How to use the Multi-Quote function on FlyerTalk
 

How to Multi-quote / Multiquote
 

I feel like a helpless newbie on this-

How does one use the multi-quote feature?

E.g. a poster (we'll call him #2) has quoted a previous poster (#1), and I want to respond so that the entire post is quoted (#1 and #2), and then followed by my response?

Thanks,
Alfonso

The only way I know how to do it is to use the multi-quote button (to the right of the quote button) to select all the posts in question and then hitting "quote" when all are selected to bring up the reply window. Then copy & paste to get the formatting/timeline correct. I'm sure there is another way that others know but that's how I do it.

Goalie, thank you. It worked as you described.

I spent about 45 minutes scouring the technical forums, and the FAQs, and found one or two lines that were tantalizingly close to explaining how it worked, but ultimately they didn't answer the question, if you didn't already know how to do it.

Could this procedure be made more clear somewhere in the posting guidelines?

How about something like:

MULTI-QUOTE: used when you want to reference multiple posts in a single reply.

HOW to MULTI-QUOTE: Find every post you want to reference, and click on the Multi-quote icon [ICON IMAGE] in the lower right of each post's window (next to the QUOTE button).

Then, return to the to last message you're responding to, and click QUOTE. In the Reply Edit window, use Cut & Paste to edit and line up the multiple quotes in appropriate order.

Glad it worked ^ :) and actually, your answer is "out there". It's under the help menu and then under the FAQ's (albeit a bit hidden). If you bring up the FAQ's and search using the word "quote", the answer is in the section called "Replying to a Post".

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/faq.p...l&titlesonly=0

There are and I must be old fashioned as I just manually add my own QUOTE and /QUOTE (wrapped with [ ] brackets) around the passage I'm quoting. If it's the same poster then I don't bother identifying it as the same poster, just wrapping it with quotes. If I reference multi-quote different posters in my same response I do identify each.

IMHO it's confusing than seeing a quote done wrong so this poster appreciated you asking. :)

I am also "old fashioned" at times as sometimes is easier (and quicker :)) to simply copy and paste and then add the QUOTE & /QUOTE

Goalie, I did find this tidbit of an answer you cite in the FAQ, and it was exactly what I was referring to by saying there were "one or two lines tantalizingly close" to explaining how it worked, but didn't really explain it if you didn't already know how it worked.

I got hung up on two things:
1) If you're responding to a post that already includes a quote from a previous post , hitting MULTI-QUOTE just on that post will not include those previous quote(s), it will only grab the new text.
2) The FAQ isn't clear about the need to scroll to EACH post that you want to quote from, and then hitting MULTI-QUOTE on each one, before finally clicking QUOTE to compose and organize your response.

Anyway I still think the explanation in the above cited thread could be more clear. Although it seems that anyone who doesn't understand the procedure might do a search to eventually find this thread.

Thanks again for making it clear to this poster.

there is also this great feature >

Bolding mine: Yes, absolutely correct and the only way I know to do it is to copy and paste the quoted text within the post you are quoting and then paste it into the post you are quoting and then use the "quote" icon http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/sr...itor/quote.gif to quote that text so it appears as the poster posted it (hope that makes sense as it kinda reminds me of "the party of the first part with the party of the second part with regard to the party of the first part..." ;))

One can Multi-Quote posts from the original thread and even others. Multi-Quote offers a way to add context, such as when a response relates to a post, and one wishes to include it and a reply (or more than one replies).

Merely click on the http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/sr...iquote_off.gif in each post one wishes to Multi-Quote, then click on the Post Reply button: http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/sr...tons/reply.gif.

Note the Multi-Quote radio button will turn pink when a post is selected.

How do I use the Multi Quote feature
 

The moderators have to keep merging my responses for me because I don't know how to do it. I must be a complete moron because I can't figure this out.

Thank you in advance.

I just started a thread about the same thing because I didn't see this one and now I can't figure out how to delete my thread!

Look at the bottom of the post that you want to qoute. Go to the right hand where you see a quotation symbol above the remark. When you hover your mouse over it, you will see a pop up that says "multi-quote". Click that box and it will light up in orange. Do that with the other posts that you want to quote.

Then hit reply and all those posts you marked will come up in order in a reply box. You can then respond as you like.

(And no, you're not a moron. Or we both are. ;) I had more posts than you before I figured it out.)

Thank you so much. It was too easy for me to figure out :)

If you want to report a post (offensive, misplaced or in your case, to delete your thread), look to the lower left of the post in question for a little red triangle and when you click on it, you get a small window where you can send a message to the forum moderator :)

Multi-quote
 

My multi-quote button turns red when I try to use it and doesn't function. Is there some kind of special status one must have to use this?

I don't think so; I just click on the multi-quote icon on each post I want to include in my reply (they all appear red, like you say) and then click on "post reply" and they are all there.

I've noted that the order in which I click the multi-quote icon in the posts also determine the order in which they appear in the reply.

Hope this helps!

On my screen, the button turns more hot pink or rose in color rather than appearing as real red.

Unfortunately, it's not readily apparent that FT has an FAQ page to assist with these types of questions, but if you go the HELP page (the actual page, not the pulldown), you will see a link to the site FAQ which includes this entry:

Replying to a Post

The use of multiquote is addressed there.

To add emphasis, you cannot do Quick Reply/Post Quick Reply (using the box at the bottom of the thread page) with multi quote; it will only quote a single post.

After you've clicked on all the posts you want to quote, in the order in which you want them to be quoted, (and watched the multi quote buttons turn bright pink) you must click on the Post Reply button/icon on the lower left, just after the last post on the page. That takes you to a new page, where all of your quotes will appear in the big white box.

Thanks, this is helpful. I was wondering why multi-quote wasn't working with Quick Reply and presumed Go Advanced was the full reply button since it is next to the post quick reply button (like I'm Feeling Lucky or Google Search on Google).

Ironically replying in the mobile version will quote the whole quoted chain by default.

Had some epic multiquote chains in some of the former contests we used to have :o

Multiquote: What's w/ msgs saying picking posts not of this thread?
 

I've noticed lately (can't say when it started or if it's always been like this) when I quote someone on a thread, using the quote icon, I get a message like this underneath my response & just before I hit submit button for my response.

"You have selected 2 posts that are not part of this thread. Quote these posts as well, or deselect these posts."

Heck, I don't even how to select posts that aren't part of a thread I'm reading! In the example above, the thread I was in had 17 posts (my response was #18) & I quoted post #17/responded to it. So the selecting 2 posts message doesn't even make sense, given I was only quoting one & it was within the thread.

BTW - this is not just one forum. I posted in multiple forums & again, quoting only one post (the post before mine) in a thread in each forum & I get the message shown above which references 2 posts that are not part of the thread.

It's not the end of the world, but it is annoying & it's confusing.

Ok, just did a test as I remembered "quote these posts as well" or "deselect these posts" were hyperlinks. I clicked on the first link & that brought up posts/inserted them from a totally different forum/thread that I was on earlier today & started to quote some folk in a response but then decided not to post a response at all (FTers were arguing/it just wasn't worth getting into it) & just exited the forum. Evidently those posts "travel w/ you" if you go to different forums, although I've not really noticed it before (or maybe I don't often start to quote someone & then change my mind/exit a thread or forum).

Cheers.

I think, but I'm not positive, that if you ever hit the multi-quote button on a post but don't ever hit the "Post Reply" button on that thread, that is the message you will get, that way you can multi-quote posts from various threads rather easily.

I don't know exactly how long it's done that either but I don't think it's been extremely long - perhaps less than a year?

I just edited my original post to reflect a test I did, which supports your theory. I guess I've never even thought of doing quotes from different threads, as normally I'm responding to something in the thread I'm in. However, I can see how it could be useful.

And I think you're right re: the timeline. It's something I've just noticed recently.

Thx!

Cheers.

feature was added before june 22 2011

for example if your response to a question includes a quote of the answer
(without this feature, one would have to click quote then copy and paste)

Felt like a bit of an IT neanderthal but thankfully have just found this thread :D

S

With the newly redesigned FT I have not been able to do multi quotes. I've clicked on the multi-quote box and then hit reply but that doesn't work...I get a blank box. Any clue how to multi-quote with this new redesign?

I’m not Admin, but I’ve used MultiQuote successfully today (iOS Safari on iPhone and iPad Air 2) without problems. I’m wondering if you clear cache or / and cookies if that might have any impact?

Using MS Edge; click multi-quote, and then once all are selected, I click "reply" (not quick reply) on the bottom left. I just get a blank box. Any clues as to what I am doing wrong?

I believe I've seen that FT does not work well on MS Edge for some reason (I don't recall the specifics). You might need to use a different browser.

We definitely recommend using a different browser. Chrome or Firefox or Safari are best.

How do I submit a new post quoting multiple previous posts? Thanks in advance.

Use the "Multi-Quote" button to select the posts which you wish to quote and then click on "Reply."

Take a look at this thread:

Thanks! :)