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Posted by beachmeat at 06:49 on March 4th, 2009 | 32 Posts | 1 Recommendations

If anyone can tell me how to make a nice grey box around quotes from sources with the source url at the bottom I would be delighted!


as seen here: 

http://my.nowpublic.com/world/cave-dwelling-family-cant-refinance-selling-home-ebay

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sara star

Ah, I think that could be a channel/ tag feature. The channel page does that somehow. I THINK.

Yes I think the manager or editors have this feature... I see it in articles too, not just the channel page, though not too often.

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Amy Judd

You can add a quote to stories as well by clicking on the 'advanced editing' tab - is that what you mean? I'm a little confused.. :)

Yes I think the manager or editors have this feature... I see it in articles too, not just the channel page, though not too often.

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generaldecay

You can add a quote to stories as well by clicking on the 'advanced editing' tab - is that what you mean? I'm a little confused.. :)

You can, Amy? Well whadyano! That's a good tip. Thanks. :) 

Edit: nice one! I've just tried it here.

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Amy Judd

Yes exactly - it's one of the options from the drop down menu and there are a few other widgets too!


You can, Amy? Well whadyano! That's a good tip. Thanks. :) 

Edit: nice one! I've just tried it here.

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sara star

Yes exactly - it's one of the options from the drop down menu and there are a few other widgets too!


I can't find the advanced edit anywhere with the drop down menu.....

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Amy Judd

when you are looking at a story, can you not see the black tab that is off centre to the right that says 'advanced editing' on it? On your own story, not on others.

I can't find the advanced edit anywhere with the drop down menu.....

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sara star


They show as grey on my monitor, but could be interpreted as a blue-green that's been through the wash a few times...

Yep, Mine is light green. I looked at another computer and theirs was grey

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sara star

when you are looking at a story, can you not see the black tab that is off centre to the right that says 'advanced editing' on it? On your own story, not on others.

OK Amy I did find it and I click on it and dragged it down and those slanted lines come on, but once I let go of the drag nothing happens. Do I have to find an empty spot?

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Amy Judd

If you keep your mouse button down and move the box over an area where the slanted lines are, the box will turn a darker colour meaning that you can place the widget there, so if you let it go when then lines turn darker the widget will stay where you have placed it.

OK Amy I did find it and I click on it and dragged it down and those slanted lines come on, but once I let go of the drag nothing happens. Do I have to find an empty spot?

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sara star

If you keep your mouse button down and move the box over an area where the slanted lines are, the box will turn a darker colour meaning that you can place the widget there, so if you let it go when then lines turn darker the widget will stay where you have placed it.

That worked! Thanks. I will have to try the other widgets out.

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Amy Judd

Great, you're welcome!

That worked! Thanks. I will have to try the other widgets out.

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generaldecay

That worked! Thanks. I will have to try the other widgets out.

Glad you got sorted, sara. I had no idea those options were there either. I'm delighted to have discovered them now! :)

 

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