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Beenherebefore
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I presume if I want to quote a paragraph from say Wikipedia then I need to use HTML code......or is there a "Quotes" icon hiding somewhere ?

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Just to add...if I want to copy and paste a quote or somesuch...I do the copy/paste it in bold ...so it stands out...:smileywink:

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I just use italics or change the typeface colour.
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Or you could you the code button under the rich text tab which is the "pre" html tag. Of course it comes out like a block of code but clearly defines the quote in a courier form which you can change the font family to something less machine-like.

 

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Though you should quote the original url link out of courtesy to the original text so it can be viewed in its proper context. 

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@Beenherebefore wrote:

I presume if I want to quote a paragraph from say Wikipedia then I need to use HTML code......or is there a "Quotes" icon hiding somewhere ?


Hey @Beenherebefore ,

 

I generally just use speech marks, and make it very clear in an introductory sentence that it is a quote from another source. You should also include the source link under the info you want to share.

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I generally just use speech marks, and make it very clear in an introductory sentence that it is a quote from another source. You should also include the source link under the info you want to share.

 That works @sheepdog 

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