far to hard to understand which words belong to which poster otherwise.  I try to remember to hit a few "returns" below a quoted post, to add more white space and make everything more readable.

        The colors are great...  but multiple colors jumbled in a reply, or the neon or bright colors, are very hard on the eyes (just my opinion, and really a standard for internet viewing, but I know not everyone agrees).

[spix]

Hi everyone, I'm so guilty of this, really am sorry, I've just tried some of the suggestions here, but still cannot get it right.  I agree with you all that it's difficult to determine who said what, lately what I've been doing is just @ the poster, don't know if that's better or not, I'm not very computer saavy so sure would like an easy way to do it.

[dooBdoo]

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@spix wrote:

@Hi everyone, I'm so guilty of this, really am sorry, I've just tried some of the suggestions here, but still cannot get it right.  I agree with you all that it's difficult to determine who said what, lately what I've been doing is just @ the poster, don't know if that's better or not, I'm not very computer saavy so sure would like an easy way to do it.

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        @spix,  Which issue are you having problems with?  From your post I'm guessing, maybe it's how to post some quotes but edit out others...  or how to be sure you don't add your response inside the quoted text of another poster?  Maybe one of us can help?

[ECBG]

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@I am still oxox wrote:

It can look differnt you need to format it 

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@ECBG wrote:

When reading where a discussion has had several comments in one box, it's difficult to see where one poster stopped snd the next one started.  It's just one block of continuance sentances!

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@I am still oxox*****True, it can look different.  To teach 5,000 posters is an undertaking of large proportions, however.  It would be oh so nice....

[spix]

@dooBdoo, Thanx for your response & yes you got it, exactly what you said, any help greatly appreciated

[dooBdoo]

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spix wrote:

@dooBdoo, Thanx for your response & yes you got it, exactly what you said, any help greatly appreciated

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         @spix, You're welcome!   To quote another post and then be sure your response doesn't show up as a part of the other person's text, click "Reply" and then click the word "QUOTE" above the reply box.  

         You'll see the quoted text appear with a light gray vertical line to the left, and your cursor will be directly below the light gray line.  

         Enter "return" a couple of times to add more white space and to help separate your response from the quote, then start typing.   Your reply should not have the light vertical line to the left of it.   If, for some reason, your cursor gets placed within the quoted text and your reply is showing up with that vertical gray line... the best way to fix it is to click "Cancel" and start again.

        If you want to edit out some multiple quotes-within-quotes, it works best if first you add those spaces below the quotes to be sure you can place your cursor there after editing.   Then, just carefully remove the quoted text by selecting part of it and deleting or with backspaces -- the way you normally edit text.   It can get a little wonky if you remove too much, so just try some trial-and-error.   Once you've removed the text, then carefully place the cursor well below the quote and start typing.

hth!  If I made that as clear as mud, just ask again and one of us will be able to help.

[corita]

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@ECBG wrote:

When reading where a discussion has had several comments in one box, it's difficult to see where one poster stopped snd the next one started.  It's just one block of continuance sentances!

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   I was having trouble making out the actual post and then the reply on some posts.   I always add a dash-line between the post and my reply.  Just seems to make reading the flow of the thread simpler....