Replying to post and including name and/or partial quote?

Chestnut

On my computer, if I right click inside the message box there is a menu with 'emoji' at the top. There you will find lots more symbols you can use!
Here's a heart for Valentine's Day! ?

Never knew that. Thank you. . I've got a MacBook so no mouse.. Found pressing two fingers on the pad does same thing.?

I forget to preview sometimes. Amazed at how many errors I do and if a bold or underline etc hasn't work.

Good luck polomint and WW010

I'm using my mobile to text and finding how to do things was awkward but thanks to the replies I managed. I've even posted a photo on another thread lol

On my computer, if I right click inside the message box there is a menu with 'emoji' at the top. There you will find lots more symbols you can use!
Here's a heart for Valentine's Day! ?

I managed a smile thanks to the info from maizied

wow thanks for all the replies! I’ll give it a try ??

hulahoop

I put *at beginning and end of name but it doesn't make word bold?

Check there are no spaces between the * *s and the word you want to make bold.

And preview

Peasblossom

polomint

I've not long joined and another gransnetter told me to put * before and after the name to make it bold. I cant answer your other question, sorry, as I dont know how to do that

Thank you. I’ve wondered how to that.

If it works she said sceptically ?

You know what? If you scroll down an inch or so from the box in which you are writing your message you will find instructions for how to do the small amount of formatting that Gnet provides.

They all work. But, you mustn't leave any space between the formatting character (the *, or ^ or whatever) and the word or sentence you want to format. And no spaces at the end, either. If you do, the format won't succeed. Always preview to save embarrassment...

That quote function is fine for quoting short messages, but a real pain for long ones and exchanges where long messages get embedded into long messages and posts get bigger and bigger as people quote and requote.

As someone said earlier, it's best to just copy and paste the bit of the post you want to reply to; most people italicise this by putting a ^ at each end. And mention the name of the person you're replying to, with a * at each end of it (no spaces!) Oh, and if the piece you're C&P ing is in paragraphs you have to format each paragraph.

There are also some instructions for smilies, and you can insert other standard ones by left clicking for emojis if you're on a desktop (I haven't a clue how to do it for phones or tablets)

HTH

hulahoop, it doesn’t look bold in the box where you compose your reply, but if you use the ‘preview message’ button, you should be able to check that you’ve got it right. You should see the name in bold in the preview.

Oh sorry..missed that you’d added at end too

Should be put at the end too

I put *at beginning and end of name but it doesn't make word bold?

If you look at the bottom of the page, it shows how to do Smileys and how to emphasise as in bold, underline etc.

keepingquiet

I just click quote on the end of the task bar.

Try again

Oh, that wasn’t what Id thought I’d clicked on.

polomint

I've not long joined and another gransnetter told me to put * before and after the name to make it bold. I cant answer your other question, sorry, as I dont know how to do that

Thank you. I’ve wondered how to that.

If it works she said sceptically ?

Just copy and paste the quote it takes up so much less a space than the quote feature that pulls up a big grey box

Just copy and paste the quote much neater than that long winded grey box
If you want to put a name in bold just put the asterisk on your keyboard * at the start and end of the word with no spaces WWO10

Oh good...it worked

keepingquiet

I just click quote on the end of the task bar.

I dont know if I've managed it!

I've not long joined and another gransnetter told me to put * before and after the name to make it bold. I cant answer your other question, sorry, as I dont know how to do that

I just click quote on the end of the task bar.