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Reply Buttons Explained

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What's the difference between Add Reply, Reply and Fast Reply? And What purpose does the Quote button serve?

Add Reply -- found both at the top and bottom of a topic thread. Opens a page with a full reply box and all of the options for text formatting. Use Add Reply to add your post to the discussion without quoting existing posts.

Reply -- found beneath each individual reply within a thread. The Reply button is set to reply specifically to that post, so clicking it opens a reply with that post quoted at the top. (Note: You can delete the quoted post, if you like.)

Quote -- found beneath each individual reply within a thread. The quote is a multi-quote feature. If you would like to reply to multiple posts within a thread, click the quote button for each of those posts and then hit the "Add Reply" button. Each post is quoted in the reply box.

Fast Reply -- found at the bottom of a thread. Opens a simple reply box at the bottom of a thread. Enter a reply and then click "Add Reply."

When replying to messages on the forums, choosing the appropriate reply button can save you time and enhance the communication among all forum participants.

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Good explanation about the Reply Buttons, but I have trouble once I finish typing my text.

What do I do to actually send it?

Routinely now, I copy all my text to the clipboard so when I don't get it sent, I don't have to retype it all when I try to reply again.

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Good explanation about the Reply Buttons, but I have trouble once I finish typing my text.

What do I do to actually send it?

After typing your text, scroll down a little and you'll see the Add Reply button near the horizontal center of the page.

Similarly, when you are posting a new topic, after entering your text, scroll down and you'll see the Post New Topic or Preview Post buttons.

It's a simple click, but in most cases you do have to remember to scroll down.

Excuse me ... I'm about to scroll down right now and click Add Reply.

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Thanks for the explanation Todd. Now if I can just store the information away in my mind.....

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