Quoting another post in an EDIT

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The "Insert Quotes" button is not available when editing posts, which has caused confusion for some users. One solution involves using the Reply feature to obtain the desired quoted text, then cutting and pasting it into the edit window. This method allows users to incorporate quotes even without the BB Code icon enabled. The discussion highlights a workaround for effectively quoting in edits despite the missing button. Overall, users can still manage quoting through alternative means when editing their posts.
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This is not working for me - when I edit one of my posts, the "Insert Quotes" button is not shown. I never noticed this until recently. Maybe it has always been like this, and I just never tried to add a quote in an Edit. Or am I doing something wrong?

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berkeman said:
I add quoted text pretty often when editing posts (like when the poster messed up the quote feature or quoted the wrong person). I just use Reply to give me the text that I want, cut it out of the Edit window where it shows up, then go edit the post I want and paste in the quoted text there. I do all of this with the "[ ]" BB Code icon disabled, though.

Well that works... Thanks @berkeman !
 
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I add quoted text pretty often when editing posts (like when the poster messed up the quote feature or quoted the wrong person). I just use Reply to give me the text that I want, cut it out of the Edit window where it shows up, then go edit the post I want and paste in the quoted text there. I do all of this with the "[ ]" BB Code icon disabled, though.
 
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