How do I edit a post to include a quote from another post?

[Buzz Bloom]

I frequently use the specific PF feature to "quote" or "reply" to text when responding to a post. Sometimes, when I am editing my responding post, I would like to include a new quote from a different post. The edit interface does not seem to let me do that. I do have a work-around that works sometimes, but I would much prefer using some method that is part of the PF available interface functionality.

 

[fresh_42]

I usually duplicate the tab or open another window, reply there with the new quote and cut and paste it into the former. This also works from one thread to another. Sometimes I want to make a funny remark without derailing the thread, then I cut and paste it into one of the entertainment threads.

 

[mfb]

• Click "reply", copy the code from the box to make a new post, edit the post and put it there
• Alternatively, write the quote tag and copy the text manually

 

[symbolipoint]

The same as fresh_42 and mfb say. You can also use a simple text editor like NotePad and add the quotation tags, copy and paste the desired quotations into the tags, label the tagged quotes according to who wrote them; and then copy and paste what you want where you want into your edited post. The simple, tedious way, but it works.