Just to add to my comment on Linda's post: At the top right hand side of any post to which you want to reply. or which you want to quote, there's a button:
[smg id=1159]
but this copies the post in question
completely, and then re-posts it in its entirety. Also, it's easy to miss the final [ /quote ] mark, and start your reply inside it, so your response becomes part of the original quote. Usually, however, and for the purposes of readability, you might not want to quote the entire post at length, especially if it has one or more images in it.
So, to quote just a part of someone's post...
- Go to the post you want to quote from
- Position your cursor immediately before the bit you want to quote
- Hold your LH mouse button down, and drag the cursor to the end of the potential quote
- Hold down 'CNTRL' and press "C"
- Click on the 'Reply" button
- Click the quote icon (second from Right in the row of rectangular buttons immediately above the smileys)
- Hold down 'CNTRL' and press "V"
That's it. Now, you compose your own post, and - when you press 'Post" - your quote will appear above it.